Morocco

Moroccan women pray on the esplanade of the Hassan II Mosque (ABDELHAK SENNA/AFP/Getty Images)

Michigan, USA

Zainab Theresia Huber (L), a 51-year-old Muslim convert, talks with 21-year-old Sofia Latif, as they wear their Muslim hijabs while at work at a social services agency that services a mostly immigrant clientele in Dearborn, Michigan. Women who cover up for their faith may encounter problems getting some kinds of work outside the Muslim world, particularly jobs requiring them to interact with the public. REUTERS/Rebecca Cook (UNITED STATES)

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South Africa

Fagmieda Miller, 34, is from Cape Town, South Africa. The first Muslim in South Africa to reveal her HIV-positive status. An AIDS activist, she is a winner of the Femina Women of Courage award and gives weekly radio advice on HIV/AIDS. I was the first Muslim in South Africa to declare that I was HIV-positive. I am 34 years old. Eight years ago, when I first learnt that I was HIV-positive, I thought I had brought shame upon my family and God had punished me. I prepared myself for death by giving away my stuff.I was referred to a counselor and I learnt that I could live a long time if I took care of myself. Eventually I told my parents. I couldn’t talk because I was crying so much. My father said, This disease comes from God. You shouldn’t think of it as a sin. Don’t turn your back on God. You need him more than ever. It was difficult because there was no support — Image by © Gideon Mendel/CORBIS

London