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copied from [[Ibtihaj Muhammad]]: According to The Telegraph, Ibtihaj Muhammad started to wear the hijab at a very young age. When growing up and perusing a career in fencing, she throughout keeping her hijab would inspire women and young girls around the world to break boundaries and peruse your desires even while wearing the hijab.

copied from [[Ibtihaj Muhammad]]: As a child, Ibtihaj's mother, Denise, would buy her black and brown barbie dolls in order to see themselves represented in something as little as doll play.[1] She noticed all her dolls looked nothing like her as she started to wear the hijab at a very young age. She was then inspired to cut pieces of cloth and fabrics to make little hijabs and wrap them around her dolls.[2]

In 2014, Ibtihaj and her siblings launched their own clothing company, Louella, which aims to bring modest fashionable clothing to the United States market. She is also a sports ambassador, serving on the U.S. Department of State’s Empowering Women and Girls Through Sport Initiative. She has traveled to various countries to engage in dialogue on the importance of sports and education

In 2017 Mattel introduced a Barbie in a Hijab; and Barbie's first doll fencer, which is designed after Ibtihaj. Through the creation of a hijabi Barbie, it reinforced her belief that young girls and boys should see themselves through these toys while valuing inclusiveness and diversity.