Satire as wearing hijab is labelled 'passive terrorism'

File photo: Many have mocked the suggestion that wearing the Muslim veil somehow contributes to "passive terrorism" [Reuters]

#Passiveterrorism?

Satire as US military research paper suggests wearing the hijab is a form of "passive terrorism".

1. In a US military White Paper entitled "Countering Violent Extremism", wearing the hijab, the Muslim veil, is described as contributing to "passive terrorism" - a phenomenon which is said to occur when "moderate segments of the population decline to speak against or actively resist terrorism."

   The paper, highlighted by The Intercept on Tuesday, sparked a hashtag - #passiveterrorism - on social media.

   1. 1. Those who wear the headscarf and many who don't mocked the assumption that wearing the hijab was linked to terrorism.

         1. The section of the White Paper including the suggestion was written by Tawfik Hamid, who describes himself as an Islamic reformer and "one time Islamic extremist from Egypt."