Neighbors during a Tik Tok session of question and answer, SZA talked about growing up Muslim and why she stopped wearing a hijab. According to Madamenoire, SZA's life changed after the tragedy on September 11, 2001.
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SZA's father was Muslim and had her attending a Muslim prep school in Newark, New Jersey where she describes her upbringing as very secluded. Before 9/11 SZA wore a hijab. Afterwards, when Islamaphobia was present, she feared of covering up believing she could be a target.
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"I regret so much—like, being afraid or caring what people said about me, or in high school feeling like if I didn't cover all the time that I can't start covering some of the time," SZA said. "And I did start covering again in high school, and then they were like, 'What is this? You don't live your life properly. You're not really Muslim. Shut up.' I always let somebody dictate how I was."
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Despite her decision, SZA still has times where she desires to wear a hijab. "I remember the other day even talking to Punch, my manager, and being like, 'Oh, I want to wear a hijab. I wonder if I could,'" SZA revealed. "We played Malaysia and Indonesia, and it was really comforting to be able to cover up for those shows. I didn't feel like anybody would judge me or was going to say that I was being fake. It was just part of the custom, where I'm amongst my own people, and they just accepted me as whatever."
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