Reasons For Wearing the Hijab
Five of the 10 participants wore the hijab of which 3 participants said that they strongly agree that they wear the hijab for religious reasons while 2 participants said they agree that they wear it for religious reasons but that religion is not the main reason why they wear the hijab.
Culture
From this data we can deduce that 3 out of the 5 Muslim wear the hijab even though the hijab makes them feel like they don't fit in with their peers. 1 person however does feel that she fits in with her peers and in her community because she wears the hijab.
Security
The hijab makes all five participants who wear the hijab feel protected and safe in public. 3 of them strongly agreed while 2 agreed. Interesting to note is that five of the 17 answered that all forms of wearing hijab including: a. just
covering your hair b. covering your face and hair c. covering your hair and wearing loose
clothing are acceptable.
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