SUMMARY: Muslim children are vulnerable to the emotional impact of news during a progressively hostile atmosphere, and parents must understand how this influence works to support their children's well-being.
Most people who met Sister Shahidah at the masjid assumed she had always been calm.
They saw the black niqab, the modest jilbab, the quiet way she sat with her tea after Isha prayer. They saw patience in her stillness and assumed it had always been there.