Hijab-wearing supermodel Halima Aden quits fashion industry

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Hijab-wearing supermodel Halima Aden quits fashion industry

 

Aden first made headlines in 2016, when she was the first woman to wear a hijab in the Miss Minnesota USA pageant [File: Brendan McDermid/Reuters]

 

Halima Aden, the Somali American model, said she is leaving runway fashion shows because the industry has forced her to stray away from her religious beliefs.

 

In a series of Instagram story posts, the 23-year-old spoke about how the job made her more detached from her identity.

 

“I can only blame myself for caring more about opportunity than what was actually at stake,” wrote Aden, one of the first models to wear a hijab while representing mega fashion labels.

 

Despite her success as a Black Muslim woman in the industry, Aden said she often felt pressured, as she described feeling uncomfortable during photoshoots.

 

Full Story: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/11/26/lost-their-soul-to-fashion-model-halima-aden-quits-industry

[NanLaew 22,736]

And the Taliban breaths a sigh of relief.

[Tropicalevo 5,894]

So you quit your job.

Why do we need to know?

[Meat Pie 47 1,578]

Supermodel?

[Salerno 4,113]

Who?

[smedly 34,668]

cover your face - the little men in your country don't like it

[mike787 3,491]

5 hours ago, Tropicalevo said:

So you quit your job.

Why do we need to know?

Agreed!! Who cares.  Supermodel???  Really?  I/we must be gods holly gift to the human race.

[SomchaiCNX 524]

Brainwashed since birth and then call it "religious beliefs". 

[Pique Dard 379]

islam is a religion, can never be an identiy

[maxcorrigan 1,152]

27 minutes ago, SomchaiCNX said:

Brainwashed since birth and then call it "religious beliefs". 

True, when it is infact a complete way of life in pretty well every aspect, especially for women!

[RocketDog 2,272]

1 hour ago, SomchaiCNX said:

Brainwashed since birth and then call it "religious beliefs". 

Sure, like all religions. 

I was raised catholic and it took me years to recover sanity. 

[RocketDog 2,272]

1 hour ago, Pique Dard said:

islam is a religion, can never be an identiy

It's both for this belief system. It must be are they face death or dismemberment by their peers. 

[Thorgal 1,894]

“Aden’s modelling contract includes her hijab, as she has made it a non-negotiable part of her work.

Aden has spoken out about difficulties she faces in booking modeling jobs that are not accommodating to the fact that she wears the hijab. She described positive experiences as with Maxmara, where looks were specifically designed for her considering her clothing choices. Aden reaffirms that she does not need to conform to society’s standards in order to be a successful model.”

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halima_Aden

 

Glad she made a choice that keeps her identity without bending to some decadent society/commercial demands .

[ShindenGo 157]

13 hours ago, Tropicalevo said:

So you quit your job.

Why do we need to know?

A horrible racist post. Please delete and be a better human beings. It’s the year 2020 not the 1990s anymore

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4 minutes ago, ShindenGo said:

A horrible racist post. Please delete and be a better human beings. It’s the year 2020 not the 1990s anymore

where is race mentioned? Islam is not a race anyway and as far as women are concerned is an oppressive ideology, The hijab is the equivalent of slave chains and it sickens me to see little kids from 3 up forced to wear these things in Thailand.