hijab fashion
Wrapped tightly around her head, with no softly draping fabric to distract her during meetings at her tech startup, Dilara Sayeedu2019s hijab is American in more ways than one. Her hijab, or Muslim headscarf, has a sleek, professional profile that is mostly seen in the U.S. And the spirit with which Sayeed, a former Democratic candidate for the Illinois House of Representatives, wears her hijab is American as well. When Sayeedu2019s Indian-born father questioned her decision to cover her hair at age 19, saying, u201cYouu2019re in America now; you donu2019t have to do this,u201d Sayeedu2019s comeback was the stuff of a high school civics class: u201cItu2019s because Iu2019m American that I can choose to cover, Daddy.u201d
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