Muslim In Trump’s America: This Fashion Designer Is Standing Up To Hate — And Tariffs

Melanie Elturk, CEO of Haute Hijab, is optimist despite crushing blow of Donald Trump’s election victory

Melanie Elturk, like many Americans, went to bed on Election Day expecting the weight of expert opinion to be borne out and for business to continue as usual. After all, her New York City apartment, which also doubles as a base for the Muslim fashion brand Haute Hijab she co-founded with her husband in 2010, overlooked the scene of Hillary Clinton’s expected victory party.

As she headed to bed early at 9.30 p.m., crowds had begun to grow outside the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center, with the increasingly raucous cheers accompanying early Clinton victories making their way up several midtown-Manhattan blocks and through Elturk’s 15th-floor apartment windows. She expected a long night of heavily disrupted sleep.

But then there was silence.

more:   http://www.ibtimes.com/muslim-trumps-america-fashion-designer-standing-hate-tariffs-2475203

 

3 replies

  1. Are you kidding me – this isnt your country freak – i dont remember any muslim relatives or friends dying in world war one or two? Your countries are fucked up and go back to them – in your “o feel sorry for me talk” fuck you – o im sure you love to come here and make money on a free ride – go help your own fucked up people

    • Donald does not know history. So many Muslim soldiers (from the ‘colonies’) fought and many died in World Wars I and II. And thank you Donald, your country helped the Muslim countries to get into the mess they are now. With your weapons arms ammunition CIA Mossad MI5 or 6 or whatever …

      • Rafiq – you will have to forgive – (and the language) you are right – we are VERY frustrated and saddened by what has happened in the middle east – i had a couple “drinks” the other night and wasnt speaking fairly – our “leadership” of hillary and obama has really messed things up over there

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