Lady at work asked me why I wear hijab. I had no answer. What should I have said? It’s a complicated situation. I’m still outwardly Muslim. It never occurred to me that curious non Muslims might ask me questions about Islam. This lady at work asked me and I just didn’t respond. I didn’t know what to say. I ultimately ended up saying it was religious. Stupid answer. 

But what am I supposed to say? It’s likely that I’ll get asked again. And it’s not yet safe for me to tell random strangers that I’m not actually Muslim but I’m still wearing it. Plus it’s just confusing. Do I make Islam seem like a normal decent religion? I honestly didn’t even know how to answer that when I was religious.