Burkha Under My Lipstick May 2026

Don't ask me to take off my burkha to fit into your office. And don't ask me to wipe off my lipstick to fit into your congregation.

Most people assume that wearing a burkha means you have lost your identity. They look at a covered woman and see a blank space, a ghost, a victim. But they don't see the rebellion. burkha under my lipstick

And I am the woman who wears a slick coat of crimson lipstick over a mouth that prays for forgiveness. Don't ask me to take off my burkha to fit into your office

Sometimes, I walk into a boardroom wearing a silk headscarf and a power lip, and the women look at me with pity. They assume my husband picks my clothes. They don't realize I picked him because he lets me pick my own clothes. They look at a covered woman and see