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Take that first step to wear hijab

By Aria Bashir After a decade of planning to take this step, three months ago,…

Why is the world so obsessed with controlling women and what they wear?

By Mariam Bint Salman Sayed Top European Union court has ruled employers are allowed to…

Why does my hijab make you uncomfortable?

By Nazia Siddiqui I did a poll a few days back trying to understand why…

The calm to my storm

By Aamina Anwar On February 12th, 2021, I completed five years of wearing the hijab.…

Please don’t speak for us

By Zainab Merchant “You’re very well spoken,” she said, as she handed me my cheddar…

Hijab is my (constitutional) right

By Alina Smutko I don’t want to say you that hijab is “my crown” or…

Correcting our Intentions

By Safiah Hassan Like many, I always waited for an “aha” moment before wearing the…

Misconceptions of Muslim women

By Amira Patel  Women in Islam are thought to be subjugated, degraded, oppressed – but are…

Deen over dunya (faith over this temporary world)

By Sara Salmani My own hijab story started at a very young age. I was…

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Ode to the West

By Lezzeik Fatima I am a woman of color, Although my skin is white as yours,…