I’m half Moroccan and half French and I have been wearing hijab since 18th April 2010. It was one of the most important decisions of my life. A piece of cloth does not define a person but I strongly believe that appearances do have some say, if not much, about a person. I’m very independent. It is one of my most obvious traits.  So when I started to think about wearing hijab, I didn’t wish to be influenced by anyone that is why I did not tell anything to my family or friends. It came as a huge surprise to them when I first wore it and luckily I was positively surprised by their reaction and that of neighbors. On my first day as a hijabi, I went to visit a friend.  I met only French and non-Muslims on my way (Subhan’Allah (Praise be to Allah)) who smiled and greeted me in their usual lovely style. Hijab really changed my life but as a person, I was just the same. Men (Muslims and non-Muslims) started looking at me differently. They weren’t shy but they gave me much more respect.

The most important aspect of hijab is that it continuously reminds me of who I am and what I want to be! Being a Muslim in the 21st Century and that too, in France is very challenging. You’ve got to be really strong. Despite all, hijab is my identity, my strength, and my pride. When life gets hard and destiny sends me far away from my family and my friends, my hijab gives me self-confidence and reminds me of my principles and convictions. It reminds me that Allah is always watching over me with love and trust. It reminds me of the Prophet Muhammad (Peace be upon him) and his exemplary behavior. The best feeling of wearing hijab is when you don’t notice it as something awkward and neither do others.  So I love it when people act normally instead of making a big deal out of it because after all,  I’m just like any other woman. I don’t think or pretend to be better than others because of my hijab. I’m just trying to be a better version of me with every passing day. My hijab is a big part of my personality but it is only between me and my Creator and I am only accountable to Him.

I ask Allah for the guidance of the whole Ummah  and humankind.

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I’ve started wearing the hijab when I was ten years old.  It was my choice.  Of course,  no one forced me to wear it. I know wearing the hijab at an young age was not easy but I was deeply sure that it was my fate.

You know being a Muslim in France is not easy especially for a woman. I had to take off my hijab when I was at school. It was the worst thing that has ever happened in my life.  My hijab is a part of my identity, my hijab is my life. And every time I had to remove it, it was like walking naked in front of hundreds of people.

If you want to wear the hijab, don’t change your mind because thinking of wearing it is already a step toward your long journey of a Muslim woman.

Thanks to my youtube channel, I can tell “My hijab story” to many people. When some of my subscribers send me emails saying they started to wear the hijab, I’m like the happiest woman in the world,  alhamdoullilah.  I’m so grateful to Allah.

We don’t need to be rich to be happy.  We just need to be consistent with ourselves and mainly with God .

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