Islamica Community: I miss Chicago - Islamica Community

Please keep me in your dua's everyone. I went to Chicago this last weekend and had such a blast when I was on Devon and was surrounded by other Muslims. It was such an awesome feeling. I am usually so afraid of big cities but I felt so safe in that neighborhood because I felt like I was with family instead of with strangers....like if something were to happen to me, someone would help me out because they were my Muslim brother or sister.....

However, that left me feeling really bad to go back home where there are so few Muslims. We dont even have a masjid in my town and the only other Muslims in my town that wear hijab are much older than me so I dont have any other mohajibat girlfriends. In Chicago, I felt like nobody was staring at me and nobody was judging me. Here, I feel pretty bad.

Also, chicago really motivated me to dress different too. In Chicago, I wanted to wear abayas and things whereas here in my town, I want to wear clothes that are more trendy and form-fitting while still upholding "hijab rules".... I really miss my abayas and wearing them but I cant here otherwise people would really think I was a freak. It left me feeling pretty bad to come home.

Make dua please for me to find the strength to not care and to be patient until December when I finally get out of this town.