7 stories
The Hijab Designer | مصممة الحجاب
She designs luxury hijabs for fashion-forward Muslims. He's the investor who wants to fund her dream. Business meetings become something far more personal.
The Hijab Hookup
Modest fashion blogger Zahra gets paired with photographer Bilal for a campaign. Their professional chemistry translates into something less professional—and much more passionate.
The Garbasaar Unveiling
The garbasaar is the traditional Somali shawl worn over the head. His mother's best friend has worn one his entire life. When she asks him to help her try on a new one, she unveils more than just her hair—she unveils twenty years of hidden desire.
The Jilbab Next Door
His neighbor wears full jilbab—the long flowing garment that covers everything. She's modest in public, devoted at the mosque. But when her husband travels and she needs help fixing her sink, she reveals what's hidden under all that fabric.
Shaah iyo Sheeko
The Somali phrase means 'tea and stories.' His father's new wife invites him for afternoon shaah, but the stories she tells are nothing like the ones from back home. The thick stepmother has needs that her elderly husband cannot satisfy.
Hooyo's Secret
In Minneapolis, he discovers his friend's Somali mother has been watching him. When she invites him for shaah (tea) while her son is away, the thick hooyo (mother) reveals desires she's hidden beneath her garbasaar for years.
Baada ya Isha
His father remarries a devout Swahili widow. She's always in her buibui, always at the mosque. But after Isha prayer, when his father travels, she comes to his room with needs her piety cannot contain.