CR Fashion Book just gave Paris Jackson & Halima Aden their first fashion covers

[toddies]

. @CRFASHIONBOOK just gave @ParisJackson and Halima Aden their first-ever fashion covers: https://t.co/1MOrIaTBAB
- Fashionista.com (@Fashionista_com) February 21, 2017

-Halima Aden is a beauty queen who gained prominence in November for wearing a hijab at the Miss Minnesota USA pageant. She made her runway debut during NYFW, walking for Yeezy and

Comments

[reluctantlylove]

Halima 😍

So many people think Muslim women HAVE to wear hijabs and that's not the truth. People are often shocked to hear that I'm Muslim bc I'm not wearing a hijab or I don't "act" like a Muslim. I also don't look Pakistani so I think that throws people off.

[lalaloopsy98]

Same, I don't wear it either, people usually are shocked/confused when I don't wear it but no one forces me too.

[reluctantlylove]

Same. I have that luxury of having a choice. There are a lot of Muslim women who live in oppressive households where they don't have a choice but ppl shouldn't make it seem like it's the religion when it's the people. Honestly, my dad will tell mom straight up not to wear a dupatta when we go out.

[lalaloopsy98]

I completely agree, unfortunately it's more of a cultural/familial pressure than a religious one, yet people try to act like it's forced upon ton all of us.
And I def get why your dad would do that, esp. being in a Western country I often feel safer not wearing one in really public places/worry about my mom and family who do.

[hahalooloo]

yeah, and you have so many families that tell their daughters to take it off, like my dad did he's culturally muslim but a low-key atheist lol

[rosavolpe]

Yep, I have a friend who hasn't been a practicing Muslim for a couple years but she still wears a hijab, and she didn't even wear one all the time when she was practicing.

Sometimes I think about covering my hair/dressing "modestly" but I can't really explain why, even to myself. I'm Jewish (and not Orthodox + married) so it's not even something that's pushed in my community but I kinda have that urge at times.