A few years ago, Mona Haydar, a Syrian-American Muslim poet and activist, stood outside a Cambridge library with a homemade sign reading “Ask a Muslim.’’ It was a sincere invitation, and to be hospitable Haydar and her husband, Sebastian Robins, even brought coffee and doughnuts.

More than 100 people stopped to talk to the couple and the vibe was mostly positive, though there were plenty of passersby who walked briskly past, not interested in having an impromptu conversation about religion, politics, history, or, really, anything else.

Well, Haydar’s at it again, this time provoking discussion with a rap song called “Hijabi,’’ the word for a woman (or girl) who wears a hijab. Haydar, who lives with her husband in New York now, released the song (and video) this week on the occasion of Muslim Women’s Day, and she told the BBC her aim is to bring people together and foster understanding.

“I’m only interested in growing a more kind and loving world and that is my goal and intention with any and all the work I do,’’ she said.

The lyrics include questions commonly asked of women who wear a hijab: “What that hair look like?/ Bet that hair look nice./ Don’t that make you sweat?/ Don’t that feel too tight?’’ The chorus is: “So even if you hate it/ I still wrap my hijab/ Wrap my hijab/ Wrap my hijab/ . . . Keep swaggin my hijabis/ Swag-swaggin my hijabis.’’

Haydar is very pregnant in the video, which seemed to bother some commenters who viewed the video on YouTube. In response, Haydar had this to say. “Why is it so shocking for a pregnant woman to continue living her own life while growing new life inside her? As a woman who believes that all bodies are good and beautiful, it brings me joy to dismantle the societal structures which try to dictate to women what our bodies should look like.’’