this-is-life-actually:Muslim style bloggers are gaining a ton of fans — and harassersNabela Noor, a
this-is-life-actually:Muslim style bloggers are gaining a ton of fans — and harassersNabela Noor, a 24-year-old beauty and lifestyle vlogger, has made a career out of being honest on the internet. Since 2014, she has documented nearly every aspect of her life online, from how to perfect date night makeup to how to deal with online fat shamers to figuring out the best way to repurpose candle jars. She has been open about topics including her marriage and religion, and in turn has accumulated over 167,000 YouTube subscribers and 40,000 Instagram followers. In March, two months after Noor asked a question at the Republican debate, a slew of Instagram accounts created by Muslim beauty and fashion bloggers were hacked. Australian journalist Jennine Khalik first reported on the attacks via Twitter, noting that on accounts where the usual post involves eyeshadow application tips or selfies of women wearing hijabs, there were Islamophobic memes and videos featuring Trump. Why Muslim women? Despite blogs like these seeming rather harmless, somehow, to these hackers, they are not. Follow @this-is-life-actually -- source link