My parents are very, very religious - they both come from very religious backgrounds. I kinda feel that with me the apple fell very far from the tree. Religion, for me, is like a spectrum - sometimes you do really religious things and other times, like when you’re partying, you don’t.

I don’t really know how I’d class myself - all my friends are like me as well. A lot of stuff is kept in secret. Like for example when me and my friends go out we’re not going to be posting it online because there’s still a very big stigma, it’s not something that’s very open for everyone to know.

Tell us about dating and relationships.

For me in terms of dating I’ve spoken to non-Muslim guys, but it’s not serious, they’re just a fun - ‘I’ll chat to you now’ fling. I feel like eventually I would prefer someone a bit more religious than me for the long term. Even though I’m kind of on and off with my religion, I still feel like it’s the most important thing.

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