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Somali American and Muslim model Halima Aden wears a burkini for Sports Illustrated's swimsuit issue, sparking both praise and criticism on social media.

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Halima Aden Is First To Wear A Burkini In 'Sports Illustrated' Swimsuit Issue

1:21pm May 08, 2019

The Somali American model was also the first to wear a burkini in the Miss Minnesota USA pageant in 2016. Find out more about the garment — and the controversies it has sparked.

The Muslim "identity matrix" reduces and commercializes at the same time.

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I Am Not Your Muslim

4:36am May 06, 2017

by Nesrine Malik

An "identity matrix" is a trap that presents itself as the answer to broad-brush generalizations about Muslims as terrorists or radicals, but actually ends up being similarly simplistic.

In an ad targeting female athletes in the Middle East, Nike asks "What will they say about you?"

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VIDEO: Nike's New Ad Asks A Question Arab Women Know All Too Well

4:04pm March 14, 2017

by Malaka Gharib

'What will they say about you?' It's the name of a new Nike ad targeted to Arab women.

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American Muslim Women Explain Why They Do — Or Don't — Cover

4:06pm February 02, 2016

by Tom Gjelten

For an American Muslim woman, deciding whether or not to wear the headscarf — or hijab — isn't a choice to be taken lightly.

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