As the first hijab-wearing model for H&M, 23-year-old Mariah Idrissi has been getting a lot of attention. She says it doesn't faze her. "Some people think it's great that women can be beautiful and ...

Wania Tayyab, 15, remembers the first time she wore the hijab, on a trip to Five Below when she was 12 or 13. “My mom said, ‘You’re growing, why don’t you try wearing hijab?’” Tayyab says she was ...

When Mariah Idrissi got a call from a model scout earlier this year asking her to feature in a new ad campaign for H&M, the 23-year-old was skeptical. “Are you sure they know I wear a hijab?” she ...

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