Sports Hijabs for women
Earlier athletes and sports enthusiast girls in Middle East face the problem of finding the appropriate headwear which adheres to their religion, which requires them to cover their head and neck. The loose plain hijabs that they wear may easily slip and is not suitable concerning the safety issues.
This problem was solved by Cindy Van Den Breman, aDutch designer who created Capsters designs, hijabs especially for Muslim girls taking part in sports. She beleived that religious beliefs should not prevent girls from playing sports.The stylish and modern Capsters design sports hijabs are an apt alternative to the traditional hijabs and ensure that conservative Muslim girls are able to comfortably participate in sports without having to worry about their hijabs tearing apart or shifting .
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Rabia Zargarpur
Born in UAE, Rabia Zargarpur is known for her everyday elegant designs for Muslim women around the world. Recent years have seen many changes in the clothing of Middle East women who want to look stylish and Rabia Z clothing designs specialize in creations for such modern Muslim women.
Rabia completed her education from the Nassau Community College in New York and the University of Phoenix. She has also received fashion certification from Fashion Institute of Technology New York and Esmod. Her debut collection won her the ‘Emerging Designer Award’ at Dubai Fashion Week 2007. She also became the first winner of ‘International Young Fashion Entrepreneur of the Year 2008′ award for UAE & GCC by the British Council. Arabian Business News named her amongst the top 100 Most Powerful Arab personalities in 2009.
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Nawal Al Hooti
Nawal Al Hooti is a popular Omani designer in Middle East who has achieved widespread fame because of her designs which showcase the culture of the country. A self taught fashion designer, Nawal Al Hooti has never attended any fashion or design school. Her work is inspired from her homeland Oman and that is reflected in her designs.
She has participated in many Omani and international fashion shows such as the Muscat Fashion Week, Sanad Fashion show and the Omani Fashion show, Italy. In Muscat Fashion Week, she showcased her collection of traditional Omani dresses with modern influences. The models wore long tunic tops with embroidered pants and looked stylish yet modest.
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Muscat Fashion Week
With the intention of making its mark on the world’s fashion map, Oman introduced the Muscat Fashion Week 2011 as the grand finale of the famous Muscat festival 2011. The event was held from February 22 to 24 and showcased beautiful Arabic designs to the international community.
Various international designers from Oman’s neighboring countries participated in the event like Robert Abi Nader and Fadi Nahle (Lebanon), Zarif Design (Afghanistan), Amina Al Jassim (Saudi Arabia), Kubra Al Qaseer (Bahrain), Shrekahnth (India) and Lamia Abi Nader (Morocco).
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