Teen Texts Dad About Removing Her Hijab. His Reply Is Winning Twitter

NEW DELHI: A 17-year-old's moving conversation with her father about removing her hijab has gone viral across social media. Pennsylvania resident Lamyaa Alshehri was prompted to talk to her dad about her hijab after someone texted her saying her father would get mad at her if she took it off. Lamyaa decided to text her father and later shared his response on Twitter on April 15. Even though she has since made her Twitter account private, her dad's reply to her is winning Twitter. Her tweet had received over 3.2 lakh 'likes' and more than 1.4 lakh retweets until last evening.

"Since this is a mentality a lot of you seem to have," Lamyaa had said in her tweet.
 
"Sweetheart, that's not my decision to make. That's no man's decision to make," he told her. "If it's what you feel like you want to do, go ahead. I'll support you no matter what," he added.

She had even tweeted saying that she wasn't actually planning to remove her hijab.

Many people have commented on Lamyaa's tweet. While several have praised her dad, some have also pointed out that not all women have the same support system as Lamyaa does.

Agreeing with some of those comments, she later clarified her reason for posting about the conversation with her dad:
 
Here's what many others are saying about Lamyaa's tweet:
 

@lxmyaa I love your dad and I love you, thank you for share this and teach us about your religion and life!

- 15 (@THEATERAUHLAVON) April 16, 2017

@lxmyaa When I first decided to take it off and I told my dad he said "I never made you put it on and I'm not gonna make you keep it. Your decision"

- Sarah (@sarahserhane) April 15, 2017

@lxmyaa @Air_Rick_Ahh Your dads response got me tearing up a bit the kind of parent I hope to be.

- CeenDee (@Ur_Sweet_Melody) April 15, 2017

@lxmyaa @HuntTheBookJunk Can we all just talk about how their dad assumed something (bad) had happened? That's so telling - look at the world we've created.

- Wesley (@trufactswessel) April 16, 2017

@lxmyaa I'm so sorry that we've built a world where your father is scared for you when you text him that. Thank you for showing patience.

- Wesley (@trufactswessel) April 16, 2017

@lxmyaa Your father is amazing and you too, greetings to both from Argentina

- ahre (@AnaRuizdiazz) April 15, 2017

@lxmyaa awww wow, bless your father and family

- Indigo Abena (@namelessafrikan) April 15, 2017

@lxmyaa Such a sweet Baba

- (@_blackwir) April 16, 2017

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