How do you handle the holidays? Now, wait a minute. Maybe you're going to say, hey, I'm Muslim. I don't have to deal with the holidays. And by the holidays, I mean Christmas, New Year's. But here's the thing. We live in a world where we're not the only ones here. And many times, many of us, many women are asking, you know, do I have to give gifts? Oh, I'm kind of feeling obligated.

That work party. Oh, if I'm a revered, my family, you know, they're inviting me here.

When we get invited, when we feel obligated to do things that we know are borderline against our

religion or not aligned, or maybe you think they might be, and you wonder what's the big deal.

Either way, we're going to tell you exactly how to handle the holidays. Let's go.

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