For those who follow Islam, wearing a hijab is prescribed for women from puberty. But some women have complicated relationships with the head covering.
"It was a close community for women, by women, and it boomed," Rostom says.
"[In mainstream media], you see a woman [wearing the hijab] who is uneducated, you see a woman who's not approachable. You see a woman who's boring and uncool.Despite the hijab being part of Islamic dress, some Muslim women believe it's possible to dress modestly without wearing a hijab. She doesn't challenge the validity of the hijab in Islam. But she says there are unfair judgements made about how women wear it, including by some men in the Muslim community.
According to some interpretations within Islam, the rules of hijab require women to wear clothing that covers their bodies, including the neck and hair. "Do you call out some of the bad within your own community? Or do you overlook it because having that conversation publicly plays into Islamophobia?" she says."The public just cannot have a nuanced conversation about this. They see it in such a black-and-white way. If a Muslim woman is calling something out, they see it as, 'Wow, you guys must be oppressed'.Veiszadeh says things are slowly changing.
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