Secret Life of Muslims: Layla Shaikley

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Layla Shaikley grew up obsessing over skate board culture in a self-described “girl power” family. As a hijabi she felt ignored and misrepresented in pop culture, so she decided to make her own.

Using fashion and art Layla created a music video set to Jay Z’s “Somewhere in America” that popularized “Mipster” culture in the US.

This is from a series of short films called The Secret Life of Muslims, created by filmmaker Joshua Seftel.