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Show coordinator N’aimah Abdullah is breaking barriers in the fashion world. Abdullah lent her creative geniuses to the 35th annual Sealed Nectar Fashion Show where the designer created a cruise-themed Islamic fashion event. Packed with beachwear, dancing, and tropical music, the vacation-inspired runway show served as a place where Black Muslim women could express their creativity and “individuality.”
“This is Black women showing their creativity and allowing themselves that place to shine,” Abdullah explained to ACJ.
“We’re the leaders in fashion and when you start talking about colors and styles and all of these different things — African American women have been unapologetically fashionable.”
Designers who took part in the event also shared that they wanted to help empower and uplift Muslim women through their fashionably modest designs. The move is bold considering society’s frequent pushback against Muslim women for wanting the right to express themselves freely. A study conducted by Pew Research Center suggested that women in 56 countries often experienced “harassment from individuals or groups – due to clothing that was deemed to violate religious or secular dress norms.” The harmful criticism often lead to verbal abuse or in some cases physical violence. Muslim women have even faced discrimination for refusing to remove their headscarves– which some say they have been denied employment as a result.
Despite the backlash, The Sealed Nectar Fashion show is leading the way in a conversation about what it means to identify as a Black Muslim woman and how fashion can be used as a tool to express the joy of identity. Attendees participated in the show over Zoom this year due to COVID restrictions, but the chatroom was packed with love and admiration for the designer’s pieces. Rahima Shaban who showcased her Beautiful Jamila brand during the show shared that she was able to “see” herself and feel comfortable expressing her Africaness in a way that was powerful and profound.
Nefertari Hazziez of Queens’ Creations said seeing her designs appear in the show brought her to tears.
“Muslims in America, we’ve always had the fashion flair but we just weren’t known for that. So I think that one of the differences is that we are being shown more and we’re being seen more,” she explained.
So due to time constraints (when is that ever NOT the case), let's just get to the topics at hand. Listen to a new episode of Afronerd Radio's Mid-Week in Review airing this Wednesday at 8 p.m. eastern on BTalk 100. The topics du jour are: in line with Dburt's personal musings-just what objectively happened with the concept of the "cool aesthetic" as a component of (Black) pop culture, entertainment, and sports? How would you define cool? When, where, and why was cool displayed and where did it go?; and dovetailing off of "missing" cool, where is the Black performing Soul and R & B music tradition? Or has it been transferred to artists like Sam Smith, Adele, and Justin Timberlake?; Batman: The Long Halloween Part Two was recently released digitally and we give you our thoughts; even more news by filmmaker, James Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy franchise, Suicide Squad) concerning his probing of Marvel and DC corporates about a superhero IP crossover vehicle (hint: the big two didn't say "no"); director Zack Snyder's (Justice League, Army of the Dead) phoenix continues to rise with another Netflix project, Army of Thieves. Here's the trailer and it seems like it's in a connected universe with his Army of the Dead:
And as expected, CGI giant, Lucasfilm Ltd, after a rather lackluster display of tech resulting in a poor visual presentation of a "young" Mark Hamill in last season's Mandalorian, has hired a "deepfake" Youtuber whose videos are of better "uncanny valley" quality than the famed production company's recent work products...hence:
Recent reports are asserting that the set of the current Black Panther sequel, Wakanda Forever has scenes depicting a memorial for the late Chadwick Boseman's character, T'challa which lends further credence that Disney/Marvel is killing off the character; movie star, Will Smith may be gunning for an Oscar based on his new trailer, King Richard, in which he portrays Richard Williams, the father of tennis legends, Venus and Serena Williams:
The Milestone Media reboot continues with the release of Icon and Rocket #1 and lastly, again, if time permits, we give our thoughts about Olympian Simone Biles withdrawal from the current Olympic games due to mental health concerns.
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