https://twitter.com/ascia/status/734424598176014336

Modest blogger original, Ascia Al Faraj one of the first turban style hijab trend setters, has opened up about the term used to describe Muslim women as ‘hijabi’ being something she doesn’t identify with anymore. The Turbanista and hybrid business entrepreneur posted a very open, honest, and frank Youtube soliloquy of her views on the hijab once turning 30, named, ‘This might disappoint you’. The designer mentioned how ‘unsafe’ women are made to feel when wearing hijab the ‘wrong way’ telling her 157k subscribers, everyone should have a safe space to be who they want to be and wear what they want to, wherever they may be on the spectrum of hijab. She mentions how her views have changed since first starting her modest fashion career when she would reference herself as a ‘hijabi’ online.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kt3t4yT4bzI

People have already voiced their very different opinions on the topic, some suggested that there should undeniably be safe spaces for Muslim women to wear what they wish to,  and be able to choose where on the spectrum they lie without suffering with an onslaught of constant judgement and criticism for something so personal. Women should also have the right to change their views on a subject.

the blogger said, “I think when I first started blogging, yes I considered myself a hijabi, I considered myself in that space. I  don’t consider myself a hijabi, because I don’t feel it is in line with the view point that I have now, whilst turning 30, it is not the viewpoint that I want to pass on to my children.”

It is also clear from the model’s social media, that she has faced criticism, for a long time, and expresses her frustrations with Muslims who believe there is only one way to wear hijab.

https://twitter.com/wydson/status/1029610306971070464

https://twitter.com/punjabanozil/status/420809006639480832

https://twitter.com/abusulayman/status/757117671871811584

https://twitter.com/ascia/status/656434907409944576

https://twitter.com/ascia/status/734424396698406912

https://twitter.com/mazwy/status/1021438167419957249

https://twitter.com/jroberts786/status/1016861410943479808

https://twitter.com/gtfosrh/status/892705837302644737

https://twitter.com/emanalawadh/status/892668950517088256

https://twitter.com/ascia/status/757107336297185280

https://twitter.com/ascia/status/757105357412036608

https://twitter.com/ascia/status/734424598176014336

However, others argued it is important to mention that many modest fashion influencers fail to acknowledge the importance of their reach, influence, and ultimately responsibility as a Muslim public figure. Especially when their rise to success and fame has occurred due to the support they have received from women who wear the hijab and identify with this side of the influencer.

https://twitter.com/norfagyal/status/981186950827782145

https://twitter.com/_poelitical/status/940209863480758272

https://twitter.com/rawantaha_/status/940097472638066689

https://twitter.com/keshasmith6/status/661299308533317633

https://www.instagram.com/p/BmbJbBShRQ4/?hl=en&taken-by=ascia

https://www.instagram.com/p/BmYbvQIBhWd/?hl=en&taken-by=ascia

https://www.instagram.com/p/BmQ7pV7BwD-/?hl=en&taken-by=ascia

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