The Purpose of Hijab: Reclaiming The Narrative

14-year old Sarah sobbed uncontrollably, shaking as her mother tried to console her. All her excitement and enthusiasm had vanished, and she wished to return home to Houston. Not even her earnest, lifetime desire to see the Ka'bah for the first time was going to keep her in this modest hotel in Makkah anymore. Why had this happened to her? Why had the meek looking young bellboy groped her? As if to give her an answer, her father came into the room exhausted, furious, and sad. "He's apologizing. He's saying he would have never done it, but since she was wearing a western style hijab and was speaking English, he thought she would be fine with it."