Hijabi Model Halima Adel makes Milan Fashion Week debut

February 23, 2017

New York, Feb 23: Hijab-wearing model Halima Aden made her Milan debut during Alberta Ferretti's show which also saw fashion sisters Gigi and Bella Hadid on the runway.

Clad in a navy-and-black striped belted coat with flared pants styled underneath, the 19-year-old Somali-American walked the runway like a pro, reported New York Post.

Aden recently signed with the IMG agency and walked the runway at Kanye West's Yeezy Season 5 show during New York Fashion Week earlier this month. Ferretti's fashion show comes a day after the model made her fashion magazine cover debut for CR Fashion Book.

In the magazine, she is interviewed by David Bowie's widow Iman, a fellow Somali fashion icon, and discusses the importance of wearing her hijab on the cover. "I always tell (people), 'Just look around you, there are Muslim women who wear it and Muslim women who don't'," she said.

"We have to break the stereotype. I think often the West does not understand the history and the privilege of wearing a hijab. They always think of oppression." The model is focused on her fashion career, but she also has plans to become a UN Goodwill Ambassador.

"I just think that there's so much work to be done. I remember when I lived in a refugee camp, it was the people who weren't Somali, the people who came from Western countries, who helped the most. I remember being six and thinking, 'I want to be one of those women because I knew how much they helped us'." And she understands the pressure that comes with representing Muslims.

"I wish I could tell (people), 'Hey, I'm not a perfect Muslim'. A lot of people had a misconception that I would be the perfect poster child for Islam," she said.

"So I got a lot of Instagram comments like, 'Oh, you don't have your neck covered, you're not a Muslim!' My thing is, 'Stop judging women, especially if you're a man, because you don't know the responsibility that comes with wearing a hijab'."

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In the title they mentioned HIJABI MODEL , anybody can wear hijab, even we find Christian nuns wear it, most of hindu women make hijab even better, they cover their heads better than this hijabi Model in above picture is wearing. So please do not link hijab to muslim identity,
For all of you kind information what this women is wearing DOES NOT REPRESENTS THE ACTUAL HIJAB, ITS DOES NOT FULFIL THE CRITERIA OF ISLAMIC HIJAB.
And beauty is not for comparison and creator Allah had made each and every one unique . THIS FASHION SHOWS ARE JUST EXPLOITING WOMEN AND NOTHING ELSE.

Asthafirulla.....

Modi is exporting beef for foreigners and its skin too for leather jackets and shoes.....if he really loves cow then take action against those exporter and stop beef export....India makes more than 20 billion dolor by beef export...it is not a joke...cannot afford to stop it....

If Trump sees her Somaliys background she is gonna get gate pass.
Trump is the biggest Firoun and he is not named as terrorist.
Who creates fear on people are called terrorist and why media is not ready accept him as terrorist?????

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Mangaluru: Protest erupts after poor road condition near Thokkottu claims woman’s life

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November 10,2024

Mangaluru: A tragic accident took place on Saturday at Chembugudde near Thokkottu, claiming the life of a 47-year-old woman after a tanker lorry ran over her. The victim, identified as Rahmat H Rashid, was riding pillion with her husband, Abdul Rashid G, on their scooter.

The couple was traveling from Yenepoya Hospital to Bajpe when the scooter skidded on the poorly maintained road. Rahmat fell onto the road and was fatally struck by a tanker lorry that was coming from behind. Despite being rushed to the hospital, doctors declared her dead upon arrival.

The incident prompted a swift response from the DYFI Ullal Taluk Committee, which staged a protest on Saturday night, condemning the unsafe condition of the road. Nithin Kuthar, president of the committee, criticized MLA and Legislative Assembly Speaker UT Khader for failing to ensure safe infrastructure, despite touting the road as toll-free.

Kuthar demanded immediate repairs, warning that the committee would march to the MLA’s office with black flags if the road is not fixed within a week.

Former DYFI State President Sunil Kumar Bajal also voiced frustration over the deteriorating condition of Thokkottu market, highlighting the struggles people face while crossing roads riddled with dangerous potholes. In response to public outcry, temporary repairs were made to the road at Chembugudde on Sunday, though locals remain wary and demand a more permanent solution.

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Voting underway in Karnataka bypolls: Family legacies and political heavyweights battle across 3 segments

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November 13,2024

Bengaluru: An estimated overall 10.14 per cent voter turnout was recorded during the first two hours, since the voting began for bypolls to three Assembly segments in Karnataka on Wednesday, election officials said.

The voting began at 7 am and will go on till 6 pm.

More than seven lakh voters are eligible to cast their votes in about 770 polling stations in Shiggaon, Sandur and Channapatna, where a total of 45 candidates are in the fray.

While Channapatna recorded 10.34 per cent voter turnout till 9 am, it was 10.08 per cent in Shiggaon, and 9.99 per cent in Sandur, election officials said.

Voters, including women and elderly were seen queuing up in front of polling booths in these segments.

By-polls for Sandur, Shiggaon, and Channapatna are necessitated, as the seats fell vacant following the election of their respective representatives -- E Tukaram of Congress, former CM Basavaraj Bommai of BJP, and Union Minister H D Kumaraswamy of JD(S) -- to Lok Sabha in May elections.

As many as 31 candidates are in the fray from Channapatna, while Sandur and Shiggaon have six and eight contenders, respectively.

Elaborate security arrangements have been made in the three segments for the smooth conduct of the polls.

The by-polls will witness a straight fight between the ruling Congress and BJP in Sandur and Shiggaon segments, while in Channapatna, JD(S) which is part of the NDA alliance is in contest against the grand old party.

Among the three segments, Channapatna is considered to be a "high profile", where the contest is between C P Yogeeshwara, a five time MLA from the segment and former Minister, who joined the Congress quitting BJP ahead of nomination, and actor-turned -politician Nikhil Kumaraswamy, who is Kumaraswamy’s son and former PM H D Deve Gowda's grandson.

BJP's Bharath Bommai, son of Basavaraj Bommai, is fighting Congress Yasir Ahmed Khan Pathan, who had faced defeat against the former Chief Minister in the 2023 Assembly polls, in Shiggaon.

Bharath Bommai and his father cast their vote at a polling booth in Shiggaon segment.

In Sandur, Bellary MP Tukaram's wife E Annapurna of Congress is contesting from the seat vacated by her husband, against, BJP ST Morcha president Bangaru Hanumanthu, who is considered close to party leader and former mining barron G Janardhan Reddy.

Annapurna, Tukaram and other family members cast their votes at a booth in the segment.

With Nikhil Kumaraswamy and Bharath Bommai contesting, the third generation of Gowda and Bommai families are in the fray in this by-poll. Both their fathers and grandfathers have served as Karnataka's Chief Ministers in the past.

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