Burkha Under My Lipstick Guide

Let your hijab sit next to your highlighter. Let your prayer mat sit next to your vanity table.

Sometimes, I walk into the mosque for Friday prayers, and the aunties look at my manicured nails and tinted lips with suspicion. They whisper about how the West has corrupted me. They don’t realize that the Quran they are holding teaches that God looks at your heart, not the pigment on your mouth. burkha under my lipstick

And I am the woman who wears a slick coat of crimson lipstick over a mouth that prays for forgiveness. Let your hijab sit next to your highlighter