BRIGHTON – Students at Brighton High School embraced diversity recently when they decided to wear Islamic headscarves for a whole day. 

The students were from an AP language course. Earlier this fall they were required to read a memoir by Iranian author Azar Nafisi. The memoir discusses the experiences of women during Iran’s religious revolution. During that period, Iranian women dealt with new standards of modesty in the way they dressed. 

To get a better idea of what Iranian women experienced during the revolution, many girls in the class chose to wear the Islamic headscarf for a whole day.

Through the experience,  the teens had the opportunity to learn about an unfamiliar culture. 

According to a report, there are no Muslim students at Brighton High School and only one Muslim teacher. Students who dressed in the headscarf attracted questions about the religion from others.