17 December 2009 10:35, by Sarah
I wear a headscarf. And I have a succesfull carreer: I am in charge of a team and often operate in all-white settings. It is possible, but you have to manage the language as good as or better than non-muslims or women who don’t wear a headscarf and you have to have skills. Then people can look through the difference, but some still don’t and then you have to be persistent. Taking the headscarf off for me has never been an option, although I often felt it would make dealing with non-muslims easier. People sometimes just get confused when they have to deal with someone with a (...)