Sanna B

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Hijab: A Generation of Change

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“And say to the believing women that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty; that they should not display their beauty and ornaments except what must ordinarily appear thereof; that they should draw their veils over their bosom…” It started one Ramadan. But then, I am getting ahead of myself. Perhaps my head is a good place to start; it became the central focus of my attention when I was in Year 11. I spent two years in Pakistan, and there, cultural identity had not been an issue at school. We accepted each other as we were and