My Hijab Journey

I first started to play around with wearing a hijab when I started my modest fashion business many years ago. I was at a pretty low point in my life, mental health wise, and hanging out with the ladies at Kaamilah Boutique felt really uplifting. @lindsayandco held an event called SIS, and that's where I met @yazthespaz89. I told her how I really wanted to wear hijab but I was afraid of the judgment I'd receive, like "you don't even pray regularly", or "you're not even religious". She knew I was going for Hajj that year so she said, just don't take it off when you come back, "just wear it".

And I took her advice.

Yaz, you are light. I pray you are reunited in jannah with all the women you have inspired to try out hijab or wear hijab.

Do I get treated differently because of my hijab? Yes.
Do I have to try 10 times harder? Yes.
Do I have to be 10 times smarter? Yes
Do I still get treated like a second-class citizen? YES

So, you can see that it's not all rosy and beautiful.

I just started wearing hijab maybe 7 years ago so I can remember vividly how life changed when I started covering my head. It's mostly just like being invisible. You can look at it like people don't care, or that you're so precious that they are being careful what they say and do around you...because when you cover your hair, everyone recognizes that you are a woman of God. Nuns, Mother Teresa, etc. Why wouldn't I want to be in that category!