Hawzah News Agency (USA) - For the past three Wednesdays a group of students at Mormon church-owned Brigham Young University are wearing hijabs to show support for Utah’s Muslim community.

Most of the dozen students are majoring in Middle Eastern studies and say they want to spread diversity and help fight discrimination.

Most students at BYU are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Hanif Sulaeman with the BYU Muslim Association says he supports the group’s effort and says it sends a message that Muslims are not alone.

The group has a Facebook page called On Wednesdays We Wear Hijab. They’re asking other students to join them by wearing a hijab or any other article of religious clothing on Wednesdays.

The group says in this time of uncertainty and chaos, this is a way to show support for those of the Muslim faith.

‪"A lot of Muslims are feeling uncomfortable about things and they are feeling scared about things or just misunderstood, and so any show of solidarity, I think, can be touching," Sasser said.

‪She said it is no doubt raising a lot of eyebrows around the Provo campus.

‪"I think a lot of people get excited to see diversity on campus a little bit," Sasser said with a laugh.