With a considerable surge in discriminatory acts faced by Muslims, one model has stepped forward to claim that the hijab on her head became the basis of her getting dropped out of a beauty campaign.
While talking to international media outlets, 25-year-old Mariah Idrissi revealed that she had faced discrimination at the hands of one of the outlets involved in a beauty campaign who thought she would “limit the audience because she’s Muslim.”
The model had earned herself a name after she became the first hijab-wearing woman to get featured in an H&M campaign in 2015.
“It was nothing to do with my personality, and just because I wore a hijab they thought their audience wouldn’t buy the product,” Mariah had stated during an interview.
The model added, “For me, it was like well I buy things that white girls are wearing, it makes no difference, so I was a bit shocked.”
Her comments had come to surface after Britain’s Vogue made history by featuring Halima Aden –the first hijab-wearing woman on its cover.
After Mariah’s H&M advertisement went public, she appeared in numerous other fashion magazines as well including Elle, Marie Claire and Teen Vogue.
-
Trump tactics could hurt Republicans in midterms: report -
Mother, two children shot dead after violent altercation in North Carolina -
Suspect comes to light after Ilhan Omar attack in Minneapolis -
Georgia assistant principal accused of nearly 100 Walmart thefts -
'From palace to prison': What South Korea’s former first lady’s sentence means for political accountability -
Starmer vows to remain ‘clear-eyed’ on national security ahead of China trip -
US dollar slips to 4-year low amid Trump’s optimistic remarks -
Trump signals ‘de-escalation’ of federal surge in Minnesota following Pretti shooting