The Hijabi Monologues

Really interesting concept; wish I had been able to attend in DC.

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Using real stories from Muslim women, this performance goes beyond the much-debated head scarf and presents a deeper journey into the soul of the Muslim-American hijabi.

"The Hijabi Monologues" takes the visible head scarf and allows the woman wearing it to speak in a personal way.

"The hijab, because of how public it is, it brings out a certain set of assumptions and a certain set of experiences that only women wearing hijab would go through," Ullah said. "It's such a public physical marker, and we've infused so many meanings to it, as if it speaks for the woman.

"Yet we don't really get to hear a woman talk about her experiences and her views."

Reaction to the monologues has been overwhelming, Ullah said. Muslim women have said they found the stories to be realistic and cathartic. Non-Muslims said they felt connected in a way they never imagined.