Get Amna Al Haddad Weightlifter Gif. A year later, she became the first competitive weightlifter to rock a hijab. Emirati sports pioneer, inspirational speaker, mental health advocate.

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Amna al haddad, dubai, united arab emirates. Amna al haddad, one of athletes that helped develop the nike pro hijab, spoke out to defend it against naysayers. Yahoo reports that al haddad, a weightlifter from the u.a.e., posted an open letter to facebook explaining why the nike pro hijab is so important to her as a woman and a muslim.

Amna al haddad is a weightlifter, a muslim athlete, the inspiration for the nike pro hijab, part of the 'goodnight stories for rebel girls' series and a true role model for all girls.

As amna states in that first video i posted. No surprise then that she is part of nike's latest campaign inner strength (she was previously involved in the brand's new year's resolutions/better for it global campaign back in january). Her first competitive entrance was in october 2011. Amna al haddad, a weightlifter in the united arab emirates who qualified for one of her country's spots in the 2016 rio olympics, defended the al haddad says that's shifted in the last few years.