This Saudi man's message to his daughter about the hijab breaks all kind of stereotypes

A 17-year-old girl’s conversation with her father about removing her hijab has gone viral across social media.

Lamyaa Alshehri, a resident of Pennsylvania asked her father whether she could remove her hijab after an internet troll waged a bet that her father ‘would beat her up’ if she took it off.

Lamyaa decided to text her father and his response is now winning Twitter. Since being posted on April 15, Lamyaa's tweet has received over 3.2 lakh 'likes' and more than 1.4 lakh retweets.

She asked her father whether he would be okay if she took her hijab off.

To which, the father replied, “Sweetheart, that's not my decision to make. That's no man's decision to make. If it's what you feel like you want to do, go ahead. I'll support you no matter what," he adds.”

Since this is a mentality a lot of you seem to have pic.twitter.com/CQn5L8zibS

— l a m y a a (@lxmyaa) April 15, 2017

She even tweeted saying she isn't actually planning to remove her hijab.

no i'm not taking my hijab off

— l a m y a a (@lxmyaa) April 15, 2017

pic.twitter.com/cVrld0pFFZ

— l a m y a a (@lxmyaa) April 15, 2017

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.

@lxmyaa So because you're not oppressed, therefore no one is oppressed...so the countless of girls (like myself) who do want to take it off, but

— Fateemz (@athenaaaaaa777) April 15, 2017

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

— ahre (@AnaRuizdiazz) April 15, 2017