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Fashion: A Sign of Liberation or Oppression?
In an imagined essay* by Carrie Bradshaw about her trip to the Middle East, she writes: We felt just awful for those poor Arab women. We saw the way they looked longingly at our glamorous and vibrant...
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My Position on Covering
As a Muslim woman, even as a convert, I’m well aware that some people pity me for being “oppressed.” My husband isn’t even a Muslim, yet supposedly he is forcing me to “cover.” Or else I am so hung up...
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Tales From A Hijabi
One good thing about wearing hijab is that you are immediately identifiable as a Muslim. That’s also one of the bad things. Because the truth is, sometimes it feels more comfortable to travel...
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Proud to Be a Hijabi
I was sitting in the airport, waiting for my flight, when the lady next to me struck up a conversation. “I hope you don’t mind if I ask you a question about your …” and she pointed to my hijab. “No, of...
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Does Clothing Make the Muslimah?
I was so excited—and nervous—when I went to get my driver’s license renewed because I was going to photographed in my hijab. That might seem like a little thing, but it’s actually not. It means that...
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Why Should We Dress According to Our Convictions?
Do you think you should follow the law of the land you live in when it comes to how you dress? Or should you protest the law by continuing to dress according to your convictions? Will giving in to the...
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