The lawyer’s wardrobe is often expected to include a power suit or a pencil skirt. For Zahra*, it most certainly didn’t include her hijab.

At the start of her career around 10 years ago, Zahra kept her religion strictly separate from work. In the office of her U.K. top 50 law firm, she hid her religion, deciding not to wear her hijab in the workplace.

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