Too Everything to Fit In — Zainab Jimoh
A student’s hijab, skin color and gender have set her apart ever since a sixth-grade classmate asked, “Where were you on 9/11?”
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Too Everything to Fit In
Editor’s Note: This piece was a finalist in the Pulse writing contest, “On Being Different.”
“Our next one is a new patient who’s here to establish care,” said my family-medicine preceptor, perusing the patient’s chart.
Great, I thought. Seems like this visit will be pretty simple.
My preceptor entered the exam room, and I nonchalantly followed. Then I locked eyes with the patient—a short, middle-aged woman with bronzed skin and a teal-colored headwrap: a hijab.
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