hijabophobia

Questions

What does hijabophobia mean?

Fear of hijabs; Islamophobia directed at hijabi women.

Where does hijabophobia come from?

From hijab + -o- + -phobia. Attested in books at least as early as 1999, but popularized much later by scholars like Manal Hamzeh in 2012.

How to pronounce hijabophobia

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