Hijab-Wearing Somali-US Model Halima Aden Takes Step Back From Industry

It was the summer of 2019 in the lobby of London's Soho Hotel. Helena Zengel, a then-11-year-old German actress with a still-shaky command of English, was meeting British director Paul Greengrass, who was looking to cast the second lead, alongside Tom Hanks, in his new Western News of the World, which Universal is set to open Dec.

2 min read A US teen has found himself being supported by over 200,000 people after he was suspended from his Texas school for wearing nail polish. 17-year-old Trevor Wilkinson, a senior at Clyde High School in Clyde, Texas, found himself at the centre of controversy after he returned from Thanksgiving break with his nails painted.

Rep. Karen Bass, D-Calif., pointed to the fact that there will be no Black women in the Senate after the departure of Vice President-elect Kamala Harris during an interview last week.

President-elect Joe Biden said he’ll do “everything in my power” to convince Americans to take the coronavirus vaccines and to wear masks to prevent the spread of the pandemic and save lives. But as he answered questions from reporters on Friday, Biden said he wouldn’t make vaccines and masks mandatory.

Garcelle Beauvais, Becca Kufrin and Rachel Lindsay are using their platforms for positivity this holiday season by raising awareness for the work done by the American Cancer Society.Amid the coronavirus pandemic, cancer patients and their families have faced a significant disadvantage when it comes to receiving the care they deserve.

Samuel Goldwyn Films has nabbed the North American rights to Savage State, David Perrault's period western drama. An early 2021 release is planned for the film about a family of French settlers who flee Missouri to return to Paris as the American Civil War breaks out.

Christmas is almost here, and Adam Lambert is getting in the spirit.

Strictly Come Dancing judge Bruno Tonioli is “worried” about his future as a judge on the show, reports claim.The 65 year old has been unable to appear on this year’s BBC series due to travel restrictions. He is currently in the USA judging on Dancing With The Stars.Throughout the series, professional dancer Anton Du Beke stepped in as a temporary judge after Motsi Mabuse was forced to self isolate after she was forced to take a last-minute trip to Germany.

Ryan,Scott and Adam Thomas’ dad Dougie James has passed away, BBC Radio Manchester has reported.The ‘70s soul star Dougie, who was the lead singer of Dougie James And The Soul Train, had tributes pour in on social media after it was reported. BBC Manchester's Mike Shaft lead the tributes to Dougie as he said: “He played all over the north west, in those days when they were playing places like Golden Garter they'd have bands on, an American band and then Dougie James.

MILAN -- Somali-American model Halima Aden has announced that she is taking a step back from the fashion industry, saying the pandemic slowdown has allowed her to see instances when her desire to maintain a hijab was not properly respected.In a detailed Instagram story, Aden wrote this week that she was “not rushing back to the fashion industry” and that she had finally heard her mother’s pleas “to open my eyes.”“My mom asked me to quite modeling a LONG time ago.

It looks like Adam Lambert has a new special someone in his life!

Kino Lorber has picked up North American rights for Polish comedic drama Never Gonna Snow Again from Malgorzata Szumowska and Michal Englert, for North America. The film stars Alec Utgoff of Stranger Things fame as a Russian-speaking immigrant from the East who becomes a masseur for the rich residents in a bland, gated community.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterThe Los Angeles-based East West Players, the nation’s first professional Asian American theatre organization, is teaming with musician AJ Rafael again for the holiday edition of Crazy Talented Asians, the ninth edition of the live show celebrating represenation of Asians in the arts.

American star Meghan Trainor, 26, and her husband Daryl Sabara are expecting their first child together, a boy. And the All About That Bass singer has implemented an interesting rule: no sex while pregnant.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorAdam Aron, CEO and President of AMC Entertainment, issued this statement about the showing of Wonder Woman 1984 at AMC’s nearly 1,000 theatres in the U.S.

Sacha Baron Cohen has reignited his feud with Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg.The social media platform recently came under fire after it found that posts, in which Steve Bannon called for Dr Anthony Fauci's head to be put on a spike outside the White House, had not violated enough of its rules to warrant a suspension.Barack Obama says Trump's refusal to concede is not normalDr Fauci admits 200000 Americans may die of Covid in just the next four months aloneTrump supporters rally against