![]() Since adopting it on an identity-crisis-induced whim at 14, the hijab has come to mean a combination of these things to me. On TV, we’re either a quivering, meek terrorist’s wife or living a secret life, whipping our hijabs off and sneaking off to the pub as soon as out parents go to bed ![]() ![]() Some consider it a radical rejection of the male gaze, patriarchal fashion norms and euro-centric beauty standards. It allows us to publicly identify as Muslims and reminds us of our values. But the hijab is also social and political. Ultimately, many believe it is simply ordained by God, just like we are told to fast in Ramadan or pray at certain times. Muslim women might cover their hair for a multitude of reasons. In the spaces I had inhabited my entire life, I was suddenly unwelcome – something that my teenage self didn’t understand. But as soon as I decided to wear the hijab, society forced me to see myself as foreign, strange and un-British.
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