Changing The Face Of Fashion | Mariah Idrissi | TEDxTeen

When fashion can change a global conversation.
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Mariah recently became the world's first Muslim model in hijab for H&M, earning her worldwide attention. She has appeared on CNN, BBC News, ITV, CNN and NBC, and been featured in the New York Times, The Telegraph, The Daily Mail, Evening Standard and the Khaleej Times. She has been interviewed by BBC5 Live, BBC Asian Network, BBC1, as well as other radio stations worldwide, to discuss the issues around Muslims appearing in Western fashion. Mariah has continued to cause a stir in the fashion world, breaking the “Western ideals” of fashion. With appearances in Harper’s Bazaar, Dazed and Grazia, she has helped to change the modern perception of beauty. Mariah is not just concerned with making a name for herself in fashion. She wishes to inspire women all over the world with her message of equality.
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[@negramaribel0572]

What a beautiful soul. Many blessings on all your endeavours. Hugs from an American living in Brazil ❤

[@blogz589]

She is absolutely beautiful

[@AmalJavedAbdullah]

I love her outfit!

[@mikesoward2261]

Of course you do you are a mohammedian mysoginist

[@maisuchan6209]

What does that even mean? I cant tell if it's supposed to be an insult or not. And her out fit is still awesome just so you know

[@semperfi9685]

Sun Tzu You're terrible at trolling.

[@shahriarfardin777]

Camel hump hijab is haram prophet profecied about these hijab and people who will hurt with a stick which looks like tail of cattle

[@helensarwar6070]

I loved it tooo ! I was like I want to know where she got her jacket from

[@joshuafrisbymoreno6466]

I love the comment "If we can't change a negative then why don't we add a positive to it."

[@rabiyahelle9102]

Salaam Aleykum. Some thoughts: I do understand that women of all religious or ethnic background, in a globalized world, will in one way or the other come in contact with fashion. and living in the west it also becomes difficult to pursuit a *normal* lifestyle, if you dont somehow take care of how you look. As a Muslimah I do follow other woman that wear hijab and try to make an effort to look neat, whether thats for fashion purposes, or just to look decent in your professional life, and in that case i do agree that its really nice to get inspiration off the net. but on the other hand i feel like its becoming this huge deal now, for muslim women, as if they almost feel like they need to 'make up' for their 'deficiency' (i.e. their hijab) by being the super fashionable one- and then everyone is concerned with their looks again. when i was younger i always struggled with the hijab because it was going to be the thing that in a secular society in the west, will somehow make me look *less attractive*, so to speak, but i felt like in that sense it was a way for me to struggle against the ego at least a little bit, and try and move away from a superficial world view of women, and people. it shouldn't matter how (muslim) women look,( because they want to please Allah not themselves or others). again i do think that in social media it has a positive effect aswell, in terms of building confidence in muslim girls, and providing inspiration for professional woman who want to look modest in terms of how they dress. but i hear a lot of young girls talk and feel like our conversations do get very shallow. and all of a sudden were no different then all those poeple who dont even believe in spirituality, non the less thank you for that nice talk may Allah protect you sister

[@ezelle1022]

rabia helle well said. there's definitely got to be a balance

[@angua65]

Do you really think that covering yourself will make you less "superficial" or more spiritual than those who don't cover themselves? Appearance is just the shell, It's only "inside" what counts and really matter. As a "spiritual" person you should know that...

[@melovescoffee]

As like in any culture, most people wear their clothing like a potato bag, let's face it. As a European, i can totally appreciate the more modest ways of clothing and people exude their self or cultural worth in different ways. It doesn't have to be beauty and glamour first. It can be modesty as well. This is undervalued to the point of non-existence in our culture and i don't know why. I can fully enjoy the intricately draped, billowing headwear of the young Syrian woman or the regal traditional dress of my friend's mother, who is Turkish. I gasped when i first saw her. Black thick fabric with thin, beatifully embroidered details. Perfectly fitted, perfectly ironed. I had never seen anyone quite like her before. What a meticulously dressed lady. All i could wisper inside was "... wow" I prefer dressing modestly classy as well. I actually did follow a whole bunch of Muslim fashion lovers for a while, including wedding make-up artists and dress makers. Great fun. A world of confusion dissapeared for me. I dress the way i like, you dress the way you like. That's how i see it.

[@Smithpolly]

What is your definition of modest?

[@safuramahamadu3426]

MashaAllah,thank you and God bless you

[@amaliahmodestfashion4001]

Well done Mariah! Mash Allah.

[@amaliahmodestfashion4001]

+Amaliah Modest Fashion Check out what Amaliah think about LFW 2016 this year #modestfashion bit.ly/LFWHIJUP

[@withshafquat]

MAA SHAA ALLAAH spelling

[@lunasol943]

why people think that a girl muslim wearing hijab is a part of isis or that islam oppress you ? now we live an era that people are different person by person i'm proud to be an moroccan islamic girl and i'm proud wearing hijab because i'm feeling different with other people and i liKe it and everyone should think that islam is not isis ,it's not oppress ,it 's just freedom to have one voice ,own think and own Life in pur Hand that'it

[@bobjohnson3077]

Because your brain has been conditioned since birth to blindly accept and never question the barbaric, violent and primitive culture of islam. Go tell your imam that you are going to become an atheist and see how long it takes him to issue a fatwa for your death...

[@iqballone5764]

rahat

[@Smithpolly]

I've never been to Morocco but from what I read, there is a lot of harassment by men towards women on the street. Is that not true?

[@mohamedcharlotte8085]

Sana Oubraim

[@mikesoward2261]

muslim honor killings canada www.google.com/search?q=aqsa+parvez&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8#safe=off&q=muslim+honor+killings+canada&* -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In 2000, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) estimated that there were at least 5,000 honour killings world-wide annually, which may be an underestimate because many cases go unreported or are falsely reported as suicides.Footnote 6 Although this practice is currently primarily associated in media reports with certain Arab cultures, variations of harmful cultural practices toward women involving violence based on notions of honour have been known in many cultures world-wideFootnote 7 and in many historical times. www.justice.gc.ca/eng/rp-pr/cj-jp/fv-vf/hk-ch/p1.html

[@Sharifthevlogger]

Well done. Great talk.

[@chandalam7151]

I really love your speech.

[@amnaalbaloushi4426]

great !

[@arlinegeorge6967]

Beautiful impressive amazing soul. So true we have a long long way to. Many many more amazing souls rise n shine. Awakening to be authentic self we are. Thank you, bless you . All your dreams come true.

[@Tommaso_Squarzoni]

I love her♥️

[@AbidAli-lf2nw]

Proud of you sister

[@mahasinalrashid39]

Good speech

[@mewsao1]

Love her outfits

[@muzaffarkarim4201]

I can’t stop but notice how attractively beautiful she looks 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@richardadamwais9734]

from djibouti great

[@kristinazerebkina1029]

Globalization 👍🏻 Respect . The right to be yourself.

[@asmaumar1049]

wearing hijab doesn't mean you are a terrorist. just think about the meaning of hijab. it avoids fashion and admires simplicity.

[@SagaciousEagle]

There is 1 question that still lingers in my mind for a decade. If modesty is the essence and main purpose of covering up your body by wearing a hijab (i.e. trying not to be visually attractive to avoid being a lure to those who could potentially lust upon the you), why must women in hijab think about fashionable clothing and/or makeup?

[@tuntha4009]

Hijab is not a strange thing. Hijabs were used by almost all the women of prophets. Sarah, Hajrah, Virgin mary, mother of Jesus etc. Nowaday every nun wears hijab, Mother Teresa wear hijab.

[@cometmoon4485]

If you look at countries all around the world, the question isn't "In which cultures do women cover their heads", it is rather "in which cultures do women NOT cover their heads?"

[@Sara-zh7ep]

6:50 hahahaha XD

[@muzaffarkarim4201]

She is beautiful 😍😍😍😍❤️❤️❤️🔥🔥🔥mashallah

[@muhammadsaeedahmadswati8912]

nice

[@tangoz811]

Make up and Hijab tutorials the irony there

[@ozhoneybadger]

Yep

[@sujudstudio8509]

subhanallah...☺

[@sumeya1923]

*mashallah

[@MrCocktapuss]

I see muslim women trying to re-identify what the hijab really is all over TED-talks. You can all open up a koran and see that the whole idea of the hijab is everything apart from "fashion".

[@tangoz811]

John Doe why is it that men whatever their faith or tradition care a whole lo t about what women choose to wear as if it defines her

[@semperfi9685]

amsol cocktapuss why don't you educate us on what the Quran says and there by educating yourself....Oh wait you don't even know how to spell Quran.

[@amonbeck]

The headscarf is in every Abrahamic faith. The headscarf was used traditionally to protect a woman's most beautiful feature, her hair. It also allowed women of every social class to be protected from being kidnapped---as wealthy men's daughters and wives could be used as bargaining chips. Make women all look the same, disguise their appearance outside of the house, and then the possibility of danger is significantly decreased. The whole point of covering the body was to neutralize the inevitable possibility of violence towards women in ancient and nearer centuries. Now, the hijab and all other forms of head covering still protect against sun and as a form of modesty and faith practice for God. The headscarf is a personal item now worn by women for many reasons. There are even tribes in North Africa where it's men who wear headscarves. You have to look at body coverings or lack thereof based upon regional geography, ethnic/tribal/indigenous customs, faith practices, and historical social connotations. The meaning of body coverings change as we progress, not just in the Middle East, but all over the world. So, yes, women will change the meaning of the hijab, since it's original use is outdated and unnecessary for most regions of the world. The covering of the head is also found in China, India, North Africa, and South America. They are all different, but done for much the same reasons as you see in the Near East.

[@razhaider7943]

Dina tokia twin sister?

[@sososhi4177]

Raz Haider OMG I also thought it was Dina Tokio I love how people could read each other's mind😄😄😄👍🏽

[@sososhi4177]

ad da what ever

[@johnharvey4448]

Soso Shi Were you addressing God in that comment ?

[@discojelly]

Almost!

[@muzaffarkarim4201]

Just no

[@etharvisulas]

Mashallah carry on we need idols in the world

[@betshilton]

is she british? like the first thing i noticed was her accent (sorry if i offended anyone)

[@abipereiraof]

She is :)

[@DanLetts97]

Sabrina Anjani yes she's British, their numbers are rapidly growing in Europe. Yikes

[@nestae6186]

Sabrina Anjani it's not offensive she might have grown up in Britain or someplace like that so she speaks with an accent

[@darioustobar8557]

hi-jab; ha-jab's beauty

[@michellea5415]

According to most imams the fashion hijab today is not Halal. The sanctioned conservative hijab should be covered and not be tight to show the body figure. It should also not be colourful as to not bring attention to men and be as loosely as possible.

[@lynettemottram3966]

some of her facial expressions make her look like ashley tidsale

[@rudraom9]

Who is amerika and south koria security allerty

[@bettydwanti154]

Goid

[@leatherandtactel]

How come that we never see a man promoting islam in this kind of videos? We always see a youg nice woman. I guess it would be wierd to see a man saying than owning his wife and kids is peace and love and their patriarchy culture is acceptable. They always put a young woman to make it more soft and marketable, that´s kind of ironic knowing that women are the ones who suffer more that culure.

[@DyanneGavin]

Listen to Samina Ali

[@rudraom9]

Who is validation in this universe janu

[@rudraom9]

Who is hindu and muslim

[@rudraom9]

What's the hindu Or muslim

[@md.thouhidulislam4654]

Alhamdulillah 🙄🙄🙄

[@sufwannaufal2157]

Prophet (saw) said: "Any woman who applies perfume and then goes out among the people so that they could smell her fragrance is a zaaniyah (adulteress)." (Reported by Imam Ahmad, 4/418; see also Sahih al-Jaami', 105).

[@TM-fx2iq]

If only I hated myself enough to wear an outfit as bold as yours

[@bernardmailman8018]

i am gay, can i wear a hijab?

[@mariabalanco4560]

Shaun tan it's not allowed to be gay and wear the hijab I am sorry but that's how god said so It's not just Muslim its also in Jewish people they said that too I am Muslim by the way 😊

[@user-mn9gm9sx5t]

Everyone can wear a hijab. "hijab" doesnt mean "only for muslims".

[@honestanswers7225]

Shaun tan hijab is not compulsory but is preferred. It's an accessory for modesty. Not restricted to be used only within the religion.

[@wasimshayna]

yes..obviously.

[@stanwilder2934]

Masquerading as a conehead?

[@ayeshaartacademy3818]

Its haram

[@Urban_Revert]

Hijab and fashion? Both cannot mix, it's like a square circle, does it exist?

[@user-oq7mm3gx4m]

Yes it does if its modest!?

[@Urban_Revert]

L in Any evidence? Hijab doesn't only mean to wear a scarf and long clothes, it has many inplications. The whole point of hijab is to not look attractive or build unnecessary attraction to yourself such as colourful hijabs, tight long clothing, make up and so on. Where in the concept of hijab can you fit in fashion tell me if I am ignorant of it.

[@TheWitnessss]

Sarfraz Hanjrah Whr do u come from ?!

[@DanLetts97]

Sarfraz Hanjrah I completely agree with you, I've always been amazed at women who wear Hijabs and cover themselves in make up and fake eyelashes etc. The Hijab is about modesty, so why wear one only to cover your face in make up that's designed to attract men? It's like they're trying to practice modesty while at the same time be sexy, I think they're very confused as most modern women are. You get a very strange result when Islam collides with Westernism. I recently saw a woman here in the local supermarket that was wearing a Hijab studded with diamonds, nothing modest about that. I also noticed that she had her boobs done, isn't that strange? What's the point of the hijab? Let's face it, it's a product of cultural habitualism and an expression that you belong to a particular group. This womans Hijab has nothing to do with modesty. Why even bother with it? If you want to be cool like a western woman, dress like a western woman, and be sexy like a western woman then why not just ditch the Hijab like many western Muslim women do?

[@Urban_Revert]

Yes you have it spot on mate, if you have a pure glass of water and put in any impurity it will not be pure, however small the amount of impurity was put in, same with Islam, once you put your cultural practices which are not Islamic together with Islam you will create a disaster. Hijab is not only the dress code, it's the way you walk, talk, behave and much more, when I went to College I was gobsmacked by the amount of girls wearing the hijab but had their breasts and backs out with tight clothing... Makes no sense, may Allah guide them.

[@kayem3824]

Fashion houses just want to make money.

[@jetnavigator]

Why not just wear a sack.

[@RamBo-yh3kz]

The outfit is nice, but only if you ride a camel to work.

[@David-mg1yj]

He's not the Messiah, he's a very naughty boy.

[@peterrobijn967]

HALLELUJAH: JERUSALEM = ISRAEL.

[@joaniehiggs6575]

Yes, but what DO you think of ISIS? Very cute to make the hijab "fashionable", but not cute to co-opt what is fundamentally the tip of the iceberg of a culture of horrific abuses against women carried out in the name of "modesty" and "honour". I'm a life-long humanist liberal, and I am not buying the line that the hijab is a benign matter of women's personal choice.