This is quite a complicated issue so I'll be brief. I am attending university and studying medicine. I also am a Muslim girl who recently wore the hijab. Modesty of dress as well as action/behavior are really important concepts in Islam and I respect my religion enough to adhere to them as best as I can. However, I have a really vibrant personality and it definitely shows in my actions. Meaning, I am an amateur speechwriter for small political groups and will soon be joining Toastmasters International. Also, I not only study medicine but I feel obligated to extend my education to research so I can have a place and say in society. Muslims need to make a proper impression on the world so that they can better understood and to show others how they value education. Back to the point, a lot of people have been critiquing my decision to speechwriter for small organizations, giving speeches to large crowds, and my hopes to do future research. The main reason they do so is because they feel that this is a job better pursued by a man because it will be too masculine for a woman to do so. And because these ideas are so relatively new, the efforts will be lost and that it will be unsuccessful. I understand to some extent what they mean, but I fail to understand how it means I will lose my femininity or become somehow immodest by having a voice and preaching to others. How will these actions/ideas affect my identity as a Muslim girl?