In a recent print copy of Vogue, a fashion edit which featured with Noor Tagouri, the journalist and activist contained a mistake, she was misrepresented as Noor Bukhari, an art director, and model of Pakistani origin. Tagouri’s initial disappointment and reaction were recorded at the time and shared on social media.
I’m SO heartbroken and devastated. Like my heart actually hurts. I’ve been waiting to make this announcement for MONTHS. One of my DREAMS of being featured in American @VogueMagazine came true!! pic.twitter.com/0lzPJoDn9v
— Noor (@NTagouri) January 17, 2019
Tagouri shares with her 66k Twitter followers that “Misrepresentation and misidentification is a constant problem if you are Muslim in America. And as much as I work to fight this, there are moments like this where I feel defeated.” Her management also contacted Vogue to alert them to the mistake immediately.
We even sent this email to @voguemagazine last week bc we this isn’t the first time I’ve been misidentified in publications. Got no response. pic.twitter.com/G5YVzSozqd
— Noor (@NTagouri) January 17, 2019
It’s also not the first time this has happened to Tagouri, her picture was mistakenly attached to an online news story about the widow of Orlando nightclub shooter Omar Mateen which put her in the line for abuse and threats from the public. The shooters widow did not wear hijab at the time either.
Hi @RawStory, I am NOT Omar Mateen's wife. Plz acknowledge/correct the errors. PS: same photo you used before…lazy pic.twitter.com/2xtdcgNNgk
— Noor (@NTagouri) January 16, 2017
Vogue has issued a public apology today to Tagouri and addressed the wider issue of “misrepresentation in the media of non-white subjects. “
— Vogue Magazine (@voguemagazine) January 17, 2019
Her loyal supporters have also expressed disappointment at the misrepresentation.
2019 – We expect better @NTagouri for @voguemagazine pic.twitter.com/Rg6J4yyyNZ
— amaliah.com (@Amaliah_Tweets) January 17, 2019
“Misrepresentation and misidentification is a constant problem if you are Muslim in America. And as much as I work to fight this, there are moments like this where I feel defeated.” — @NTagouri pic.twitter.com/LQrFeVIKUN
— Ξvan Ross Katz (@evanrosskatz) January 17, 2019
Come on @voguemagazine – this woman is changing lives and narratives for Muslims and women around the world, and yet y’all got the most basic thing wrong — HER NAME. But y’all got the designers’ names right. Oh, also wrong? HER RACE. Are all Muslim women interchangeable? https://t.co/9N1zBcbeZ8
— Fawzia Mirza (@thefawz) January 17, 2019
It’s heartbreaking to watch this video, to see the moment Noor deflates when her dream of being in Vogue is ruined by ignorance and misrepresentation. We have so much more work to do. Love you, sister https://t.co/0xiPPRoXhW
— Jen Rubio (@jennifer) January 17, 2019
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