Scores of Swedish women from various faiths have posted pictures of themselves wearing hijab, or traditional Muslim headscarves, in solidarity with a woman attacked in a Stockholm suburb, apparently for wearing one.<\/p>\n
Police spokesman Ulf Hoffman said an unknown assailant had attacked the pregnant woman in the suburb of Farsta on Friday by banging her head against a car.<\/p>\n
Hoffman said the man shouted slurs which have led police to believe the attack was motivated by the woman’s religion.<\/p>\n
Using hashtag #hijabuppropet (hijab outcry) women posted their photos in headscarves on the social networking sites Twitter and Instagram.<\/p>\n
Swedish television host Gina Dirawi and politician Veronica Palm are some of the notable figures who expressed solidarity with #hijabuppropet.<\/p>\n
Green Party leader, Asa Romson, went as far as to change her Twitter profile picture, in support of the campaign. <\/p>\n
\u201cRisk of being beaten and discriminated against for how they choose to dress, everyday life for many women in Sweden 2013\u201d Romson said on her twitter account.<\/p>\n