SHARE Born in a refugee camp in Kenya, Halima Aden found fame as the world’s first hijab-wearing model. And then, in November, she made the shock announcement that she would be quitting the fashion industry, claiming that she could no longer align her career path with her faith. "I don't regret my career, there were so many positive things I was able to accomplish, but I am so excited to take a step back and do things differently," Aden tells The National. The paradox of modest fashion At the start of her career at age 19, Aden incorporated two, non-negotiable conditions into her modelling contract: "Hijab and no male stylists". Any fashion brand that wanted to work with her had to to abide by these rules.