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A hijabi reflects on Halima Aden’s recent hijab statements

A hijabi reflects on Halima Aden’s recent hijab statements

Riza Abdullah
The words modesty and hijab have two different meanings. Traditionally, hijab refers to a head covering commonly worn by Muslim women, which many believe to be apart of modesty in their religion. Modesty covers a much wider spectrum and includes, but is not limited to individuals who wear a hijab. Recently, Somali model, Halima Aden revealed her realization of where she had come to in her career, and announced that she was stepping away from the mainstream fashion industry. This candid revelation through social media of how she lost her “true" hijab as she grew in her career as a…
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8 Twitter reactions to Halima’s hijab confessions

8 Twitter reactions to Halima’s hijab confessions

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On November 24, 2020, Somali, hijab-wearing model Halima Aden revealed some of the regrets she had regarding her past modeling jobs. In a series of photos on Instagram Stories, she reposted images from past shoots and runways, stating that somewhere along the line, she stopped representing "true" hijab and began conforming to the expectations of the mainstream fashion industry. “If I continued down this path, I would’ve definitely lost my hijab completely,” she wrote, concluding that she was "bowing out gracefully" from the mainstream modeling scene. Muslim women across the globe took to Twitter to reveal their reactions to Halima's…
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