HijaberscommunityNL and Hijabhills event

RECAP OF THE HIJAB HILLS EVENT IN ROTTERDAM

Last sunday I attended an event in Rotterdam (The Netherlands) organised by Hijaberscommunity.nl and Ruba of HijabHills. 

The topic of the event was modesty, entitled 'Hijab is my choice'. As a blogger and co-owner of The Bloggers Talk, I just had to be there and share the experience with you! We were welcomed by Ruba and the HijaberscommunityNL. First, We started the event with a du'aa,  masha'Allah.

After the du'aa, The HijaberscommunityNL introduced themselves. The HijaberscommunityNL was born because they wanted to connect muslim women in The Netherlands, hoping they will inspire and motivate one another as sisters. The Hijaberscommunity was first started by the famous Indonesian fashion designer Dian Pelangi in Indonesia and the idea has now spread all over the world. Many muslimahs around the world gather to create little communities so they can have that connection that will bring them together.

After the du'a, Khadra Dahir presented us her spoken word about 'Hijab is my choice. Her spoken word was about hijab and the struggle that comes with it, she also took the time to emphasize the beauty of covering up.

Ruba Zai

After the beautiful spoken word of Khadra, three inspirational speakers; Alia Azzouzi, Hafsa Mahraoui and Hülya bozok each told their own story. 

Alia is a 33 year woman who ownes the cutest espressobar in Rotterdam, called Espressodates. She was my favorite speaker, she told us about how hijab was seen in society and how it could be a positive thing and have positive effect instead if being a problem.  "A muslim girl wearing the hijab, comes with a package. She comes with correct values and good behaviour. Things that employers look for in employees."

But we tend to make an assumption. We tend to think that employers don't want us because of our hijab. She reminded us that in order to get what we want we need positive thinking and to be the best we can, we shouldn't automatically put the blame of failing onto the hijab.

 Hafsa Mahraoui. She is a 23 years old girl who is a blogger for ditishoda.nl and owner of ClassyCurvesNL. Besides that she does lots and lots of other things to benefit the muslim community. She shared with us a letter she wrote for a contest on her set of mind, it was very moving. She knew how to inspire and touch us! I even had to sweep a tear away...

Hülya Bozok. A 28 years old teacher, who tries to be valuable to this community by helping people. A teacher wearing hijab is something you see rarely! Women like her motivate girls like me to follow my goals and dreams. Nothing can stand in our way! 

Once we were finished listening to the speakers, we had a lecture given by Melek Feer about hijab. Many people do not know whether the hijab is compulsory or not, she showed us verses from the Quran and hadiths about why the hijab is required as a form of modesty. We then took part in a very instructive Islam Quiz. The winner was given a package of Ruba's favorites as a present!

After the du'a, Khadra Dahir presented us her spoken word about 'Hijab is my choice. Her spoken word was about hijab and the struggle that comes with it, she also took the time to emphasize the beauty of covering up.

During the break I met beautiful people, like my dear friend Radia from iRadia.be, bloggers Sarah and Yousra from WeBlogTwo and the YouTuber Stephanie. We shot some pictures outside, by the way, Girls from Belgium are the coolest! We had so much fun! Golden memories!

When the break was over, we had a hijab workshop. Ruba and some other girls like blogger Asma Bint Zorah showed us how they did their hijab. It was nice to see how each person has created her own style.

Unfortunately I left after the Hijab Workshop but I know that everyone shared their hijab story!

What is yours? Do share it with us. It was great seeing Ruba  and meeting other amazing people. We could safely say it was one successful event !

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This little recap was recounted by Chahrazad, co-admin and blogger of thecherryfactor.com  

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