82 Quotes by Halima Aden

There is not one description of beauty - that in fact it has different faces, different stories, and different background, and it's important to embrace all of those.

Always stay true to who you are - barriers can and will be broken!

I'm covered up, but I'm still getting these comments that say I shouldn't be. But the girls who wear the bikinis, they're being told they're too revealing! Enough. It's their body, their choice.

I will stand up for a girl who is being harassed or bullied for choosing to wear revealing clothes. I will stand up for that!

Wearing modest clothing is a belief, and I'm not going to say that every Muslim woman is in my shoes, but the majority of us do have a choice.

I don't just want to support only Muslim women. I want to inspire women across the board, and I'm hoping they won't allow things to get in the way.

I feel bad for my little cousins who don't see themselves being represented, or the little girls in my community who won't have a chance to see a Disney princess... who resembles them.

I want to show people there's not just one way of being Muslim.

I am proud of being a Somali-American Muslim, and my wardrobe has been an important part of my religious and cultural upbringing.