Being a Palestinian-American,culture has impacted my life in more ways than one. Having Arab parents, morals and manners were the main focal points of the way i was brought up. Clothes, food, music, and religion are all the things i associate with culture. I wore the hijab at age 13 and since then, it has shaped my values and beliefs. Some just see it as a piece of fabric around my head,but i see it as a reflection of all the things i was taught growing up. It is a daily reminder of my faith and standards. It reminds me of my obligatory prayers that I have to practice everyday.
When I was 15, a girl in one of my classes didn't understand the concept of the hijab. She thought that it gave power to the men by conforming to their ideas. I began
When I was 15, a girl in one of my classes didn't understand the concept of the hijab. She thought that it gave power to the men by conforming to their ideas. I began