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As I go through my day, I receive many strange looks and some comments. Some are amusing, others irritating, others simply a respectful expression of curiosity. This is because of how I look. I am dressed in loose fitting clothing and I have some material covering my hair and neck. In other words, I am wearing hijab. It may seem an odd concept, to cover all of one's body except for the face and hands. It may seem crazy, especially considering I live where it gets quite oppressively hot. Yet I choose to do this. I made my choice a mere month after reverting to Islam. No one told me I had to; I felt it was what I should do, according to the