Why Amani Al-Khatahtbeh created Muslim Women's Day
Photos: This is what a Muslim girl looks like
One of the ways Amani Al-Khatahtbeh, founder of MuslimGirl.com, begins her talks is by asking the audience to search for images of 'Muslim women' in their phone browsers. The result is more often than not a wall of women hidden behind black cloth.
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Photos: This is what a Muslim girl looks like
To begin changing this misrepresentation of Muslim women in the media, MuslimGirl.com partnered with Getty Images to produce a collection of positive images of Muslim women in March 2017.
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Photos: This is what a Muslim girl looks like
The collection features images of Muslim women with and without a hijab going about their daily business at home, with friends, and in the workplace.
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"We created stock photos of Muslim women that are shot by Muslim women, led by Muslim women, and the models are Muslim women," Al-Khatahtbeh told CNN.
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The idea is to push back against misconceptions of the Islamic community by diversifying the depiction of Muslim women online.
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