Martha DeVries, Baptist woman in Missouri, wears hijab in solidarity
To protest the anti-Muslim rhetoric of the election season, high school counselor Martha DeVries of North Kansas City, Missouri, is wearing a hijab every Monday until the end of the school year in May.
DeVries, 47, who attends a Baptist church, said she felt a responsibility to display her acceptance of Muslims. DeVries was also inspired by a sermon her pastor preached on making a difference.
“It’s really easy to be a Christian in the United States; lots of people share my faith,” she said. “What’s a headscarf? It’s three yards of material. That should not separate me from someone whose humanity is so much like mine.”
