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Jackie Crowe is not Muslim. She’s Metis. But for the last three days, she’s been wearing a hijab — a Muslim-style head scarf — in an effort to show solidarity with Muslim Canadians.

“I think mostly I’m wearing it to let people know that Muslim people are our friends,” Crowe said.

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Stories about racism and violence against Muslim women in the wake of the Paris attacks have become far too common, Crowe said, and she wants to let Muslim people know that most Canadians are good, kind people. She also wants to educate other people about the need for diversity and cultural understanding.

As a Metis woman living in Saskatoon, Crowe said she too has experienced racism and she wanted, at least in some small way, to show solidarity with women who choose to wear a head scarf.

“We shouldn’t be treating people differently based on fear,” she said.

The idea is to start conversations with friends and neighbours and teach them about diversity, she said. She has been wearing the hijab whenever she leaves her home.