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A paid TIME subscription is separate and available at time.com/subscribe-agent. by [Patheos](https://time.com/author/patheos/) ## Patheos Contributor Jun 11, 2014 7:49 PM UTC by [Patheos](https://time.com/author/patheos/) ## Patheos Contributor Jun 11, 2014 7:49 PM UTC  _This article originally appeared on_ [_Patheos_](http://www.patheos.com/blogs/mmw/2014/06/the-headwrap-expo-shifting-the-conversation/)_._ On June 8th, the [2014 Headwrap Expo](http://michigancitizen.com/headwrap-expo-offers-style-faith-and-diversity/) was held in Dearborn, Michigan, billed as an event on “the art of headwrapping and scarf styling,” bringing together fashion, culture and interfaith dialogue. The event was presented by Beautifully Wrapped, an organization celebrating the art of headwrapping. According to Zarinah El-Amin Naeem, founder of Beautifully Wrapped, The Headwrap Expo is intended to celebrate “fusion — looking at how different cultural aspects, different things that people wear in different parts of the world are adopted across into other cultures.” As Naeem further explains, --- > “” --- The “whole affair,” as Naeem puts it, includes dozens of vendors and educational workshops on spirituality as well as style, topics ranging from natural hair care to “African adornment” to a special workshop for people dealing with hair loss from chemo or from other causes. In [an interview](http://www.hijabtrendz.com/2013/09/17/headwrap-expo-2013/) about last year’s Expo, Naeem said: --- > “” --- This sense of a hybrid, multiethnic “colorful atmosphere” is very much evident from looking at the poster from the 2013 expo, which features women of different ethnicities in various kinds of hijab and in elaborate headwraps. In contrast to such events as [World Hijab Day](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%5FHijab%5FDay), the Headwrap Expo presents itself as a way of bringing people together around the idea that head-covering is a common practice [across many religions](http://michigancitizen.com/headwrap-expo-offers-style-faith-and-diversity/), rather than just focusing on hijab. --- > “” --- Is this a form of public relations for head-covering in general and hijab in particular? I think that is obvious. But rather than preaching about the requirements of “modest dress” and “correct dress,” or getting non-Muslims to “try on a hijab” as though that is a way to “feel Muslim” this kind of event can work as an effort to help bring people of different communities together. I was reminded of hijab tutorials, and in particular, a tutorial by a person who identifies herself as “the [non-Muslim hijabi](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7JycC8X9e4)” and notes, “I’m not Muslim, however I do like to wear hijab. The draping of fabric framing the face is beautiful.” Similarly, at the Headwrap Expo, the spirtituality of headwrapping, and whether or not is required, seems to be secondary to the focus on fashion and style and the aesthetics of headwrapping. That’s not to say that this is a bad thing. When I first wore hijab, I was the only girl in my school who covered her hair. There was, however, a Ghanian teacher who wore an elaborate head-wrap, and who, like me, often got stares from the other students, as well as other teachers. I remember the affinity I felt with her, which was not related at all to faith, but simply to the fact of being identifiably dressed as different. We are often told things like “being different is liberating” and that it is all about self-expression – but it can be lonely and frustrating, when for example, a child won’t sit down next to you on the bus because, from the point of view of the child, you “look like a witch.” So next time, you remember to wear colorful clothes because being in all black might be intimidating to little kids on the bus, and you make an extra effort to smile. In [a post about World Hijab Day](http://www.patheos.com/blogs/mmw/2013/02/world-hijab-day-everyones-favourite-dress-up-day/) on Muslimah Media Watch, Shireen Ahmed writes: --- > “” --- I agree entirely with this sentiment – trying on a hijab for a day does not automatically mean you’ve walked in another person’s shoes. But while there is no “insight” that can be gained just by covering your head with a piece of cloth, there are insights that can be shared when people of different meet around the diverse practices of head covering, with all their different symbolism and cultural meanings. The Headwrap Expo shifts the conversation in useful ways, because rather than the one-way track of asking non-Muslims to understand or accept Muslims, it asks people of different backgrounds to understand each other and to engage in creative collaborations. That is why, in the midst of all this personal and political hubbub around the piece of cloth some women choose to cover their heads with, events such as the Headwrap Expo are something to celebrate. _Tasnim is Associate Editor at Muslimah Media Watch. She is interested in the intersections of politics and culture in the Arabic-speaking world._ _Read more from Patheos:_ * [Book Review: Domestic Violence and the Islamic Tradition](http://www.patheos.com/blogs/mmw/2014/06/book-review-domestic-violence-and-the-islamic-tradition/) * [The Sad Stories of Muslim Women in Pictures](http://www.patheos.com/blogs/mmw/2014/06/the-sad-stories-of-muslim-women-in-pictures/) * [Ayaan Hirsi Ali and the ‘Villains’ of Islam](http://www.patheos.com/blogs/mmw/2014/05/ayaan-hirsi-ali-and-the-villains-of-islam/) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"OpinionNewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/2860302/headwrap-conversation/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/2860302/headwrap-conversation/"},"headline":"Shifting the Conversation on Headwraps","datePublished":"2014-06-11T19:49:53.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:43:10.133Z","description":"This article originally appeared on Patheos. 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