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Anna is a freelance writer with far too much time on her hands. When she&#8217;s not writing about memes and internet slang, she can be found running TTRPGs online.

Anna Good

Left: Tweet reading "It's not lost on me that I have received a huge amount of hate from so-called "leftist" accounts since changing my pfp to include a hijab-inspired secular accessorization." Right: 'The Devil Wears Prada' meme showing Anne Hathaway saying "The hijab inspired secular accessorization? Yeah, I am."

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Here’s why the internet can’t stop joking about “hijab-inspired secular accessorization”

Tricia Crimmins is a Senior Reporter on the politics and tech team covering discrimination, identity, and the 2024 election. She can be found on Twitter at @TriciaCrimmins.

Tricia Crimmins

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Hairstylist says co-worker called wearing religious headscarf a ‘silly little game’

Samira Sadeque is a New York-based journalist reporting on immigration, sexual violence, and mental health, and will sometimes write about memes and dinosaurs too. Her work also appears in Reuters, NPR, and NBC among other publications. She graduated from Columbia Journalism School, and her work has been nominated for SAJA awards. Follow: @Samideque

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Here’s why the internet can’t stop joking about “hijab-inspired secular accessorization”

Hairstylist says co-worker called wearing religious headscarf a ‘silly little game’

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