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Eid Mubarak 🌙

Taqaballullahu minnaa wa minkum.

Ramadan Mubarak ☪️ 💫 🕌

May Allah accept it from us. Aameen

Ramadan is an important period for Muslims. However, many individuals (friends and colleagues) and organizations do not support Muslims during this period.

We just published an article on simple ways you can support you can support your Muslim friends and colleagues in Ramadan.

7 simple ways to support Muslims in Ramadan - themodestcode Muslims do not get the support they deserve from the non-Muslim friends/colleagues during the month of Ramadan. Here are 7 simple tips to guide you

My first experience with knowing that wearing the hijab and being modest takes a lot of guts came when I worked with an organization (name withheld).

Traditionally, in my community/home, we wear the “duku or kallabi” but not hijab, I wanted to level up. And so I started wearing the hijab after high school. I went to campus everyday with my hijab on ( the response from some students is a different conversation). Eventually, it just became a part of my style- Alhamdulillah.

I resolved to wear the hijab to work despite the challenges I was told wearing the hijab comes with. When I got this job, I was excited to go into the world and share my brilliance 😅

My workplace was good on and and so my hijab was never an issue. But on my first day of meeting the team, a careful scan of the room made me feel so different. I did not understand the feeling, I felt weird.

Later that day, I reflected on why I felt that way and concluded that I had taken the ability to wear the hijab for granted. Or maybe that I have come a long way in my journey that I don’t see why another lady should struggle with it.

Let’s be real, we all want to fit into the spaces we find ourselves. It is easy to say “be modest” but social spaces/organizations can impact people’s hijab decisions.

That day I appreciated just being able to wear the hijab without thinking twice or struggling to wear it. I appreciated having the guts to show up and be who I am fully. And just maybe, it helps someone else to show up as their full selves.