Members of the Black Student Association (BSA) and the Muslim Student Association (MSA) at the University of North Carolina at Asheville have joined forces to call attention to the murders of Shaima Alawadi and Trayvon Martin in their community.

The groups are asking school mates and community members to attend a rally on Thursday wearing black hoodies and black scarfs.

"This is a rally in solidarity for both Trayvon and Shaima," Amarra Ghani, president of the MSA says in a YouTube promoting the rally. "Your headgear should not be a threat."

"This is not a weapon of mass destruction," Ghani says in the video as she points to the hijab around her head.