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Hijabi Problems
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About
Hijabi Problems refers to the everyday annoyances experienced by Muslim women as a result of the Hijab dress code that requires women to wear a traditional veil in accordance with the Islamic tradition. On Tumblr and Twitter, this issue has been brought up in the form of image macros in the style of First World Problems.
Origin
On March 3rd, 2011, Twitter user elnoorE[1] introduced the hashtag #hijabiproblems to express her annoyance at dealing with her hijab in the wind.
![f8d.png Noor @elnoorE Follow #notetoself get really heavy hijabs that withstand wind to avoid walking around holding it down. #hijab|problems Reply Retweet ★ Favorite More 1:09 PM- 3 Mar 2011](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/802/852/f8d.png)
Spread
On August 21st, 2011, the Tumblr blog hijabiproblems[1] was created. The blog features examples of awkward questions the Tumblr's creator and readers had gotten about their hijabs.
![3bc.png Funny hijab questions #1. "Do you stick those pins in your head?". hijabiproblems.tumblr.com](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/802/849/3bc.png)
On April 27th, 2012, the Twitter account HIjabiProbs[4] was created. As of July 2014, the account has gained over 3,000 followers.
![8c7.png * 塩Follow Hijabi Problems @HijabiProbs Are you wearing a turban? #HijabProblems わReply t3 Retweet * Favorite More RETWEETS 9:03 PM-27 Apr 2012](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/802/858/8c7.png)
![8d8.png Hijabi Problems * Follow jabilProbs 99% of my problems is deciding what color hijab to wear. The other 1% is everything else. Reply Retweet ★ Favorite More RETWEETSFAVORITES 309 149 2:40 AM-17 Apr 2014](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/802/864/8d8.png)
![0c1.png Hijabi Problems * 塩Follow abilProbs Getting foundation and blush stains on the sides of a white/light colored hijab ruins my day More わReply t. Retweet * Favorite RETWEETSFAVORITES 28 41 11:10 PM - 20 Mar 2014](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/802/865/0c1.png)
On December 16th, 2012, YouTuber Husna Hadi[5] uploaded a video titled "Stuff People Say to Hijabis" which is done in the same style as Shit People Say. As of July 2014, the video has gained over 30,000 views.
On May 21st, 2014, Buzzfeed[6] posted a list titled "28 Struggles Only Hijabis Will Understand," within two months it gained over 690,000 views.
Yasmeen's Tumblr
On July 25th, 2012, Tumblr user Yasmeen created her Tumblr blog Yayasmeen[8]. On July 28th, 2014, she posted a collection of selfies with funny captions and doodles added to them. Within three days the post had gained over 150,000 notes. On July 30th, the selfie post was featured on Buzzfeed[7].
![074.jpg but that's none of my business YAS-IM-MEAN @YAYAsmeen "Y'all only act Muslim during Ramadan" but you only act Christian during Easter and Christmas so 6d 990 1,051](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/802/890/074.jpg)
![3fc.jpg YAS-IM-MEAN YAYAsmeen 1d sees hundredth "HAPPY 2014TH BIRTHDAY USA en ,, tweet' わ £713 ★26](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/802/892/3fc.jpg)
![a50.jpg Of course I do YAS-IM-MEAN YAYAsmeen 19h "Do you shower with your hijab on?" わ £768 ★118](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/000/802/893/a50.jpg)
Search Interest
External References
[2] Tumblr – hijabiproblems
[4] Twitter – HIjabiProbs
[5] YouTube – Husna Hadi
[6] Buzzfeed – Husna Hadi
[7] Buzzfeed – This Teenage Girl Takes Hysterical Selfies About What It’s Like To Live In America As A Hijabi
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