How celebrities marked the beginning of Ramadan 2021, from Huda Kattan to Halima Aden and Mohamed Hadid
15 April, 2021
As Ramadan started on Tuesday, Muslim celebrities marked the start of the holy month with celebratory posts on social media.
From the united states to the united kingdom, and the UAE to India, famous faces around the world delivered video messages and Instagram posts with their mass of followers.
These are simply a handful of those tributes.
Halima Aden
"Hi everyone," Halima Aden said cheerily in a video shared on Instagram to her 1.4 million followers. "I needed to seriously here to wish everyone a happy, happy Ramadan. Ramadan Mubarak."
The Somali-American former model first rose to fame in 2016 for sporting a hijab to compete in a US beauty pageant. In November 2020, however, she made the shock announcement that she was quitting the style industry, claiming that she could no more align her career path with her faith.
Aden, 23, regularly shares anecdotes from the holy month on her Twitter account, also revealing she sleeps a whole lot when fasting.
Huda Kattan
During Ramadan 2020, Dubai beauty mogul Huda Kattan took part in Instagram's #MonthOfGood campaign, an initiative that aimed to amplify messages of positivity and togetherness during the holy month. Kattan nominated her sister Mona Kattan, Halima Aden and Malala Yousafzai to talk about their positive messages.
This season, she shared a video where she asked Huda Beauty associates what Ramadan methods to them. "Being patient", "invigorating", "connecting" and "compassion" were among the answers.
"Ramadan is one of my favourite times of the year," she wrote in a blog page post on the Huda Beauty website on Monday. "Honestly, I really like Ramadan so much I sometimes wish it had been twice a year, especially since it brings family and everyone dear for you close."
In the post, she also shared a hydrating skincare routine especially created for the holy month.
Mona Kattan
Huda's sister, Mona Kattan, also shared a couple of positive messages on Instagram.
"Ramadan Kareem everybody. I hope you guys are doing better than me," she said with fun in a video posted to her Stories on Tuesday, with "coffee withdrawals" written over the top.
She also shared the quote "Prayer is hope that knows no end" on her behalf feed, alongside a video of her unboxing the first limited-edition Ramadan Gifting Calendar from Huda Beauty.
"Huda and I handpicked some of our bestseller products to make your #Eid extra special this season," she wrote in the caption. "Ten gifts for yourself or someone you care about to be open each night after breaking fast for the last 10 days of Ramadan."
Source: www.thenationalnews.com