UGBAD ABDI
After fleeing Somalia’s
civil war and spending
nine years in a Kenyan
refugee camp, before
eventually landing in
Iowa, Ugbad Abdi’s
biography offers a
remarkable story of
endurance; particularly
during the current
American political
climate, which has only
increased her resolve
to shift perceptions
about Muslim women.
Her breakout success
has been a phenomenon
to observe, and by
wearing a wealth of
different head coverings
for shows – from beanies
at Burberry to enormous
tulle petals at Valentino- she is proving that
representations of
Muslim women need
not be one note, and
that this industry is
only ever made more
creative by including
different identities.
Crêpe-georgette dress
embellished with feathers,
to order, Givenchy
Haute Couture
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