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IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT! 
A couple of days ago I asked this question.
"How does this make you feel?"
A lot of you said sad, depressed, shackled.
To many women in niqaab/hijab this IS how they feel.
#thread #exmuslimbecause
https://twitter.com/ex_africa/status/1245776707090616345
A couple of days ago I asked this question.
"How does this make you feel?"
A lot of you said sad, depressed, shackled.
To many women in niqaab/hijab this IS how they feel.
#thread #exmuslimbecause
https://twitter.com/ex_africa/status/1245776707090616345
This is a campaign that will be launched next Monday (6th April 2020). And it will aim to dispel the claims that the hijab/niqaab is empowering, that it is liberating, but more importantly that it is a choice.
IT IS NOT A CHOICE.
IT IS NOT A CHOICE.
#ItIsNotAChoice wants to tell the stories of women who have endured abuse, who have stood strong in the face of adversity, and who have had to sacrifice so much of themselves for their religion.
This will be done through a series of graphics that illustrate their experience.
This will be done through a series of graphics that illustrate their experience.
The #ItIsNotAChoice campaign can only be as successful as the community support.
Over the last few days we have been in contact with other organisations and high profile figures in the exmuslim community.
And their support is extremely important.
Over the last few days we have been in contact with other organisations and high profile figures in the exmuslim community.
And their support is extremely important.
But what I need - what we need - is your support.
@ex_africa will officially announce the campaign soon, and in that announcement it will include ways that you can support the cause.
For now I'd like to give a breakdown on how you can help us.
@ex_africa will officially announce the campaign soon, and in that announcement it will include ways that you can support the cause.
For now I'd like to give a breakdown on how you can help us.
First and foremost, if you are an exmuslim/Muslim woman who would like to speak out on the abuse you have received because of both the hijab as a garment, but more importantly because of how it perpetuates modesty culture.
I urge you to please direct message me or @ex_africa
I urge you to please direct message me or @ex_africa
We will give you a breakdown of how you can join the campaign and tell the world your story.
You can choose to do this anonymously as well.
Or have us tag you in your story.
You can choose to do this anonymously as well.
Or have us tag you in your story.
Additionally if you would like to support the campaign, and we urge you to do do, you can once again direct message me or @ex_africa, or reply to this tweet with a '
' and I will get in touch with you.
Fortunately it doesn't require much on your side. Here is an overview.
' and I will get in touch with you. Fortunately it doesn't require much on your side. Here is an overview.
1 - Atheist Muslims South Africa will supply you with a series of graphics (numbered for convenience) that aim to raise awareness on the topic.
2 - You need to post the images using the hashtags #ItIsNotAChoice ; #FreeFromHijab & #ExMuslimbecause
3 - tag @ex_africa
Simple.
2 - You need to post the images using the hashtags #ItIsNotAChoice ; #FreeFromHijab & #ExMuslimbecause
3 - tag @ex_africa
Simple.
Nothing is more important than our collective voices in challenging misconceptions about a controversial topic that at current, only has space for a single, flawed narrative.
Let us shift the narrative together.
#ItIsNotAChoice #FreeFromHijab
Let us shift the narrative together.
#ItIsNotAChoice #FreeFromHijab
Please retweet, like and share this thread to raise awareness! 
Thank you for your support.
If you aren't following @ex_africa , please do so
Thank you for your support.
If you aren't following @ex_africa , please do so
