JUN 30, 2015 08:28AM
Abrar Shahin
NEW YORK: A hijab-wearing Muslim of
Palestinian descent has been named the best-
dressed girl at a school in New Jersey state,
according to a website.
Abrar Shahin, a student of Clifton High School,
sports a black skirt and skinny jeans, ankle-high
boots and a cropped white blazer in her yearbook
photo.
Her make-up is just about perfect, capped with
plum-toned lip stick, the NorthJersey.com said.
The website quoted Abrar Shahin as saying that
“there are always cheerleaders who win and
popular girls.
So I was very surprised it was me, being a hijabi”.
With her trendy style, Shahin, who holds a
clothing-store job, has been shattering
stereotypes about Muslims, but at the same time
observing her religious traditions.
The “best dressed” vote also shows how
acceptance has grown at one of the largest and
most diverse high schools in the state.
The class of 2015, which graduated on Friday,
includes many immigrants and first-generation
students whose families hail from across the
globe.
Out of the nearly 3,300 students at the Clifton
High School, there are 52 per cent Hispanics, 35
per cent whites, eight per cent Asians and five per
cent blacks.
Published in Dawn, June 30th, 2015
dawn.com/news/1191278/
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