Halima Aden is a 21-year-old model who was born into a refugee camp.
The American-Somali was the first hijab-wearing model to be featured on the cover of Vogue, advertise a headscarf for Nike, and be part of a Kanye West Yeezy presentation. She recently became the proud designer of 27 new headscarves.
So when Halima came to London to host the fourth annual International Somali Awards (ISA), we had to chat to her about Muslim identity and being part of the diaspora.
Where Halima is from in the US, Minnesota, has the largest Somali population and even has a museum dedicated to home and diaspora talent.
‘As a former refugee, I know firsthand the problems that the diaspora faces so to have a day like this as a celebration of the hard work and dedication that Somalis are putting in makes me so proud,’ Halima told Metro.co.uk.
‘I’ve had a great experience modelling so far, it’s been scary too, I took a risk being the first Muslim woman to do x, y, z. It’s scary to go into the unknown but now seeing so many girl.
https://metro.co.uk/2019/04/10/be-fiercely-you-halima-aden-says-its-a-great-time-to-be-a-muslim-woman-at-international-somali-awards-9140641/
