Career & Faith
1 min
Barrister by Day, Muslim by Design
They said wearing a beard would hold me back in medicine. 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 a beard would hold me back in medicine. I wore it anyway. They took me seriously regardless.
They said wearing hijab would hold me back in medicine. I wore it anyway. They took me seriously regardless.
They said wearing my kufi would hold me back in academia. I wore it anyway. They took me seriously regardless.
They said wearing my faith openly would hold me back in law. I wore it anyway. They took me seriously regardless.
They said wearing hijab would hold me back in medicine. 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 said wearing a beard would hold me back in law. 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.
They said wearing hijab would hold me back in academia. I wore it anyway. They took me seriously regardless.
They said wearing hijab 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.
They said wearing a beard would hold me back in politics. I wore it anyway. They took me seriously regardless.