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This picture taken on November 30, 2012 shows Muslim women wearing headscarfs, or 'hijab', busy shopping in downtown Kuala Lumpur. A Malaysian 'hijab', also called a tundung, is a head covering or scarf a woman can wear in public as a symbol of her religious devotion. Tudung is the main dress code for Muslim women in Malaysia, Indonesia, the southern provinces in Thailand, Singapore and Brunei. The peak in sale of tudungs is during the month of Ramadan. AFP PHOTO / Saeed KHAN (Photo credit should read SAEED KHAN/AFP/Getty Images)
This picture taken on November 30, 2012 shows Muslim women wearing headscarfs, or 'hijab', busy shopping in downtown Kuala Lumpur. A Malaysian 'hijab', also called a tundung, is a head covering or scarf a woman can wear in public as a symbol of her religious devotion. Tudung is the main dress code for Muslim women in Malaysia, Indonesia, the southern provinces in Thailand, Singapore and Brunei. The peak in sale of tudungs is during the month of Ramadan. AFP PHOTO / Saeed KHAN (Photo credit should read SAEED KHAN/AFP/Getty Images)

Tucked away in a quiet rural neighborhood in Somerset, N.J., is an old brownstone that houses the New Jersey Chapter of the Islamic Center of North America’s WhyIslam Project.

Within its confines, in a second floor office decorated with rose-colored walls, sits the administrative assistant and only female employee of the department, Nahela Morales.

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