And it is one of the hardest things to commit to (esp when you have to attend weddings and you feel like a 40year old grandma!), but at the same time- its is magnificently simple! What intrigues me the most is when people within the academic or working world perceive you to have a thick foreign accent, or to be incompetent in what you do, or unsophisticated in what you say.
The best moment, in my experience as a hijabi, is when you do eventually open your mouth- you see the shock horror on the other persons face when it suddenly dawns on them that 'Oh my Goodness, they have a British accent, and I can understand what they are saying?!' This in my opinion is a priceless moment, when it suddenly hits them that the head veil covers my hair only- not my brain.
Fellow peers may flaunt their gorgeous hair & be successful. But hijabis manage the latter without the former... you learn to be appreciated for your intellect not cosmetics... And when you have great living examples such as; Myriam Francois Cerrah, Muna Abu-Sulayman, Nicole Queen, Susan Carland- it makes it so much easier to be good at what you do & excel whilst still observing religious obligations.
Those who hold their covenant with Allah, have everything- in Deen & Dunya...Those who leave it- are losers in this life & the next...
