This woman was forced to remove her hijab after airport officials said it was “not safe”. Picture: CEN

Lamyaa, from Pennsylvania in the United States, posted a screenshot of her dad’s text messages on Twitter — in which he said “I’ll support you no matter what”.

In an interview with the BBC, the teenager explained she raised the topic with her dad after a boy said her father would probably beat her if she took it off.

This 17-year-old teenager wanted to know her dad’s thoughts on hijabs.Source:Twitter

His heartwarming reply caused a positive response on social media.Source:Twitter

She said she knew the boy was wrong, and simply wanted to prove her point.

“I had very strong views considering the impact the Trump presidency has on me because I am an Arab, Muslim woman. I brought up the fact that I was Muslim [in the group chat] and that guy didn’t feel comfortable so he said what he said,” she said.

“When I saw how sweet my dad’s response was I felt that this proved something; it proved that misconceptions are often made about people who end up being the exact opposite.”

Lamyaa said she chooses to wear her hijab “for myself and for God”.Source:Twitter

Her father’s reaction has been widely praised on social media, with some users saying he had changed their views on hijabs.

However, several people pointed out that many women are forbidden from removing their headscarves, even if they would prefer to do so.