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Why more Muslim women are embracing butter yellow and burgundy hijabs
Anzal Sheikh, founder of Soubh; and Anisa Ibrahim Haithar, a law student and aspiring content creator. Hijab-wearing women are now going for bold prints and bright colours.
Growing up, Zahira Khalaaf wore hijabs with muted colour tones. She thought these colours signaled maturity while brighter hijabs were attention-seeking. But today, that thinking is changing.
“Now it’s all about preference,” the 25-year-old says. “We’ve evolved from just three options [blacks, browns and whites] to so many colours like butter yellow and burgundy.”
