{"id":291824,"date":"2020-12-09T19:05:05","date_gmt":"2020-12-09T14:05:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/?p=291824"},"modified":"2020-12-10T09:08:54","modified_gmt":"2020-12-10T04:08:54","slug":"hafsah-faizal-becomes-the-first-niqabi-american-author-to-feature-in-forbes-30-under-30-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/hafsah-faizal-becomes-the-first-niqabi-american-author-to-feature-in-forbes-30-under-30-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Hafsah Faizal Becomes the First Niqabi American Author to Feature in Forbes 30 Under 30 List"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s a proud moment for all of us to see our Muslim community worldwide getting the recognition they deserve. And when it comes to Muslim women, it makes us even prouder! Recently, Hafsah Faizal became the first ever Niqabi American author to be featured in Forbes 30 under 30 list.<\/p>\n<p>Hafsah who hails from Texas, is not only an award winning author, but she is also the founder of IceyDesigns. The company creates websites for authors and sells book-inspired candles, notebooks and much more.<\/p>\n<p>On December 1, Hafsah Faizal entered the list of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/30-under-30\/2021\/art-style\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Forbes 30 under 30<\/a> in the Art and Style category.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-291835\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screenshot_2020-12-09-Hafsah-Faizal.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screenshot_2020-12-09-Hafsah-Faizal.png 500w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screenshot_2020-12-09-Hafsah-Faizal-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screenshot_2020-12-09-Hafsah-Faizal-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screenshot_2020-12-09-Hafsah-Faizal-65x65.png 65w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screenshot_2020-12-09-Hafsah-Faizal-192x192.png 192w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screenshot_2020-12-09-Hafsah-Faizal-384x384.png 384w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screenshot_2020-12-09-Hafsah-Faizal-110x110.png 110w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screenshot_2020-12-09-Hafsah-Faizal-220x220.png 220w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screenshot_2020-12-09-Hafsah-Faizal-364x364.png 364w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screenshot_2020-12-09-Hafsah-Faizal-48x48.png 48w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Screenshot_2020-12-09-Hafsah-Faizal-96x96.png 96w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old is also the first niqabi woman to enter the New York Times bestsellers list with her fantasy novel <em>We Hunt The Flame<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-291838\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/IMG-3817_750x.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-291839\" src=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/236673_5108627_updates.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"928\" height=\"1089\" srcset=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/236673_5108627_updates.jpg 928w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/236673_5108627_updates-256x300.jpg 256w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/236673_5108627_updates-873x1024.jpg 873w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/236673_5108627_updates-768x901.jpg 768w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/236673_5108627_updates-561x658.jpg 561w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/236673_5108627_updates-364x427.jpg 364w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/236673_5108627_updates-728x854.jpg 728w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/236673_5108627_updates-608x713.jpg 608w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/236673_5108627_updates-758x890.jpg 758w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/236673_5108627_updates-41x48.jpg 41w, https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/236673_5108627_updates-82x96.jpg 82w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 928px) 100vw, 928px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, her book<em> We Free the Stars<\/em>, which is the sequel of <em>We Hunt the Flame<\/em> also received an award. This again, is also the first time that a niqabi woman achieved this feat.<\/p>\n<p>Hafsah started her career at the age of 17 and is proud of who she has become in the last 10 years.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Hey hello. Did you see there&#39;s a niqabi on the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/ForbesUnder30?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#ForbesUnder30<\/a> list?? \u2728<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/y0qyzRjNh4\">https:\/\/t.co\/y0qyzRjNh4<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GJL385b4pl\">pic.twitter.com\/GJL385b4pl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Hafsah Faizal (@hafsahfaizal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hafsahfaizal\/status\/1333827878530805763?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 1, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Hafsah Faizal is making us all proud and we congratulate her on her well-deserved success.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; letter-spacing: 5px; font-size: 16px; margin: 0;\">ALSO READ<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a style=\"font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; font-family: Raleway ,sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/propakistani.pk\/lens\/aiman-khan-mahira-khan-and-atif-aslam-make-it-to-forbes-asia-100-digital-stars-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Aiman Khan, Mahira Khan and Atif Aslam Make It To Forbes Asia 100 Digital Stars List<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s a proud moment for all of us to see our Muslim community worldwide getting the recognition they deserve. And when it comes to Muslim women, it makes us even prouder! Recently, Hafsah Faizal became the first ever Niqabi American author to be featured in Forbes 30 under 30 list. 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