'I was bullied for how I look'

Learning to accept and love ourselves is important in fighting biases in society. Photo: Freepik

When she was in her twenties, Jamilah Abdullah was often told that she was “too fat” or “not pretty enough” because she didn’t meet conventional ideas of beauty.

“Girls were ‘supposed’ to be slim and have characteristics which I didn’t. I had greasy, uncontrollable hair and eczema. In my late teens and early 20s, I was the girl that often didn’t get asked out by guys,” says Jamilah, who works in marketing communications.