Hijab Barbie!
Now, Muhammad is the facial expression upward of the commencement hijab-wearing Barbie doll. It's a feat she described on Monday, when the doll was unveiled, equally "amazing."
"When I intend nearly my ain journey, me beingness a Muslim immature lady involved inwards the sport of fencing, in that place were people who made me experience similar I didn’t belong," said Muhammad, speaking at Glamour’s Women of the Year summit, where the doll was unveiled. "For all those people who didn’t believe inwards me, this Barbie doll is for you."
Muhammad became the commencement the U.S.A. Olympian to compete spell wearing the Islamic caput scarf during competitions inwards Rio de Janeiro terminal year, winning a bronze medal along alongside her teammates inwards the women's squad sabre event.
The immature lady of a police pull detective in addition to a teacher, Muhammad grew upward alongside iv siblings inwards Maplewood in addition to discovered fencing when she was xiii years old, winning medals in addition to accolades until she qualified for the Olympics inwards 2016. A Duke University graduate, Muhammad has learn out a purpose model in addition to an outspoken vocalisation for Muslim women, challenging negative stereotypes in addition to discrimination.
Ibtihaj Muhammad was presented alongside the "Breaking Barriers Award" at a parade held inwards her observe inwards Maplewood terminal year. (Photo: Chris Pedota/northjersey.com file photo)
The Barbie, designed inwards her likeness, has total fencing gear, including mask in addition to sabre, alongside sneakers on her feet in addition to a hijab some her head. In her speech, Muhammad said she hoped the doll would inspire girls "to comprehend what makes them unique."
"Today I’m proud to know that picayune girls who habiliment hijab and, simply equally powerfully, those who don’t tin play alongside a Barbie who chooses to habiliment a headscarf," she said. "She’s a Barbie who is rigid plenty to wield a giant sabre in addition to dedicated plenty to pass years working her agency to an Olympic medal."
he doll volition endure business office of Barbie’s “Shero” line, which includes iconic women similar Trisha Yearwood, Gabby Douglas in addition to Misty Copeland in addition to volition endure available for buy inwards 2018.
"Barbie is celebrating Ibtihaj non alone for her accolades equally an Olympian, but for embracing what makes her stand upward out," said Sejal Shah Miller, vice president of global marketing for Barbie. "Ibtihaj is an inspiration to countless girls who never saw themselves represented, in addition to yesteryear honoring her story, nosotros promise this doll reminds them that they tin endure in addition to practice anything."
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