The Hijabi Monologues

Brilliant. This play was amazing! And we only saw half of it!

The author came and performed 4 of the monologues from the show. They were so moving. I expected them to be about wearing a scarf but it was more about being a woman. One covered a muslim teen getting pregnant. Another having male friends who were her Hijabi Protectors. Another a football game in which one in a green niqab and another in a football outfit ran to find somewhere to pray during a game. And another angry at the world for hating on her. All true stories from muslim American women. Mash'Allah.

It moved me. It made me miss acting soooooo much (I was an actor for 7 years). I wanted back in the game when I saw how she moved the people with her message. All the good she did. Insha'Allah one day I will get the guts to contact them and audition to be part of the full length show. I would love to produce this here. Its a must see.

It should be on youtube so when it is Insha'Allah I will post it.

I got to take Sis with me to the show which was fun. We've never hung out before and it was really nice. Sr. N and Sr. Nina (my convert friend) came as well. It was so nice to hang out with the girls take pictures and walk around the campus. We even stopped by the prayer room to pray. I love hanging out with them. I love the muslim community. Every time I go to an event I feel so full of joy. I feel "this is what I need" when I am there. And it makes me wonder why I haven't taken my shahada. I remember of course my issues, and my mother, and thusly why I have not done so. But there are days where I wish I could just give in, take my shahada, and be muslim. This was one of those days.