SouthernWriter2

People often ask me why I wear the hijab. "Are you getting married?" "Did your husband force you to wear it?" "Doesn't it feel uncomfortable?" And the thing that surprises most people, is that I actually wanted to wear it. Yes, you heard correctly; Muslim women do in fact have the right to make their own decisions. I was always a little lost in my identity. Born in Australia with parents from two different cultures, and we were the only Muslim family in a small rural town. You can probably guess how confusing that would be. When I was about five, I was playing on the swings. An older girl came up and told me to get off. I told her I was