Showcasing a Barbadian Muslimah

I wanted to follow up on my post from yesterday.  My contention is that we must go beyond discourses on Muslim women which focus solely on them as a Hijab wearing object.  Why can't we talk about a Muslim woman and what she has achieved, especially when she is operating in an environment that seeks to objectify her?

This is an example of what I am speaking of- Haajima (Hajra) Degia is a highly accomplished Barbadian Muslimah. She took the courageous decision back in 1992 to attend Barbados Community College wearing a hijab. This was at a time when not only did Muslim girls in Barbados stop going to school at a young age but also rarely covered their hair.  Since then she has proceeded to scale great heights, academically and professionally, all while fulfilling Allah’s command to cover appropriately.  She wears a Hijab but she is not defined by it.  She is defined by much more- her accomplishments, her career, her family, her studies.