Image Source: Getty / Timur Emek Growing up as a teenager in your typical American high school ( la Mean Girls) was no easy feat for many of us. Growing up as an American Muslim who covered? Phew. Whole other story. In the clique-laden hallways filled with denim cutoffs and unbearably tight shirts was me, a short girl with a shirt dress and pants. I was one of about four hijabi girls in my high school of nearly 3,000. And boy did I feel out of place sometimes . . . and kinda frumpy. Like most hi...
Image Source: Getty / Timur Emek Growing up as a teenager in your typical American high school ( la Mean Girls) was no easy feat for many of us. Growing up as an American Muslim who covered? Phew. Whole other story. In the clique-laden hallways filled with denim cutoffs and unbearably tight shirts was me, a short girl with a shirt dress and pants. I was one of about four hijabi girls in my high school of nearly 3,000. And boy did I feel out of place sometimes . . . and kinda frumpy. Like most hi...
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