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Hijabs With a Swoosh

Fashion is a popular trend in clothes, jewelry, and ornaments. But where exactly does hijab attain in fashion these days? Like many of us know, Nike is a particularly well-known trademark and has a pretty important place when it comes to athletic fashion. Great news! Nike is coming out with a hijab for Muslim women called the "Nike Pro Hijab".

A hijab is a head covering worn in public by some Muslim women. If you wear the hijab, you know how challenging it can be to exercise with it. A huge advantage of the Nike Pro Hijab is that it is made from a thin polyester fabric that absorbs the sweat and keeps you fresh during your exercise and also on really hot summer days. Nike has been working on this hijab for the past year and is still improving it. They are planning on releasing the Pro Hijab early in 2018. Their slogan for this product is " If you have a body, you are an athlete". They are heavily focusing on this and they also made some women athletes test the Pro Hijab. Athletes came back with a range of feedback, which laddered up to the desire for an even lighter, softer material.

Everything was perfect until the reaction to this has been mixed: There are those who are applauding Nike for its inclusiveness of Muslim women who want to cover their hair, and there are those who accuse it of abetting women’s subjugation.

I personally support and congrat Nike for doing such a great job with their surpassing idea. Many people say that it will be very pricey since the brand itself is expensive. But as many of us have experienced before, when you pay for something that is actually good quality, you can use it for a longer term than if you get something cheap and low quality. I am super thrilled for it to come out, hope you guys are too!

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/consumer/nike-s-hijab-prompts-backlash-boycott-praise-n733171

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