Patent-pending design makes hijab friendly to use with earphones and stethoscopes
Endurance suits Adlina Anis. The 32-year-old Singaporean doesn’t just run. She runs marathons. When she invented a brand-new fashion item for Muslim women, she didn’t just rush to market with it but spent more than a year perfecting its design. Her endurance paid off: Anis’ Ninja Echo, an earphone-friendly hijab, is selling out as quickly as it hits the shops.
THE CHALLENGE
Anis was inspired by Singaporean family doctor Elly Sabrina to modify the traditional hijab. “She asked me to fix the problem she was having wearing stethoscopes under her hijab,” Anis told Salaam Gateway.
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