Bella Hadid opens up about her Muslim faith and being a 2nd gen. refugee

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Supermodel Bella Hadid has opened up about her father’s experience as a refugee and her Islamic faith in a candid interview.

The model, her older sister Gigi and brother Anwar are half Dutch, half Palestinian born to Yolanda – a reality TV star - and Mohamed Hadid – a real estate mogul estimated to be worth $200m.

Their father was born in Nazareth and lived in both Syria and Lebanon before immigrating to the U.S. at just 14-years-old.

“He was always religious, and he always prayed with us. I am proud to be a Muslim,” Bella told Porter magazine.

When President Trump first announced his immigration ban in January, Bella and sister Gigi were among those to join the No Ban No Wall march in downtown New York, along with their mother and friends, toting signs that read, “We are all humans,” for Bella, this was personal.

“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,” she added.

Full article: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/fashion/bella-hadid-muslim-islam-faith-father-refugee-us-sisters-paestinian-jordanian-american-a7665611.html#gallery

[Blade 5,603]

Yaaas at her speaking about something important & using her voice for a good cause. 

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[darkchylde 14,857]

sorry but everytime i hear "hadid" i can only think of naomi campbell cackling at gigi's runway walk

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2 hours ago, Entropy said:

sorry but everytime i hear "hadid" i can only think of naomi campbell cackling at gigi's runway walk

That never happened 

[Edonis 28,950]

Good to see some representation for us in Hollywood and the media!  I'm not their biggest fan but I appreciate the notion of sharing her and her family's story 

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5 hours ago, Versace said:

That never happened 

really? lol i messed up. who was she mocking?

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10 minutes ago, Entropy said:

really? lol i messed up. who was she mocking?

I remember Naomi was very nice to Gigi. She even teached Gigi how to walk the runway.

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3 hours ago, Entropy said:

really? lol i messed up. who was she mocking?

Some contestant on a modeling reality show called "The Face"  but a dumb youtuber posted it under the misleading title "Naomi laughing at Gigi's walk'. 

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On 4/5/2017 at 0:29 AM, Entropy said:

sorry but everytime i hear "hadid" i can only think of naomi campbell cackling at gigi's runway walk

 

Those were 2 girls for her reality show The Face that aired in the UK.