Career & Faith
1 min
Scientist by Day, Muslim by Design
They said wearing my kufi would hold me back in media. I wore it anyway. They took me seriously regardless.
Revert journeys. Identity struggles. Faith found, lost, and found again. Unfiltered voices from your brothers and sisters across the world.
In Egypt, a divorced woman is a tragedy. I decided to be a plot twist instead.
They said wearing my kufi would hold me back in media. I wore it anyway. They took me seriously regardless.
They said wearing my kufi would hold me back in law. I wore it anyway. They took me seriously regardless.
They told me I’d have to take it off to be taken seriously. I kept it on. They took me seriously anyway.
They said wearing my kufi would hold me back in finance. I wore it anyway. They took me seriously regardless.
They said wearing hijab would hold me back in media. I wore it anyway. They took me seriously regardless.
They offered me the lead role. Then they asked me to remove my hijab. I said no. They rewrote the character.
They said wearing a beard would hold me back in academia. I wore it anyway. They took me seriously regardless.
They said wearing hijab would hold me back in tech. I wore it anyway. They took me seriously regardless.
They said wearing hijab would hold me back in politics. I wore it anyway. They took me seriously regardless.
I earned $450K a year in interest-based finance. Walking away was the easiest spiritual decision of my life.
They said wearing my faith openly would hold me back in academia. I wore it anyway. They took me seriously regardless.
They said wearing my kufi would hold me back in politics. I wore it anyway. They took me seriously regardless.