I don't always eat pussy while wearing the Hijab, but when I do, said pussy belongs to my best friend and secret lover Amanda Valdez-Dieudonne. We have lots of fun together, Amanda and I, as often as time allows. I work as a cashier at Loblaw's, and I'm studying business management at Algonquin College. Keeping my lesbian activities a secret from my uptight Somali Muslim family takes a lot of work, but it is definitely worth it. When you're Muslim, and you also love your own gender, secrecy is a matter of survival.
The name is Hodan Dalmar, and I'm a young Somali Muslim woman living in the City of Ottawa, Ontario. Six feet tall, brown-skinned, raven-haired, curvy and sexy, with a thick round ass, that's definitely me. On most days, I hide away my womanly goodies under a traditional Islamic skirt and Hijab, all in the name of Islamic modesty, since that's how I was raised. Islam is more than a religion for us Somali people. Indeed, it's a way of life and it affects every facet of our lives.
If someone ever told you that it's easy being a Muslim and gay or lesbian, don't believe them. For it's a total lie. I am a Muslim woman who feels emotionally and sexually attracted to other women. I must hide it even from those closest to me. My parents, Ali and Najma Dalmar have no idea what I truly am, or what I'm up. That's exactly how I like it, folks. Can't have nosy people in my business.
Amanda Valdez-Dieudonne and I met in the library of the Algonquin College campus, and even though we came from different worlds, we totally clicked. Amanda was born in the City of Toronto, Ontario, to a Haitian immigrant father, Stanley Dieudonne, and a Mexican-Canadian mother, Mara Valdez. Five feet ten inches tall, caramel-hued, with curly Black hair and lime-green eyes, Amanda is sinfully sexy. The gal used to play varsity basketball and has a tight body because of it. I have a thing for tall and athletic biracial cuties, and Amanda is definitely my type. Good thing we're both on the same page.
Amanda and I come from different worlds, as I said before. I was born in the City of Mogadishu, Capital of Somalia, and lived there for the first ten summers of my life. My family moved to Ontario, Canada, in the summer of 2005 and we've lived in the Ottawa metropolitan area ever since. I am now twenty years old, and consider myself as Canadian as anyone, but many people think that my skin color and my Islamic faith are a threat to the fabric of Canada. I call such people bigots, and I look forward to the day when people of color finally outnumber Whites in Canada. It is going to happen, folks. Just you wait and see.
My sweet Amanda was raised in the Catholic faith, and while we have different views on many things, we refuse to let religion and cultural differences get between us. Sometimes I envy Amanda, for her parents are okay with her lesbianism and they let her leave the house wearing tank tops and booty shorts. I don't always wear the Hijab but even when I don't, I don't show lots of skin. Long jeans and a T-shirt, nothing too tight or too revealing, that's as far as I take it.
You might not think it's possible to be an observant Muslim woman and a lesbian, but it happens far more often than you think. There is a mosque located not far from Queensway Station in the City of Ottawa, and it's my favorite house of prayer. I go there, get my prayer on, and leave quietly. I love my Islamic faith, and it took me a long time to reconcile my lesbian desires with the religion in which I was born. Guess who finally helped me accept myself? The answer might surprise you.
While attending a Muslim community event, I met this Somali elder named Yousef, who was once a Muslim preacher but now dedicated himself to helping wayward elements of our community. This old Somali dude who once led others into prayer at the mosque was surprisingly tolerant, when I sobbingly confessed to him about my lesbian desires. Yousef looked me in the eyes and told me that only our Creator had any right to judge me, and then he smiled, nodded gently and wished me the best.