Somali model becomes Vogue’s first hijabi editor

Roda Mohamed, a 29-year-old model and behavior analyst, became Vogue’s first hijabi fashion editor.

According to the “Tribune” website, the presence of this model in the fashion world indicates an upward shift in the industry.

According to the website, Rawda Mohamed fled the Somali civil war and grew up in a refugee camp in Kenya before moving to Norway with her family when she was nine years old. Her move to Europe marked the beginning of her experience with religious and ethnic persecution shaped by years of stereotypes about her religion (according to the site).

During her school years, Mohammed was harassed by her peers who were making fun of her hijab. When the situation reached an inevitable level, her teachers at the school decided that the only solution was for Muhammad to stop wearing the hijab.

Mohamed’s achievement in becoming a fashion editor for Vogue shines a hopeful light, indicating a more diverse and egalitarian environment in the fashion industry.

Speaking to The Times, Rawda said, “There are a lot of iconic characters in fashion.”

“It wasn’t like, ‘Oh yay, it’s hijab and black!’

Mohamed, on her social media, spoke about such incidents where she felt her agency was controlling her body and her space being threatened.

“Their solution was not to wear the hijab at school,” she said. “Sitting in a room full of adults discussing my body and what I can and cannot wear because a young girl has left more scars than the bullying itself.”

According to the site, the Islamic headscarf or headscarf has been used as a symbol of oppression on a global scale. Muhammed works to dispel these tendencies, and actively seeks her opinion. In April, she took to her Instagram page and started the hashtag “Leave my hijab,” with the aim of discrediting the French ban on Islamic headscarves, which she described as “hate speech coming from the highest levels of government” in her caption.