HAPPY INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY!
"Here's to strong women.
May we know them,
may we be them,
may we raise them."
To remark this 2017's International Women Day, I have a "mission" is to emphasize more on the diversity of women. As a woman who wears hijab everyday, in this opportunity, I want to share with you a list of 17 hijabi fashion/style bloggers that I recommend you to follow in Instagram. Scroll down to see who they are! :)
*in no particular order
Habiba Da Silva @lifelongpercussion
Habiba Da Silva is a 22 year-old international influencer based in the United Kingdom with over a million followers on social media. She is a graduate in Creative Writing from Birmingham City University. She is well known for her videos on beauty and relatable subjects through her #HabibaTalks series on YouTube and her promotion of like-minded brands and businesses. She has newly launched her first business venture with the SKIN collection on HabibaDaSilva.com which is a blend of two things she loves most: culture and attire. (from habibadasilva.com)
Summer Albarcha @summeralbarcha
Summer Albarcha holds over 325,000 followers from around the globe,
where she shares outfits of the day influenced by her love for layering. Her Instagram is acknowledged by international press, including Marie Claire, AP Press, and Look
Magazine. Summer Albarcha was born and raised in the United States,
with family origins from Syria. She currently attends The John Cook
School of Business at Saint Louis University. (from: summeralbarcha.com)
Fatima @allthingsfatima
Fatima is an Instagram blogger based in New York. Along with other hijabi women aka @nabilahkariem, @flywithhaifa, @naballahchi, @lamyaanader, @sarasabry_, and @rym.shamas, she is featured in Deen Squad's Cover Girl (She Be Rockin' That Hijab) music video which is released TODAY as Hijabi Girl Anthem in this #IWD2017.
Naima Begum @naimabegum_
Naima is a UK-based fashion, food, and style Instagram blogger. Based on her Insta feed, her outfits are dominated by abayas and long-coats. She never shows her face in her pictures, nevertheless, I'm a big fan of her style!
Aana Nourin (@aana_nourin)
Aana Nourin is a fashion and lifestyle Instagram blogger with over 111k followers. As well as Naima, she also goes with the no-face rule. Although she had posted one photo showing half of her face in response to people who often claimed her photos as theirs. Everyone loves her elegant style, don't they?
Khaoula is an Instagram blogger based in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Not only she has cool and casual outfits, the landscape in her photos are to be envy of.
Firaa Assagaf @firrrr_
Firaa Assagaf is a photographer based in Jakarta, Indonesia. Studied Photography in LaSalle College Jakarta. Her interest in Photography and Fashion has inspired her in creating her own website. (from firrrr.com)
Hind Al Madani @hindalmadani
Hind Al Madani is UAE-based designer and style influencer. We are loving her abaya style, bags collection and travel photos.
Zara @zaraazix
Zara is a London-based fashion and lifestyle blogger. Her currently blush-colored feed are too sweet for us to not follow.
Jawaher Badr @jawaherrbrr
Jawaher Badr is a beauty, fashion, and lifestyle blogger based in Dubai. She also does makeup tutorial videos on her Instagram.
Sauf @sauf.etc
Who doesn't love a warmly filtered Instagram feed? We are definitely loving her neat, warm-undertoned feed (and her on-point contour)!
Ruba Zai @hijabhills
With more than 900k followers on Instagram, and 350k Youtube subscribers, Ruba Zai is probably one of the most influential hijabi bloggers out there. Be sure to follow her!
Shahd Batal @shahdbatal
Alexandra Golovkova @golovkova.s
Alexandra Golovkova is a Russian designer and lifestyle blogger; what a beautiful name for such a beautiful young lady. We may not understand her caption (lol) but we're still loving her feed.
Rizky Amelia @ameliaelle
Elle is an Indonesian style, lifestyle, and travel Instagram blogger. She also has modeled for and collaborated with many Indonesian local brands.
Aghnia Punjabi @aghniapunjabi
Aghnia Punjabi is an Instagram fashion blogger and entrepreneur based in Indonesia. Aside from being a model for local fashion brands, she also runs a Youtube channel for vlog and makeup tutorials.
Halima Aden @kinglimaa
They say: save the best for the last.
She may not be a fashion blogger, but she IS a fashion it-girl. Halima Aden is a Somali-American woman who competed in Miss Minnesota, wearing the hijab. She is now signed with IMG Models Management, the modelling agency that has brought us today's most famous supermodels: Gisele Bundchen, Kate Moss, Heidi Klum, Miranda Kerr, and many other models that we love. She has also made her runway gig in Kanye West’s Yeezy collection at New York Fashion Week and was recently featured in Carine Roitfeld's CR Fashion Book.
Anddd, that wraps it up!
We are hoping to see more and more women of diversities to show themselves and be as fierce as they want to be.
Do you have any other favorite bloggers?
Let me know in the comment section below!
Nox,
Ray.
