Pictures of Muslims Wearing Things

This is Wafa Dabbagh. Wafa is a Muslim, Zumba lover, cancer survivor, and Lieutenant Commander of the Canadian Armed Forces. [article]

US Army reservist Shareda Hosein proudly wears her uniform. Even as the Army continually turns down her application to be the first female Muslim chaplain in the military, Shareda has no regrets about the 20+ years she’s dedicated to her service. [article]

Alaskan Muslim sisters Ayesha Malik and Faryal Malik, who may or may not run for public office one day, took this photo as proof of their foreign policy qualifications—for they too can see Russia from their dock.

Saudi businesswoman, educator, and United Nations Development Program Goodwill Ambadassador Muna AbuSulayman is ready for her closeup. 

“Axis of Evil” Syrian first lady Asma Al-Assad wears an axis of regal accessories.

In Baghdad, a Muslim woman (in black hair covering and holding a copy of the Quran) stands in solidarity with a Christian woman (in white hair covering and holding a copy of the Bible), to show solidarity with the dwindling number of Iraqi Christians and their right to live freely and peacefully side-by-side with their Muslim sisters and brothers.

Amnesty International Secretary General Irene Khan, center, wears a long-sleeved embroidered tunic, cargo khaki pants, white sneakers, salt and pepper curls, while practicing her “jazz hands” with Kenyan schoolchildren.

Actress Niki Karimi makes a few wrinkles in her seafoam scarf somehow look effortlessly and even intentionally chic. 

An unidentified Muslim woman wears the traditional hijabi spikes of her people.

Wearing her home country’s jersey, Heba Ahmed uses her delicate Muslim woman arms to carry her boat to the water for some pre-Olympic training.