Marufat Tijani in traditional Muslim attire for women. - Kyle Macpherson/Freelance Photographer

Muslims must achieve humility in this life in order to benefit from God's blessings in the afterlife. One way to do this is to dress in a modest manner. However, Muslim women experience discrimination just because of how they dress.

"The Qur'an (Holy book) explains how to deal with ignorance and how it should be answered. Don't abuse other people or else they will abuse Muslims too."

Tijani has learned to be patient with people who do not understand why Muslims cover up by wearing the hijab, a style of dress that covers almost the entire body, leaving the hands, feet and face visible.

"Then she nuh hot? She think she in Asia? She nuh hot? Why she put on all of that?"

"She ah nun?"

Tijani recounted the story of two women, who spoke within earshot, not knowing that she could hear everything they were saying.

"I just stood there and laughed," she said. "Then I said, 'I hear you, I'm a Muslim, I'm not a nun.'"

She explained that covering up applies to both Muslim men and women and Islam does not discriminate when it comes to modestly covering oneself to be acceptable in the eyes of God.