The New York Times” recently published an opinion piece in which Ayesha Nusrat—-who, like me, is a new hijabi—defended her choice to wear hijab as an act of agency and empowerment. I have been blessed enough to live in a tolerant and open-minded community and can’t complain, so far, of any instances in which I felt harassed or ostracized because of a piece of cloth that sits on my head.
