Trading UN Blue Beret for Hijab

Wyszomirska wears a blue veil over her UN beret in a bid to break ice with Lebanese villagers.

Trading her UN peacekeeper's beret for hijab during the holy fasting month of Ramadan, a Catholic polish soldier is breaking the ice with local villagers in south Lebanon. "Out of respect for the environment I work in, I feel I need to try to integrate myself during Ramadan. And since my contingent is deployed in a Muslim area, I have decided to wear the hijab." Sylvia Monika Wyszomirska told Agence France-Presse (AFP) on Friday, September 12.

If only the so-called "teacher" in the below post had shown such sensitivity...

In Case You Missed This: Muslim sprinter wins Olympic sprint dressed head to toe in hijab

"Sprinters have long been squeezing their muscular frames into the most eye-wateringly skimpy, tight and revealing costumes imaginable. But one female athlete at this year’s Olympics is bucking the trend for bulging lycra and naked torsos."

Obama's campaign tightens control of image and access

"At a rally for Senator Barack Obama in Detroit on Monday, two Muslim women said they were prohibited from sitting behind the candidate because they were wearing head scarves and campaign volunteers did not want them to appear with him in news photographs or live television coverage."

No point in apologizing now Barack - you sat the anti-Muslim tone that led to this obvious act of discrimination. And, like I've said a thousand time, you can't put the sh*t back inside the horse...

Muslims barred from picture at Obama event

For Obama, the old-fashioned image-making contrasts with his promise to transcend identity politics, and to embrace all elements of America. Photo: AP

"Two Muslim women at Barack Obama's rally in Detroit on Monday were barred from sitting behind the podium by campaign volunteers seeking to prevent the women's headscarves from appearing in photographs or on television with the candidate."

Yarmulke - YES! Hijab - NO!

Muslim teen awarded £4,000 over headscarf snub

"An employment tribunal has awarded a Muslim teenager 4,000 pounds after a the owner of a hair salon refused to employ her because she was wearing a headscarf."