Geneva Centre holds exhibition on headscarf at UN Office

GENEVA, 26th February, 2018 (WAM) -- The Geneva Centre for Human Rights Advancement and Global Dialogue has launched an exhibition that explores the history and the religio-cultural roots of the headscarf. The exhibition entitled "Veiling/Unveiling" is a joint initiative between the Geneva Centre, the Permanent Mission of the People’s Democratic Republic of Algeria to the United Nations Office in Geneva and the Adlania Foundation. The exhibition will be displayed at the Palace of Nations from 23rd February to 1st March 2018 on the margins of the 37th regular session of the Human Rights Council. A panel debate entitled "Veiling/Unveiling: The Headscarf in Christianity, Islam and Judaism" will also take place during the event. The exhibition is part of the Geneva Centre’s awareness raising campaign to promote inter-cultural understanding and global dialogue on the values of justice and tolerance. The aim of the exhibition is to address the widespread misperception and stereotyping regarding the use of the headscarf in modern societies. It will also aspire to identity points of convergence and mutual enhancement between Islam, Christianity and Judaism regarding the use of the headscarf in different religious and cultural contexts.