>I'd rather see a day's display of Islamic art, food and culture (which all of us can enjoy and partake of) than a token adopting of religious dress. It encourages & perpetuates the co-opting of religious dress like the hijab and burkha as a *political* statement rather than as a genuinely religious one. While I see the reasoning, I also tend to think 9/11 isn't a good day to be making political statements like this, as it could end up causing greater rifts between activists and ordinary Americans<

I agree with this and makes much more sense I don't think Muslims themselves would appreciate non-Muslims wearing the hijab or burkha just to make a statement or gesture. I appreciate that there are going to be people that are still feeling pretty raw and sensitive it was such a horrific event, there is no getting away from that, on the other hand there were some Muslims who perished in the building too. The families of those people I am sure would rather a subtle display of food, art and culture rather than everyone dressing up.