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A Christian Woman Wears Hijab For Lent!

By Rod Anderson, CP Cartoonist
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Jessey Eagan, a Christian mother of two and part-time children's director at Imago Dei Church in Peoria, Illinois, has chosen to wear a hijab this Lenten season and has been blogging about her experience #40daysofhijab since she started.

In an interview with The Christian Post on Monday, Eagan explained why she decided to wear the traditional head covering — worn in public by women of some Muslim sects, but not all — and shared some of the the reactions that she's received from both Christians and Muslims.

Read more at http://www.christianpost.com/news/why-is-this-christian-woman-wearing-a-muslim-hijab-during-lent-part-1-135036/

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