5 things you didn't know about one of our April cover stars, Ugbad Abdi, including her very modern discovery story.
She’s been wearing a hijab since she was 14. Abdi began wearing it to emulate her mother, sheauthor Mariam Khan, explaining, “Growing up, I wanted to be like her, I wanted to look like her and dress like her, so I did.” Abdi also spoke about the significance of her hijab to Arabian, saying, “I haven’t encountered any discrimination or people making me feel like an outsider solely because of my hijab.
Abdi has five siblings, two of whom were born after her family moved to the U.S., and her family speaks both English and Somali. They’ve all been brought up with the same powerful values: “My mom has always taught my siblings and I to never compromise who you truly are for anyone, and to try to be the change you needed growing up for kids growing up now,” AbdiMuslim role models are important to Abdi, in the fashion industry and beyond.
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