A women or girl who wears the Islamic head-covering respectfully, called Hijab. This is the Arabic word for headscarf but isn'
t limited to that. It also means "cover" or "protection" against evil things in the surrounding world. Most
people don'
t understand that Hijab is a choice and isn'
t forced by our religion it'
s forced by those who are extreme and those who are misrepresenting and understanding our faith.