Meet Muslim Figure Skater Zahra Lari, Who Performs in Hijab

posted on: Feb 16, 2014

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Zahra Lari is an 18-year-old figure skater from the United Arab Emirates who’s known to the folks back home as the “Ice Princess.” This year, she’s already making headlines at the Winter Olympics in Sochi for performing in hijab. In the above video, she explains how she came to figure skating and she approaches being a role model to Muslim women.

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