When Hijab is in controversy in most countries , Covergirl Supports Hijab by featuring its first Hijabi Model.
In this era when Hijab is seen as controversial in some countries .When Many countries are putting a ban on Hijab and some like Italy is imposing heavy fines on Woman wearing Hijab,CoverGirl ย has taken a beautiful step by featuring a woman wearing a hijab in its advertising for the first time in the makeup lineโs history.
The 24-year-old ย Nura Afiaย will appear in a commercial, marking the first time a Muslim woman wearing a hijab is featured in an ad for the brand.
โItโs a big accomplishment for all of us,โ Afia, told CNN. โIt means that little girls that grew up like me have something to look up to.โ
She is part of the CoverGirl brandsย diversity initiative โwhich recently saw it introducing its first Cover Boy, makeup artist, James Charles.
โIโm so excited to be a part of CoverGirlโs new campaign,โ Afia said in a statement. โIt feels so surreal. Honestly, growing up and being insecure about wearing the hijab I never thought I would see Muslim women represented on such a large scale. It means the world to me and Iโm so honored to be a part of this campaign with CoverGirl.โ
In an interview with The Post, Afia said that when she was first contacted about working with CoverGirl, she initially didnโt think it was real. There was a part of her, she said, that hesitated to respond.
โBecause I was shocked,โ she said. โI mean, youโve never heard of anything like that happening beforeย โ in the U.S., at least.โ
Afia was born and raisedย in Colorado, and said wearing a hijab wasnโt always easy for her. She started wearing one before her twin sister, and at the time was the only girl in her school that wore it. She said that back then, she felt that โI had nobody to relate to, nobody to look up to.โ
โI hope that they continue to be proud of who they are,โ Afia said when asked what she hoped Muslim girls would take away from her ad. โBecause I feel like what I can relate to with a lot of Muslim girls is weโve all felt insecure about either being Muslim, wearing a hijab, or just your culture, at one point. Just because itโs not the norm here. So I want them to feel proud of who they are, and where they come from, and what they think in when they see the commercial.โ
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Ustadha Fahmina holds a Sanad in Alimiyyah (6-year Dars-e-Nizami) from two recognized Islamic institutes and a Master's degree in Arabic from Indira Gandhi National University. She teaches Qur'an, Tafsir, Hadith, and Fiqh following the Hanafi school within Ahl al-Sunnah wal Jama'ah. She founded Islam Hashtag in 2015 to bring authentic Islamic learning to Muslim families online. She also holds a degree in Optometry and is the founder of Optometryskills.com.
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