American veiled woman named best-dressed female senior student

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Tuesday 30 Jun 2015 - 14:10 Makkah mean time-13-9-1436 (Image from OnIslam) New Jersey, (IINA) - Blending traditional and modern trends to create modest style, a New Jersey Muslim has been named best-dressed female senior student, breaking down negative stereotypes of women wearing the Islamic headscarf, news agencies reported. Winning the best-dressed vote at Clifton High School, Abrar Shahin aims to correct the image of Islamic fashion in the US. Becoming the first ever veiled student to win the title, the Palestinian-descent plans to study physical therapy at Rutgers besides having a fashion company on the side. “It’s such an honor to see that they are looking at us as equal and that they’re not just looking at hijab,” she said. “There are always cheerleaders who win and popular girls, so I was very surprised it was me, being a hijabi,” Muslims student Shahin told NorthJersey news agency. “It was a dream come true.” The victory of Shahin, who sports a black skirt and jeans, ankle-high boots and a cropped white blazer in her yearbook photo, reflects the growing acceptance of hijab in American high schools. Last month, a California Muslim student was praised for making a simple and hilarious high school yearbook quote that sheds light on her Islamic hijab in a creative way. The 17-year-old Muslim student mixed humor, religion and culture in a quote that was attached to her yearbook picture. “Only reason I wear this is to give you females a chance,” the Summit High School senior wrote. Tweeted under the nickname Fefe, the unique quote has been retweeted more than 20,000 times. Praising the Muslim student for her unique style school teachers attributed her victory to her great fashion sense. “School is early, so a lot of times kids will come in sweat pants or dressed casually,” Lindsey Cinque, a French teacher who is yearbook and senior class adviser, said about the early hour students must report for class. “She was always dressed up, and she definitely took a sense of pride in her fashion.” SM/IINA