Bella Hadid covers the new issue of Porter Magazine and I love this cover so much. Is it weird that Bella might be my favorite of the Hadid sisters? Is it weird that I actually like both Gigi AND Bella without irony? Like, I used to only care about them in a “look at these two nepotism models, blah” way. But nowadays, I genuinely like them and I think they belong in the fashion world (Bella especially). Anyway, Bella chats with Porter about her split from The Weeknd, her dad and more. Some highlights:
She doesn’t like attention when she’s off the runway: “It gets really overwhelming. You feel really overexposed and you don’t want to see anybody… I just want to be in my apartment alone and kind of retreat and be centered again. I think I’ve gotten more used to being around people. I used to get so nervous doing interviews. I’m a very sensitive person.
Being single after her breakup with The Weeknd: “I’m just really focusing on myself, and my work, and just being the best that I can be. I’m not really worried about what guys think about me, I’m just trying to be a woman!”
Managing her Lyme disease: “I couldn’t get out of bed for six day. My brain would get all foggy, and I couldn’t see. That was the hardest time of my life.”
She hasn’t been modeling for as long as Gigi: “People think we’re the same and that we’ve been working just as long, but I’m two years behind her. I still have a long time to catch up!”
On her Muslim father, Mohamed Hadid, and Trump’s Muslim ban: “My dad was a refugee when he first came to America, so it’s actually very close to home for my sister and brother and me.”
Her father & faith: “He was always religious, and he always prayed with us. I am proud to be a Muslim.”
[From Porter Magazine via E! News]
Okay, did I honestly not know that Bella considers herself Muslim…? Did you guys know that? Bella and Gigi have never hidden their father’s side of the family, of course. We’ve always known that they are half-Palestinian and that their father is Muslim. I just thought that Mohamed wasn’t all that religious and that Gigi and Bella didn’t practice any particular faith – as is often the case with multifaith parents. But Bella considers herself Muslim. Huh.
Photos courtesy of Fame/Flynet, Porter, WENN.
Can muslim women be models? Honest question, I only know one muslim woman and we never talked about this subject.
Of course they can.
Some of them like( Iman or halima Aden) yes but I don’t think there is a lot of muslim models in the industry. But if she identify as a muslim good for her for saying publicly especially right now.
To be Muslim is to believe in the Abrahamic Allah. what follows is the practice such as prayers and fasting etc. we have degrees of religious observance just like others too. While the really strict ones feel faith and practice must follow the strictest code laid down 1500 years ago, others feel faith is spiritual and practice is more flexibly adjusted according to needs.
I see. Thanks for the answer. Islam has always been a tough subject for me, so I’m trying to get as much information as I can, from the ones who actually practice and believe it.
If you really want to understand Islam, I’d recommend Tamim Ansary’s excellent book “Destiny Disrupted: A History of the World through Islamic Eyes.” It’s vividly written and provides a lot of context for what’s happening in the world today. I’m almost through it and may turn around and reread it again immediately. It’s that good!
It is also important to separate cultural practices from the religion of Islam, which itself has seven, I think, major schools of thought and many smaller sects. Mohammed Hadid is Palestinian–the culture of the Levantine countries is very different from Saudi Arabia, for instance. One of the most pernicious things the relentless promotion of Saudi Wahabism has done is inculcate this idea or perception that Saudi cultural affectations and Wahabi beliefs are the only way to be ‘truly’ Muslim.
@ ELX yes! Wahhabism is disgusting and I am saddened to see how it has become the predominant form of Islam we see in the media. Must be all that Gulf Arab influence and money.
@LokiGal and ELX ! YES YES YES ! Exactly!
Anytime Naddie, ELX YESSS absolutely! The biggest problem with tolerance and acceptance among muslim is the idea that to be Muslim means to embrace of Arab culture even when the cultural practices run counter to what Muhammad preached. It IRKS me most when they use extreme interpretation of the religion to justify the culture of oppression when the Prophet clearly advocated justice and mercy for women and children. The most obvious of course being the hijab and niqab. It’s whole point is to privatize a woman’s body so that no one she doesn’t want seeing it will, the idea that her beauty is for those who love her and not to be judged by any stranger outside her circle of trust. The wearing of it is between her and God, it’s not even in the main tenets or pillars of faith. Yet it’s been hijacked as the single biggest thing a woman has to do to the point of being state law. It’s appalling.
I think there is a spectrum with any religion. I consider myself a Christian, I celebrate Easter and Christmas but I didn’t save myself for marriage and I don’t go to church regularly. Just for example.
On the cover of Allure right now! Imaam Hammam!
Yasmeen Ghauri — 90’s supermodel. Muslim. In fact her dad was an imam (priest) at their mosque.
Depends which country/region you are from. E.g. Bosnian muslims are quite liberal – one of my best friends is from Sarajevo and you wouldn’t guess she is Muslim. During Ramadan she tries to drink less alcohol/party less, that’s it. In general he rarely talks about religion. Most of the Bosnians I met through her are like that.
On the other hand I have a colleague at work from Chechnya who prays at work every day, openly says she would never date outside her community/religious belief etc.
And in my previous job I met several Afghan women who were not allowed to work or get an education because it was considered haram (their husbands used to say: “It’s not part of our culture”).
And I fully agree with the comments above on Saudi Wahabism. This Bosnian friend told me that Saudis are heavily funding the Muslim community in Bosnia. So nowadays you see women wearing a Burka or Niqab on the streets of Sarajevo – which was not the case when my friend still lived there 15 years ago.
If u follow true Islam no you can not be a model. In Islam your body is charished and its only for your husband to see. Some Muslims practice Islam to the t but others don’t.That their choice & their life.
Thats like saying only Christans who follow the whole Christan rulebook, e.g. waiting for marriage, womem have to submit to their husbands and should not speak in the community fasting anf praying rules and so on are real Christans. Every religion exists on a spectrum and unsually the fanatics claim to be the “true” followers.
Oh god.
Who do you think you Are to tell me I’m a bad muslim ?
God is in my heart, not in my clothes. Or my bed.
There are many flavors of Islam and many ways to be Muslim, just as with other religions. The media tends to focus on just certain cultural manifestations of Islam and assume that’s how everyone expresses their faith everywhere in the world when it’s actually much more limited to certain cultures. So a lot of people who identify as Muslim aren’t perceived as such because they don’t fit that narrow perception.
Not exactly. There’s no ruling that says you can’t be a model, but if you’re being immodest, acting OK with sexist practices in the fashion industry, and sexualizing yourself for the male gaze, then yes, it’s forbidden.
I know a lot of people say that Muslims come in all shapes and sizes and practices, but some practices are obligatory for all Muslims, such as praying everyday and not cheating or accepting bribes, etc. However, sinning in some way does not make you NOT a Muslim – how good of a Muslim you are is between you and God, and other Muslims cannot determine who is a “good Muslim” from a “bad” one.
You know, I used to like them too – I thought they stood up against discrimination and how proud of their background they are despite it being a source of bigotry. But then I keep finding out about their constantly racist acts and I realised how self centralised their “activism” was and how they truly dgaf about other cultures. Basically the Selena Gomez of the modeling world.
Wow, I think it is very brave for Bella to come out like that. Belief systems are often very personal issues to deal with anyway, so I applaud her courage to identify with a religion often maligned and judged unfavourably, moreso in the fashion world. Perhaps this way, more people will identify Muslim women in the various forms they might be, beyond just the hijab wearing kind.
Yeah, cause she’s gonna lose the career she worked so hard for from the bottom, and have to eat ramen for the rest of her life.
She may not lose her career, but it won’t surprise me one bit if her identifying as Muslim gets backlash.
Sorry, but the cynic in me does not believe she is a muslim. She has gotten nothing but positive press for this. No news outlet would dare criticize her for this. I don’t see how this is brave at all. She basically did this so
people would write articles about how brave she is. But those articles are spreading the message that there is something wrong with being Muslim by saying she is “brave” for doing it. I do sort of think it’s weird for a Victoria’s Secret model who parades around her body in little clothing to earn money for giant corporations is now claiming she is a Muslim. Like ok I get what you mean, maybe she is just doing a really shitty job of following the religion, but come on, she doesn’t appear to follow any aspect of the religion! Is this someone you want young Muslim girls to look up to and aspire to be? She is immodest and vain. I wouldn’t want any girl to look up to her. I don’t think Muslims should have to lose the value of modesty. I think our society could use a little more modesty.
What like the nothing but underwear wearing kind of Muslim?
Also she isn’t “coming out”. that kind of trivializes the challenging act of coming out for a gay person who doesn’t know if his family will even stand by him. she didn’t have to remain “in the closet” as a Muslim. She just chose to. And because of the way she acts, ya nobody would have guessed she was a Muslim. Guess she only performed in the Victoria’s Secret fashion show to throw us all off the trail
Gorgeous cover, yes she has had plastic surgery, but she is killing it here. I mean, maybe even beating out Kendall and Gigi. Also, her thin eyebrows are gorgeous.
I saw La La Land, and was a bit distracted by Emma Stone’s super thick brows, that did not suit her face.
Agree about the cover.
Unfortunately that cover and the editorial inside were apparently shot by known sexual predator Terry Richardson.
He may not dare to try his tricks on known/agency-repped models like Bella but he preys on unknown ones and it’s disgusting he gets away with it.
Emma Stone’s shift from thinner brows that suit her to heavier in-fashion brows that don’t will always be a mystery to me.
@teacakes I’d never have guessed it was a Terry Richardson editorial/cover. Damn shame, as it’s really quite a gorgeous photo.
@PIa – re: Emma Stone’s brows, I actually like the way they look when they’re thicker – too thin and she gets a sort of Jaime Pressly bitchfaced look. Maybe she just needs to lay off the brow pencil a bit, there has to be a happy medium somewhere.
@Akku – Terry Richardson is mainly known for his indoor flash photography, which is why I wouldn’t have guessed this was him either until I saw the credit – but he does shoot beautifully in outdoor lighting. Of course, the bastard shouldn’t be allowed in the industry at all, I’m really disappointed Porter is giving him work because I hadn’t seen his stuff in mags or ad campaigns for a while and thought we were finally shot of his his groper-in-chief ways. I should have known it was too good to be true.
“I wouldn’t call myself a ‘devout’ Muslim… but I’m very proud of my heritage,” says Hadid, who doesn’t drink or smoke and fasts during Ramadan.
http://digital.modernluxury.com/article/The+Radar+People/453793/0/article.html
seems like he might have ‘prayed with them’ to teach them about their history and the people they come from, but none of them seem to be serious about the religious part of being Muslim…
I’m half Somali/half Finnish, and I would consider myself culturally Muslim, if you can understand the idea (it’s difficult to put into words) in that I celebrate festivals and believe in God and pray, but I also celebrate Christian festivals with with my Finnish family. I don’t wear a hijab, and I do drink on occasion too. Faith/belief is complicated, and although people might say “not a true muslim” I don’t really care. Faith can be a weird thing in a mixed religion family, heightened when you’re mixed race (me: white dad, black mom – so people always expect us to be covered up and strict religionists).
Maybe Bella considers herself culturally muslim, too? She doesn’t have the extra otherness that can come from being mixed race or economically deprived as many mixed faith families are, but saying she’s a Muslim is a way for her to connect with her family’s past. Religious observance, even a slight or barely nominal one (for example saying “I’m a muslim” while not practicing or observing) is a way of being connected to your heritage, especially if you’re far removed from your ancestral/parents’ homeland.
Great explanation – thanks for sharing! As a non religious person it is interesting to learn how others navigate mixed faiths and culture.
I too am mixed, Lebanese, white, metis, and also consider myself a cultural Muslim. People tend to have one idea of what a Muslim is and how we relate to our faith, but it’s incredibly diverse. I for one salute Bella for being open about her faith and heritage. We need to see that diversity of experience among Muslim women!
Akku I think you got it right that it’s more cultural for her than religious. I am not devout either but culturally there are a few Muslim rituals I identify with. But very few. I’m entering my 30s and having an existential crisis.
Ayyyy a somali girl 🇸🇴. Lool don’t know why that made me happy.
Well, how many people who call themselves Christians actually even own a Bible much less know the commandments in order? How many attend Church other than on Christmas or Easter? Let me remind you that in Revelations, God speaks to the writer and tells him “I would rather you were hot or cold (in your observance). Because you are neither I will spit you out”. In other words, even the Christian Bible demands full observance but most of us do not deliver but continue to call ourselves Christians. So if you accept that different Christians have different levels of observance why cant you accept that different Muslims have different levels of observance. She is a Muslim because she says she is, period. And good for her for doing so in Trump America.
@Cherise: exactly +1
Yes. I am not sure if I would call myself a Christian or not. I was raised that way and used to be fairly active in a liberal church and youth group, but I married an atheist and we never go to church except on Christmas and Easter. And while I believe in the philosophy and activities of the liberal sects I have belonged to, I wouldn’t say I particularly believe in the theology. Sometimes I refer to myself as a Christian, sometimes I don’t.
+1
Very well stated.
@Cherise – spot-on, very well said.
Wait, but she definitely does smoke and I also though she did drink….maybe that’s a new practice of hers?
The quote about not smoking and drinking is about her father, Mohammed Hadid, not Bella.
Bella smokes. There are lots of pictures of her out there smoking.
So, like the many, many people who identify as Christians but who only go to Church a couple of times a year and have never even read the religious text they believe in?
People understand the idea of Christians and Jews who are religious, but not very religious. Why people don’t understand there are Muslims like that baffles me.
I think it’s great that she’s not beating around the bush at all. Let’s be honest, most Westerners have a very limited image of Muslim women and that’s partly because we’re not really presented with a diverse idea of this group. A huge group. So she’s giving it another face. Good for her.
I agree! My partner and I got trapped by a racist redneck from Kentucky and he was shockingly ignorant. He asked if we thought we all came from monkeys because we don’t believe in an old white guy wearing a toga while riding a cloud.
hoooomygod you said old white guy wearing a toga while riding a cloud…
best comment on the week so far
That’s true.
Good for her. Brave even, in these times.
I also thought her dad wasn’t religious and I certainly did not expect this from her. There’s nothing wrong if she honestly doesn’t relate to the religion, but if so, she shouldn’t really share that she identifies with being Muslim. Very odd. It’s not like she has a predominant Muslim fanbase to appease. I don’t relate to the religion I was born into and I keep it to myself most times, so that’s my bias speaking. As long as she’s honest about this, good for her. If she’s not honest, it’s opening the door to a lot of unwanted criticism.
If someone were to be very cynical they could argue that this adds a certain cachet in an overcrowded field of work. She’s no longer just another daddy’s-little-rich-girl heiress modelling to pass the time, but a Muslim model breaking new ground by not appearing “stereotypically Muslim”.
Exactly Akku, she is young and trying to get to the top, so that is plausible. If this is the reason, she shouldn’t really take this PR angle. Unless…negative publicity is still publicity for her and her team.
What benefit does being publicly Muslim bring anyone in the US?
You guys had a President whose credentials and even his citizenship were publicly questioned because he had a Muslim middle name – claiming that a model can use Muslim identification as an advantage in this climate, is borderline ridiculous. I mean, if she needed to set herself apart from the crowd it’s already well known that she is of Palestinian descent.
@teacakes I’m not American, so your “you guys” is void. Myself and Alexandria have both mentioned we’re Muslims on this page, just as you’ve mentioned you’re culturally Christian. Still, thank you for explaining Islamophobia to us. If there’s a Christian version of mansplaining, I think you just did it.
Anyway, I didn’t say I believed that was her motivation – I just said, to a cynic, that it could be seen as that. Rightly or wrongly the world’s a business and everything’s marketable, even genuine and seemingly obvious things. Even apparently negative things. There’s nothing borderline ridiculous about our brief comments regarding Bella Hadid: in fact we’ve both mentioned on this page that we’ve dealt with similar issues of how we express our faith sincerely, in public and privately. However, what is borderline ridiculous is that you tried to police a throwaway convo between two Muslims (be we cultural, devout, agnostic or other) that you misread the tone of, which is, in your defense, quite easy to do online.
To add to the cynical point of view – Vogue Arabia just came out and Gigi is on the cover wearing a hijab. There was a bit of backlash about that because she may not be Muslim, and “why is an American half-Palestinian girl on the first Vogue Arabia cover?”… so Bella could be hedging for these types of covers, plus the Gulf is a huge market for fashion… so yeah.
I had no idea she considered herself Muslim, but that’s cool, good for her for not keeping it a secret.
@Akku – apologies for the error, I was wrong to assume you were Americans and I certainly didn’t mean to come across as mansplaining Islamophobia – just questioning the idea that identifying as Muslim in the current US political climate (since Bella is American and largely seems to work there) and in her field of work (the fashion industry not exactly being super enlightened, and advertisers even less so), would be seen as a professional advantage.
On reading again, I realise I did misread the tone of your initial comments, and I’m sorry for that.
I actually know exactly what she’s talking about. I am Palestinian as well, grew up in the USA and I also call myself a Muslim. I don’t drink and I fast during Ramadan. I pray. I however don’t abide by all the rules written in a book over 1500 years ago. But that doesn’t change the fact that I call myself a Muslim. There are varying degrees of believing in a religion. Some are extremely religious, some are in the middle and some aren’t religious at all. Bella is probably in the middle like me and millions of other people.
Exactly, i live in a Muslim country with a religious family and i was free to do anything i want… But somehow post 911 we are all lumped together as this violent backward culture!
True. There are so many different ways of practising and adherence. It’s not an aspect that’s exclusive to Christianity.
Bosnians for an example are Muslim and I’ve never met one that does not drink. Ever.
What’s up with all the policing of her religious identity?
I consider myself culturally Christian even if my beliefs don’t match with the dogma of my church (I believe in gender equality, birth control and LGBT rights, for starters – that doesn’t make me not a Christian) because in a lot of cultures, religion is part of them – it influences everything from your name to the food you eat or the language you speak. And that goes double for a person with a religious minority background, like me – and like Bella.
Teacakes, I only saw one semi policing post. The rest of the posters seem to be ok, just confused with what she’s trying to put forth and some Muslims posters have offered an interpretation. If she’s honest in this interview, there’s nothing wrong with identifying as one, even if some people outside of this forum feel she doesn’t fit the mould.
@Alexandria – Some of those ‘confused’ comments come across as rather ignorant and policing, and I won’t get into the one claiming she’s probably identifying as Muslim for professional benefit – I think I made my views on that known in my response (I understand it wasn’t ill-meant, but it did leave a bad taste in my mouth).
I’ve seen this happen with her sister’s boyfriend Zayn too – people right here have claimed that he can’t be genuinely Muslim given his lifestyle/alcohol consumption. Like a commenter below says, being Muslim can run the gamut of observance just as being Jewish does, and I’m glad some people understand that.
I’m Muslim and she fits my mould. Non- extremist–culturally-adapted-to-my-time and-country Muslim.
I love her. She’s my favourite model right now. Plus it seems like everyone she works with adores her so I think she must be a sweetie. I love her and Gigi but Bella is my fave. Who cares if she had a nose job? So many famous beauties have had work done. Nose jobs are a dime a dozen in modelling and acting. If our constructs of beauty weren’t so narrow, maybe she wouldn’t have done it.
Also, I’ve lived in 3 Muslim countries and a lot of you clearly have no idea what you are talking about. Islam, like all religions, has adherents of all types. I have many friends in Albania, Oman and Jordan who are Muslim but who live very similar lives to me. They have fun, drink, have sex outside of marriage, wear what they like when it’s appropriate… there are intensely religious people, and people who live their lives as they like but still identify spiritually, emotionally, and/or culturally with their religion and the full range in between.
I love her too. Also my father is Muslim (although we always spelled it Moslem) and my mother is Christian. I have never really known how to identify, but we celebrate the major Christian holidays. Jesus as prophet and all…
If she’s comfortable with her practice of her religion, that’s great and totally her business. I’m Jewish and identifying as such runs the gamut from extremely religious to attending synagogue on the High Holy Days only to those who view themselves as culturally Jewish only, practicing none or perhaps very few of the rituals.
I just do not like this cover photo. She is staring harshly into the camera. She’s a beautiful woman and I think a smile would have gone a long way to showing that off.
I knew her father was religious because he posted up a few pictures of himself reading the Qur’an in Arabic and while one can call that pandering/showing off (and I agree to an extent) there was also something endearing about it and I believed he was religious to an extent. Furthermore, he hasn’t shortened his name or asked people to call him anything other than Mohamed. Spirituality is complicated. I pray, fast, don’t drink at all, don’t take any drugs, but I also don’t wear hijab because my family is not Muslim and they’ve asked me not to out of concern for my safety. Many people believe in the tenets of a particular faith or ideology and don’t always put things into practice, for whatever that may be. It isn’t our job to debate or discuss that (unless it’s a HUGE hypocrisy that affects others, like a man saying he wants a virgin wife while sleeping around and not protecting himself or his future wife) but to take people at their words in such situations. I know I’m preaching to the choir here but it’s nice to get that out there. Bella may be putting herself out there in terms of looks but she can be practicing Islam in other ways (her character, the way she treats others, etc.) that we have no idea about.
It’s actually a nice surprise. I know many Muslims who would be quick to condemn her and people like me. I think it’s ok to discuss it respectfully, just not ok to attack her.
“Part of the perfection of one’s Islam is his leaving that which does not concern him.” (Prophet Muhammad [SAWW])
Many people are presumptuous and judgmental. Human beings are flawed and always overestimate their importance, forgetting that life doesn’t revolve around them and their opinions and that fingers shouldn’t be wagged at others. Muslims are obviously no exception.
Asiyah, I’m so glad Muslim sisters like you here are not judgemental. Sometimes I feel very lonely. I am trying to reconcile what I feel about Islam. For example, I am an LGBT advocate. I am a feminist, not a Muslim feminist (apparently there is such a thing and to my horror some of their writings frown on the so called western feminist). I also dislike the conflation of Arabic culture with Islam in my region (I am not Arabic, I am Asian) i.e being more Arabic (whatever this means) and dressing Arabic means you’re a better Muslim. Hopefully one day I’ll find my peace.
I’m sorry you feel lonely sometimes, babe xoxo
I Don’t Care for the Hadids never have/ wont I just came to this post to check on my Muslim I.ded Sistren and to see if ya’ll we’re trolling and doing the “But_______” (whatever Facile b*llshit excuse for an argument about how other people wanna self Identify etc) … But I’m surprised the listening ears are on and the Trolls are guarding their respective Bridges
She looks so much like Laetitia Casta. Anytime I look at her I have to do a double take that I’m not looking at a 90s cover.
Another one here who technically was born in a Muslim family, but in a Communist country where religion practice was discouraged. I don’t pray, I dont fast, I drink whenever I want and my parents are the same. We have devout Muslims in our extentended family who do all that, though. When people ask me about my religion I usually default to Muslim even if I’ve only been to a mosque once, because it is easier than trying to explain to people that I’m not religious. People expect you to be born into some type of religion and then become an agnostic, but not be born as agnostic.
I also went to a Catholic church for 6 years, but I questioned things too much to convert, or even believe. In the end, I like spirituality better, I admit that religion is good for some people because it grounds them but it wasn’t for me and neither for my husband. Our daughter will not be baptised and even though we celebrate some religious Holidays like Christmas, I view that more as a family get together than anything religious. Bella ia much more of a Muslim than me because she observes some rites, she can identify as she pleases.
YES that’s who she looks like: Corsican model Laetetia Casta.
Thank you for this..I kept thinking that she reminds me of someone but couldn’t put my finger on it.
The best way to explain it to people is like this: there are degrees and variations within Islam, just as there are in Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, etc… I think that people assume Islam is really rigid, but no religion is fixed, and Islam is no exception and actually has a lot of pluralism and variation. It’s PEOPLE who can be rigid on the rules they make for themselves. In the same way that it’s okay for a Christian to be flexible on say, LGBTQ rights and equality, let’s create the same space for Muslims and remember that there are many different schools of thought, sects, and off-shoots of Islam worldwide. I’m from Lebanon, and many of my self identifying Muslim friends drink alcohol and don’t pray much, and are supportive of gay rights. But they do abstain from drinking during Ramadan and fast, especially for social reasons. So, what Bella is saying totally makes sense to me and isn’t that surprising, especially if she’s ‘culturally’ identifying.
I hope you are not serious when you say that you like then as models lol
Never liked the Hadids but respect were it is due. It is great that someone comes around and says: I am a muslim and I am proud of it. You know why? This religion has been dragged into shit for years. And it is not fair. Not Islam as a religion is a problem but more people who are brainless and killing people using religion as an excuse. Sick of people who are looking at muslims through hate tinted glasses just because they believe brainless people more than actual muslims who are normal humans. Like you and me. And nowadays it is important to come forward and say:” I am a muslim, I don’t hide bombs in my jacket and I don’t force women to do what they don’t want to do and if you don’t like my religion then guess what, I don’t give a flying eff but if you give me enough time, I can explain the differences which exist in every religion. If you give me enough time I can show you that not every muslim is narrow minded. I can show you that I am not a threat like your crazy president says.” Well, that would be nice. So Bella, good for you and your family.
Good for Bella. I’ve never cared for this family at all but I like that she’s “coming out” as a Muslim in this article – that’s important in the Orange One’s ‘Murica. And I also love this cover – for the first time I get why she’s a model.
She don’t like attention outisde the runway ?! … Someone look at the picture she post on instagram ? … She breathe attention !!!!!!
Lol exactly MYLENE. She does breathe attention. That’s why she decided to claim to be Muslim in the first place
This may be my all time favorite thread here at CB.
Thank you to all the Muslim posters who patiently educate others. I hope one day this world will be a better place. The respectful discourse here this morning is a welcome balm after the most recent heinous crimes by Bashar al Asad against his people in Syria. It’s tearing me up like Sandy Hook did.
This world, this world.