While most of the West is currently very (and understandably) confused about Islam due to the media’s portrayal of the what’s going on in Egypt, Sweden has taken a beautiful and touching stand against faith-based racism. A pregnant Muslim woman was recently attacked on the streets of Sweden for wearing a Hijab. Her attacker reportedly ripped her headscarf off and smashed her head against a car while throwing racist comments at her. Although this isn’t the first (and sadly not the last) faith-based hate crime to happen in the West, Swedish men and women showed solidarity with the victim in such a heartfelt way.

After the attack, they started the Twitter hashtag #HijabUppropet (meaning “Hijab Outcry”) and hundreds of people posted pictures of themselves wearing a headscarf in support of the victimised woman.

The hashtag is not about religion, but supporting veiled women worldwide. The women, and even some men, spent an entire day in a Hijab to get their message across.

It’s things like these that brighten your day in a time where religion is tainted by media representation. Seeing women from different religions in a country where Islam is a small minority support a Muslim woman and take such a striking stand against hate crimes is so touching at such a chaotic time.