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SKAM

She´s one of our favourite characters on the show and here is why we love and relate to her. Can you guess who it it?

things we love about Sana from SKAM

1. She always keeps it real

Sana is the type of girl that’s never afraid of voicing her true opinion without sugar-coating the very sour truth. Since her very frst appearance on the show, she’s been serving us real thoughts that are so relatable in the fercest way, to say the least, she’s always ready to school ignorant people.

2. She is a boss!

Sana is the only boss of her life. She isn’t the type to shy away from her authentic self and often manages to lead in situations that society claims she shouldn’t even be in.

5. She’s loyal! And lastly, we love her for always standing by her friend’s side and for constantly uplifting them!

3. She’s witty!

We love her sarcasm! Sana doesn’t allow her peers ignorance to limit her from having fun. In a legendary scene Sana pranks her friends while camping in the woods, and makes them believe that her hijab is magical.

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She’s loyal! And lastly, we love her for always standing by her friend’s side and for constantly uplifting them! 4. She’s relatable! Her way of dealing with the dilemmas is mostly by jumping to conclusions... which we all do (even if it’s hard to confess). That only makes her all the more relatable.

Let’s walk with Halima Aden

Women in loose fttings, oversized jackets and long elegant dresses are hitting the runway more than ever as the feels of modest fashion are becoming the ultimate trend of our time.

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Halima began breaking barriers from the start when she competed in the 2016 Miss Minnesota USA pageant becoming the frst contestant to walk the runway with a hijab. She not only stunned the judges but most of the country. Wanting to change the negative perception of Muslims, she decided to step on the stage and shine the light on herself to show people what Muslim women are really about. She walked down all the diferent stages with her hijab including the swimsuit part in which she competed in the most beautiful burkini. But of course, there have been women sporting this style since forever. However, one young Muslim fashionista in particular never waited for the spotlight to hit her. Instead, she walked straight to it. I’m talking about the 20-year-old Somali-American model named Halima Aden. You may know her from her most recent appearance in the Fenty Beauty campaign but, do you know how it all started? Here are some of the highlights from her career, from her debut walk into the fashion world to her most recent one and of course all that is in between. She’s a game changer

___ ”If you don’t see representation it is your job to represent” ___

Unfortunately, Halima did not win the pageant but gained recognition regardless. Halima’s efort caught the attraction of IMG models who represent many big names with the likes of Chanel Iman, Candice Swanepoel and Gisele Bündchen. She said in a recent sit-down interview with Miss USA that ”if you don’t see representation, it is your job to represent”. By wearing the jilbaab in the interview, she proved that she does not need to conform to society’s expectations to ft in. We love her for always managing to stretch the importance of young Muslim girls by making them feel like they do belong.

Halima made her debut at the New York fashion week in the fall of 2017. She was one of the faces of Yeezy season 5 by simply being herself - a young Muslim woman. She became the most talked about model for his collection and even had Vogue write an article about her in which they quote her saying “I knew I would be comfortable wearing something that would be acceptable to my beliefs”. Halima has since worked with Vogue by gracing the cover of Vogue Arabia multiple times.

She then took on Milan fashion week walking for both Max Mara, wearing a camel coat and a matching hijab. For Alberta Ferretti, she wore a black hijab and a black knit paired with a gorgeous black belt with gold detailing in the middle. Halima has also walked for Dior and countless other high-end designers. Halima has also modelled for American Eagle, British Glamour and has been on the cover of the CR fashion book.

Apart from working with these amazing designers, Halima has also partnered up with some of fashion’s most well-known photographers like Mario Sorrenti. Besides modelling, Halima is a humanitarian who aims to change the world in any way possible. Being born in a refugee camp in Kenya, Halima Aden knows frst-hand the obstacles that refugees face. Te message she wants to send is that anything is possible, even when it doesn’t seem like it. She is the role-model that young Muslim girls need and deserve. We can’t wait for what the future has in store for her and have no doubt that she’ll stop being the beautiful woman she is.

_____ “I knew I would be comfortable wearing something that would be acceptable to my beliefs”

By Nura Alin

YouTubers

we’re loving right now

It’s no secret that Muslim women are killing it in the YouTube world so we thought we’d share some of our favourite YouTubers with you. There are many that we adore but for now, these are the ones that we’re obsessed with.

BY Faduma Timoyare