'This is why we wear hijab': Two young Muslim women speak out

Mar 15, 2022 | 12:06 IST

Two young Muslim women tell us about their reasons for covering up—and it’s nothing to do with being oppressed

The story was first published on February 9

‘Even my parents were surprised when I started wearing a hijab but it’s part of my identity now’
Zainab Rashid, 25, Delhi | Research assistant at IIT Bombay

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'This is why we wear hijab': Two young Muslim women speak out

Two young Muslim women tell us about their reasons for covering up—and it’s nothing to do with being oppressed

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'This is why we wear hijab': Two young Muslim women speak out

Two young Muslim women tell us about their reasons for covering up—and it’s nothing to do with being oppressed

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