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GirlZOffMute – Gambia: Can Muslim teens be models?

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July 17, 2024

Where does Islam stand on girls who want to be models? In Gambia, a conservative country with a Muslim majority, a 10-year-old Adama Sillah is gracing the runway while dreaming of a future as a supermodel. She spoke to GirlZOffMute reporter Lena E. Igweanyiba. What message do you have for Adama Sillah? #GIrlZOffMute #DWAfrica #77Percent

Editor: Jane Nyingi
Producer: Sankulle Janko

Teen reporter: Lena E. Igweanyiba

Video Editor: Martha Torres Rodriguez

Jane Nyingi A Kenyan broadcast journalist with vast experience in both radio and TV based in Bonn, Germany@jane_nyingi
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