#deena aljuhani abdulaziz

“I wear my hijab as my crown. It takes time to grow into that. When I was younger, I was almost ashamed. People would bully me for not having hair; for looking like an alien. Having that taunting associated with wearing my hijab made me nearly want to pull away from it, but it’s my spiritual identity. When I’m walking the runway I want people to see that yes, I’m wearing a hijab — but I’m also a million other things. I want us to get to a place where we just see women.” —Halima Aden for VOGUE Arabia’s April issue.