Black Women in the News
This Woman Created An Instagram Page To Empower Dark-Skinned Muslim Women
Meet Hodhen Liaden, a 23-year-old artist and graphic designer from London.
Liaden told BuzzFeed News she created an Instagram page called “@darkskinnedhijabis” to tackle colourism.
Liaden said she has experienced colourism first hand. “As a dark black skin Muslim women myself, I know what it feels like to speak up and be ignored,” she said.
Liaden’s page aims to highlight dark-skinned Muslim women.
Of all races.
Liaden said she has been overwhelmed with the support shown to the Instagram page.
She said, “For the longest time, I felt that I was the only one, fighting my battles alone waiting to be heard.
“Within 24 hours we ranked 1,000 followers on Instagram, this shows the obvious demand of lack of representation and the many that think alike…