Knocking down prejudices! Muslim-American goes viral showing workouts in niqab

Subscribe to our channel! After a few years of being removed from fitness, Ahlam Mohammad Ali grew into a state of depression. She then realised it was OK to do what she loved the most without harming her faith, and now became an inspiration to millions around the world. As a devoted Muslim woman, she wears some of the traditional attire such as a hijab and Nikab covering her face and head on a regular basis, even when working out, as seen in a gym in Houston, Texas, on Thursday. “You can still live your life to please God, but you can still also do things that you enjoy doing, which for me is fitness. I wanted to show that me wearing the niqab and the hijab and lose clothing is not stopping me or limiting me. It’s not making me feel ashamed to represent myself as a Muslim woman and to put myself out there in a good way,” Ahlam said. “It is very rare that you see a Niqabi woman in the gym, just because the idea behind it is when a Muslim woman covers properly, she is not supposed to draw