She talks about her culture and the Muslim religion to her peers, answers the questions and curiosities that are posed to her with a pinch of irony is attention to fashion. Tasnim Ali, 22, from Rome, is an influencer who already counts 315 thousand followers on TikTok and 66 thousand on Instagram.
What is the secret of its success?
Born in Arezzo of Egyptian parents but raised in Rome, Tasnim Ali is 22 years old and the lockdown has actually changed her life. If before then she was a girl like many others, during the restrictions of the pandemic she decided to start posting videos that talked about an essential accessory for her: the veil.
He was immediately very successful for his approach to the Muslim world, fresh, ironic and calibrated for the world of Millennials. Explain with simple words her vision of religion, answers the questions her followers ask her e he tells with genuineness the peculiarities of his creed making people know him for what he is, far from any fanaticism.
TO Modern Woman tells how, in fact, Italian children know little about Islam and therefore “why not try to explain things calmly, without presumption and playing the weapon of a smile?“.
The curiosities that she explains with honesty and sympathy are many but almost all of them focus on her clothing, on the veil, above all, an accessory very dear to her.
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Who is Tasnim Ali, the essential accessory veil
On the veil, or hijab, Tasnim receives questions such as “Do they force you to wear it?” “Are you bald underneath?” “If I see your hair then do I have to marry you?” and “Would you take it off for a million euros?”. She herself said “They asked me if my religion obliges me to wear the veil even when I shower. I laughed but got the sense of the question“. A concept that transpires from all of her social content is that the veil is part of her, it is an essential accessory because “as a believer I wear it with pride, but as a woman I wear it out of vanity. I find it an exceptional accessory, which multiplies the feminine charm ”. To make non-Muslim women understand what it means to wear the veil, he advises everyone to try it, it would be “a tribute to Arab beauty”.
Who is Tasnim Ali, an attention to fashion
On social media Tasnim likes to show some of his looks by explaining how to match the right veil and how to tie it. For the rest, he loves oversized trousers and admits to having a lot of shoes, for the most part closed so as not to show the bare heel, but still prefers sneakers and ankle boots. Even the make up plays a fundamental role, she too is limited to mascara, lipstick and concealer for dark circles. “Different speech for the period of Ramadan which has just ended, on May 12, when it is good not to exaggerate in all fields, including make-up. Do you want to know more about this phase of the year which is so spiritual and important for us Muslims? I wait for you on my account page“Concludes a Modern Woman.
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