RU-N Students Reclaim Their Narrative With Hijabi World Documentary

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Rutgers University | With the help of RU-N’s Newest Americans Project, seniors Dina Sayedahmed and Hamna Saleem created Hijabi World, a powerful, candid six-minute documentary film about muslim women's choice to wear hijab that has gotten wide exposure on both The New York Times Lens Blog and The Atlantic’s website. It also was an official selection at the 2016 Montclair Film Festival and received honorable mention for best documentary short at The People’s Film Festival in New York City.