My Scarf is A Political Statement, Not Cultural Appropriation

And I’m not taking it off to make you feel more comfortable.

Photo by Patrick Perkins on Unsplash

Ever since the bombings resumed in Gaza this May I have felt like I needed to do more. But what? I donate to the PSC, I attend pro-Palestinian marches when I can, I sign petitions, write letters to my local MP and buy avocados grown in Peru. I speak up where…