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Any advice for strict parents?

I’m going to university soon, but I’m still forced to wear hijab because of my very strict parents. They’re extremely controlling about clothing even a full cardigan with wide leg jeans is considered immodest. Now my dad wants me to wear an abaya too.
He follows me to the bus and checks the area for men, and I feel like I have absolutely no body autonomy. He hasn’t hit me in years, but he used to when I was younger, and he’s verbally abusive, so I’m genuinely scared that pushing back could make things worse.
Maybe this sounds dramatic, but it’s seriously affecting my mental health. I don’t even want to wear revealing clothes I just want to choose my own clothes and live normally like other girls my age. I feel completely trapped. If you’ve been in a similar situation please tell me how you overcame it :(

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u/Efficient-Team1790 — 5 days ago

Somali curly girls tap in!

I’m sorry because I couldn’t find any subreddit to ask this so I turned to the only one where I might find people in similar situation. So I have curly hair around 3b-3c and I wear hijab infront of my parents and take it off as soon as I’m home. For all the girls in similar conditions, how do u maintain your hair underneath the hijab? I’m asking because I’m off to uni soon and will be commuting (since my dad driving me) and need to find a way to make my curls look fine. Any advice/tips will be appreciated!

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u/Efficient-Team1790 — 13 days ago

I NEED HELP ASAPPP

I accidentally missed a deadline for something ive been waiting for all spring (they changed the deadline it’s not on me lol). Tell me your BEST manifestation subliminal because all I can do rn is manifest they saw my application LMAO

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u/Efficient-Team1790 — 3 months ago

What can I do in Abu Dhabi summer to occupy my time?

F18, extreme extrovert and everyone ik is basically out of the country so I’m really bored and cannot entertain myself anymore. Anyone know any workshops, bootcamps, clubs I can join to occupy my time in Abu Dhabi? I’m into art and science but I’m willing to do anything ( except sports cause I suck ).

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u/Efficient-Team1790 — 3 months ago
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Bored for the summer, looking for something to do…

F18, I’m an extreme extrovert and an outdoors person and I found my self incredibly unoccupied for this summer and I cannot entertain myself anymore. A lot of my friends are traveling or away so I’m pretty much bored 24/7. I’m looking for any workshops or bootcamps or genuinely anything to occupy my time in Abu Dhabi where I could also meet new people! (Just not sports tho I suck)

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u/Efficient-Team1790 — 3 months ago