“Why are you wearing that thing? You never wore it before” “that’s ugly” I was dumbfounded at how everyone was reacting. I even tried to ask the teacher for help but she ignored my concerns and dismissed them. I wanted to tell everybody that I was still the same person as before, I just wearing a different piece of clothing. As a child I didn 't understand what the big deal was but, after that day I realize that this would be the first days of many battles with coming to grips with the hijab and how i struggled to fully embrace me wearing it.
During middle school, I went to a predominately white school and I was the only person of color and Muslim girl in my class wearing a Hijab so I stuck out like a sore thumb. Mom I hate this school why can 't i go O’Farrell which was my neighborhood school. “It’s easier for and saves you gas” I said trying my hardest to sound convincing. To no avail my mom was adamant