This Is What Life Is Like For a Muslim Woman
Innumerable "harrowing" exposés written by “undercover” non-Muslim reporters don't tell the real story. Just ask this Muslim writer who wears a hijab every day on the secular American streets.
Laila Alawa
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Laila Alawa is a cultural pundit, social entrepreneur, and digital strategist. She is the founder and president of Coming of Faith, LLC, a digital storytelling startup that amplifies voices of minority women. She is the associate editor at The Islamic Monthly, manages nonprofit communications and media outreach, and is a regular columnist for The Huffington Post, Mic, Patheos.com and The Guardian. She has been published on Vitamin Women, The Toast, School Library Journal, among others. Visit her at www.lailaalawa.com or follow her @lulainlife.