mo4ch:>‘I’m half Palestinian’: US model Hadid hits back at critics’ jibes over Vogue Arabia cover | Mo4ch News
US model Gigi Hadid has addressed the severe backlash she received for a veiled appearance on the cover of Vogue Arabia, suggesting critics wrongly questioned her ancestry despite her being half-Palestinian.The American fashion model turned heads in March 2017 when she was made the cover girl for the first ever edition of Vogue Arabia.The 23-year-old bore the brunt of angry online comments, with some accusing Hadid of treating the hijab, a traditional Muslim veil, as a “fashion statement.” Others cited Hadid, who is from the US but whose mother is Dutch and father Palestinian, for engaging in cultural appropriation.But Hadid has now addressed and defended the magazine front cover, describing the pressure she came under after the images went global.“When I shot the cover of Vogue Arabia, I wasn’t ‘Arab enough’ to be representing those girls, even though I’m half-Palestinian,” she told a crowd at the #BeMoreHuman empowerment event in Sydney, Australia.“I’m as Palestinian as I am Dutch. …