The Muslim veil, also known as hijab, has been an issue of debate. Scholarship concerned with the hijab has focused on women residing in the Muslim majority countries. Recently the hijab has gained visibility in the West because of immigration and conversions. While the hijab identifies one as a Muslim, the experiences of individual woman wearing it are unique. For instance, location is a fundamental factor when exploring the lives of Muslim women. Muslim women residing in the United States of America have a different relationship with the hijab than women living in a country where hijab is widely observed or enforced as in Saudi Arabia. The lack of research on Muslim American women generates assumptions and categorizes their experiences as monolithic.   Furthermore, scholarship specifically focusing on women wearing the hijab in the workplace remains scant. In light of this, I focus my research on a series of interviews with Muslim American women and their experience within the workplace. The workplace is particularly of interest because here, Muslim women interact in a non-veiled environment. The hijab is a complex symbol with religious and social significance, but it also has personal value for women who wear it in the West. Exploring testimonies, I provide real life accounts of how Muslim American women deal with workplace expectations while negiotating their religious identity. I demonstrate that Muslim American women are active agents in defining themselves. Although socially marginlized, I argue that the particpants in my research assert their confidence and self-valuetion. I draw on examples of women challenging social assumptions of what it means to be a Muslim woman. Donning the hijab while being socially active has navigated for Muslim women to break steortypes of weighty misconceptions. Using narratives and social identity theory I offer new perspectives on Muslim American women in the workplace.