Hijabi model Halima Aden - who appeared on the catwalk "Max Mara" and on the cover of "British Vogue" magazine - expressed her deep regret about giving up her religious beliefs in exchange for advancing her career.

In the report published by the British newspaper "Teleghraph", writer Bethan Holt said that Halima was born in a refugee camp in Kenya, before moving to the United States with her Somali parents when she was a child.

This model was known as a role model to signify difference and modesty in the fashion industry, but recently she revealed her discomfort in this area through a post on Instagram in which she indicated that she now prefers "religion over the world."

Halima Aden says that the fashion field exploits people and strips them of their humanity, but she confirms that God opened her insight on this fact before it was too late, noting that her photo appeared on the cover of the "New Frontiers" issue of British Vogue in May 2018 as part of a group of models Fashions that "change the face of fashion".

The writer noted that Halima announced that she would not "perform fashion shows again, because she" is no longer spiritually assured of that. " .

"Even if they offer me $ 10 million, I will not bargain for my hijab again," she added.

Halima also praises the efforts made by her mother to guide her to follow her religious values, as she wrote, "My mother asked me to stop modeling for a long time. I wish I had not opposed it; my mother is the only person with the purest intentions."

The author pointed out that since her first appearance in 2017, Halima's way of wearing the veil has evolved, and the boundaries in which she worked have expanded little by little.

At first she wore the black veil most of the time, then moved to participate in the inaugural photo sessions, where she covered her head in various ways, as is the case in her photo that appeared in "Harper's Bazaar" magazine in November 2017 in the United States to embody the image of the girl with the earring. Pearly.

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"I wish I had never stopped wearing my black hijab, and let's just say that I drifted a lot; I was at that time so desperate, that I lost touch with myself," Halima wrote.

She once cried after filming when she was compromised on her values, explaining, "I can only blame myself for my naivety and my rebellion. I blame the fashion industry for not having any Muslim women designers."

The writer said that Halima's ideas now contradict what she expressed optimism early in her career, when she hoped to pave the way for the representation of Muslim women in the field of fashion.

"I wanted to spread a positive message about beauty and diversity," she says.

On her first appearance in February 2017, Halima told Business Fashion magazine that she wanted to "assure other young Muslim women that there is room for them."

She quickly became famous and dealt with "Max Mara" and "Alberta Ferretti" at Milan Fashion Week, but she recently stated that she will not compromise her religious and cultural beliefs, stressing that she has not been subjected to any pressure to be something other than herself.

"I never knew that a woman who wore a hijab could be a model," she said, to her was very exciting.

Halima Aden's fame in the fashion world led to the division of veiled women on social networking sites, where some of them liked to see their choices of modest clothes represented in the most important magazines, while others felt that this model made concessions to a large extent.

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When Halima appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated wearing a burkini in May 2019, some saw it as an important step in the representation of Muslim women.

But Basma Khalifa, a Muslim fashion designer and writer, wrote in the Telegraph newspaper, “When I saw the cover and the comment I thought: Why would you want to belong to a magazine cover that represents everything that you personally don’t believe in? Other than their bodies. "

Now that Halima spoke, who broke into her first fashion show in 2016 when she competed for the title of Miss Minnesota in the United States of America;

On her struggle to reconcile her modeling work with her religious beliefs and her veil journey, many praised her for her honesty.

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In this context, a Twitter user wrote, "Halima Aden was already one of the most beautiful women I have seen in my life, and now the story of her hijab has made her more beautiful. Another commented," Halima Aden is an amazing model of Muslim women;

The veiled and unveiled. "

On the other hand, fellow model Gigi Hadid praised her statements and courage in the face of her doubts, writing that "it is very important, whether veiled or not, to think about oneself and get back on the right track with what we feel is real for us."

The author noted that for the wider world of the fashion industry, the acceptance of Halima Aden calls into question the success of the continuous efforts for diversity and inclusion so far, especially if a woman in her place feels compelled to compromise in order to progress and succeed.