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Hijab-Wearing Supermodel Halima Aden Quits The Fashion Industry
Nada Alturki
Supermodel Halima Aden, 23, has taken to social media to announce that she has decided to quit the fashion industry, citing its pressure to leave her religious beliefs behind. Aden was one of the first models to ever walk the runway for major clothing brands such as Max Mara, Tommy Hilfiger, and Stella McCartney. "I can only blame myself for caring more about opportunity than what was actually ... ...more
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Muslim Woman Arrested After Getting Kicked Off American Airlines Flight For Wearing Hijab
Nada Alturki
A recent post went viral regarding a young Muslim woman who was forced to get off an American Airlines flight because a white man in first class said the woman, sitting in coach, made him "uncomfortable." She was then arrested by the police without any given explanation. The whole flight was forced to de-board, and this caused an outrage on social media. The woman who was forced to leave the ... ...more
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Calls To Boycott French Products By Muslim Nations, Macron In Hot Water
Nada Alturki
International affairs revolving around Muslim countries have been erupting with calls to boycott all French products after the French president, Emmanuel Macron, said he would propose that the legislature fight "Islamist separatism" after he had called Islam a "religion in crisis."This is following the decapitation of school teacher Samuel Paty by Islamic extremists. The action was in response ... ...more
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Netflix Apologizes Over Promotion of 'Cuties,' A Film By A Black Muslim
Nada Alturki
Being Muslim, Black and a woman artist trying to make a name for yourself in the biggest and most competitive industry in the world is already hard enough without having Netflix ruin the promotion of your movie. On August 20, Netflix issued an apology to the creator of the French film Cuties, or Mignonnes in French. Why were they apologizing? Well, initially, when Netflix first released the ... ...more