hijabi
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hijabis
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"As a Muslim hijabi I did find there was a gap in recreational sports for women who look like me," she said.
From Reuters ● Aug. 26, 2023
On hijabi lifestyle social media groups, BBC News Arabic found what appears to be a growing trend, with women accusing numerous venues of refusing them entry if they are wearing a hijab.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2022
In her previous school, Huda’s hijab defined her identity and made her stand out, but now, she’s no longer the only hijabi at her school.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 23, 2021
The apology was issued on Savage X Fenty’s official Instagram account — one of the hitmaker’s many business ventures that have made strides to be inclusive and have historically included hijabi women in their marketing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2020
I turn to see Suraya, one of three black hijabi girls who are also on garden duty.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
"It's not very often that I look around and see hijabis in literary spaces, put it that way, and it's been lovely."
From BBC ● Jun. 1, 2025
The other hijabis fit right into their unique cliques — the makeup artists, the gamers, the athletes — but not Huda.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 23, 2021
One sport where hijabis are rarely found, however, is swimming—and, of anything a woman of any faith might choose to wear, it is her swimwear that may suffer the most intense scrutiny.
From The New Yorker ● Dec. 9, 2019
She continues: "So even if you hate, I still wrap my hijab, wrap my hijab, wrap my hijab...Keep swaggin my hijabis, Swag-swaggin my hijabis."
From BBC ● Mar. 31, 2017
Suraya raises a finger to point toward two other hijabis; I quickly grab her hand, pull it down, and shake my head.
From "Internment" by Samira Ahmed
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