A World Determined To Make Us Feel Ugly

<p>I&rsquo;m tying back my hijab piece as a girl rushes in, mascara and lipstick waving in one hand, makeup brushes and bottles in the other. She sees me, sleeves raised up, water dripping down my arms. Feet still not fully back in my shoes. I was doing wudhu.</p> <p>She grins at me and apologizes. I grin back.</p> <p>I see her look down at her phone and then hurriedly start unbottling everything. In one hand she&rsquo;s curling her eyelashes, with the other she pats her cheeks with some blush. She is obviously in a hurry.</p> <p>&lsquo;My boyfriend decided to surprise me and pick me up today&rsquo;. She sounded more agitated than excited.</p> <p><a href="https://thasneema.medium.com/a-world-determined-to-make-us-feel-ugly-a4b57ad6cc34"><strong>Click Here</strong></a></p>