For years I’ve sworn that going to my local Wal-Mart was sort of like visiting a circus freak show, a pageant of the trans-mundane. While I hate shopping at Wal Mart because I feel like I’m approving of and funding the general atrocities of the corporation on small town America and the people working there. … Continue reading »
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Into The Countryside
Madison, Virginia – January 18, 2013 Have to admit, I was more than just a little bit nervous going into Madison wearing hijab. This is a town way out in the country, where keeping track of your neighbors business wasn’t a hobby, it was a profession. Just being from out of town and walking into … Continue reading »
Getting Groceries
January 13th, 2013 – Culpeper, Virginia Today I decided to venture out to my local favorite grocery store wearing a hijab. I’ve not gotten brave enough to wear one of my abayas along with a hijab, niqab or burqa yet. Based on the reaction I got in Collinsville, Alabama I’m almost afraid to do it … Continue reading »
Collinsville, Alabama – Purposely Veiling For the First Time
Today is World Hijab Day. This is how the BBC describes the purpose of Non-Muslim ladies veiling for today. World Hijab Day is designed to counteract these controversies. It encourages non-Muslim women (or even Muslim women who do not ordinarily wear one) to don the hijab and experience what it’s like to do so, as … Continue reading »
Bessemer, Alabama: The Accidental Start to the Project
December 28th, 2012 This holiday season I’d been traveling around the southern part of the US to see various family and friends. Our travels took me from Texas through Virginia, going through many of the southern states. Initially I thought I would start my experiment during this trip but the realities of suitcase limits on … Continue reading »
The Garments
The more I thought about the beautiful Muslim ladies that veil or wear burqas, the more intrigued I was. I wasn’t even sure where exactly to start obtaining authentic clothing for this project. Did many hours of searching the internet but ended up as many people do when in search of something out of their … Continue reading »
Greetings & Salutations!
Please visit my About page to read more about this project. The way it works is that I will be wearing a hijab or abaya with veil or burqa to the many places I go throughout the course of my life and recording the reactions I encounter here. Good or bad. I hope to post … Continue reading »
