{"id":5107,"date":"2015-07-01T18:32:26","date_gmt":"2015-07-01T17:32:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/?p=5107"},"modified":"2015-07-01T18:32:26","modified_gmt":"2015-07-01T17:32:26","slug":"hijab-wearing-muslim-student-voted-best-dressed-at-us-school","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/hijab-wearing-muslim-student-voted-best-dressed-at-us-school\/","title":{"rendered":"Hijab-wearing Muslim student voted best-dressed at US school"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Hijab-wearing<\/a>A hijab-wearing Muslim girl of Palestinian origin has been voted the best dressed student at Clifton High School in New Jersey.
\nAbrar Shahin\u2019s yearbook photo shows her in a black skirt and skinny jeans, with ankle-high boots and a white blazer.
\nAlong with this, she is seen wearing a hijab or headscarf.
\n\u201cThere are always cheerleaders who win and popular girls, so I was very surprised it was me, being a hijabi,\u201d Shahin said.
\n\u201cIt was a dream come true,\u201d she added.
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\nShahin who works at a clothing store in Paramus has been shattering long-held views about Muslims but still remains true to her religious traditions.
\nThe \u201cbest dressed\u201d vote also shows how tolerance and acceptance has increased at the school which boasts a diverse population of students including 52 percent Hispanic, 35 percent white, 8 percent Asian and 5 percent black, according to state records.
\nLindsey Cinque, a French teacher who is yearbook and senior class adviser, said, \u201cShahin\u2019s award showed that students can look beyond labels to honor someone\u2019s accomplishment.\u201d
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\nCinque announced the news to Shahin in class, adding, \u201cIn a class of 800 people, it\u2019s definitely a huge honor that they picked her.\u201d
\nAlso of interest is that the best dressed male, Abraham Zeidan, also happens to be Muslim. Although Shahin was surprised at being picked for the award, Cinque said that she would always get complemented on her clothes by other students.
\nShahin blends traditional style with modern clothes perfectly well, wearing long sleeves and pants with trendy teenage clothes from stores like Forever 21.
\n-This article originally appeared on NorthJersey<\/em><\/p>\n

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