Sentenced To 40 Lashes For Wearing A Miniskirt, This Muslim Lady’s Now A Lingerie Designer!

Young women are often subjected to a lot of boundaries stopping them from doing what they want. But some women fight back, and this is the inspiring tale of one such woman!

Tala Raassi was 16 when she attended her friend’s Sweet 16 house party back in Iran in a mini skirt. While in the privacy of her friend’s home, the religious police raided the house, and she ultimately faced the harsh punishment of five days in jail and forty lashes for wearing “indecent clothing,” according to Islamic law.

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Following this sentence, Raassi moved back to the USA where she currently lives.

 

Named the “Most Fearless Women in the World” by Newsweek magazine, she now owns a lingerie brand in the USA.

https://talaraassi.com/
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‘They viewed me as a sinner, a criminal, and an infidel,’ Tala said of her first hours in jail. ‘We were treated like terrorists caught plotting to overthrow the government.’

Tala relocated to Dubai and then to Washington DC, where she enrolled in language classes and got a job at a bridal boutique whose owner was Iranian, which was where she rediscovered her love of fashion.

 

She has since launched her own swimwear line, Dar Be Dar, which sponsored the 2010 Miss Universe pageant and sells all across the US.

‘I wanted to do something to empower women; to let them celebrate their beauty and not fear judgement or punishment for wearing what they want to wear.’

But even after getting successful, she had people who were not happy.

‘There’s a lot of controversy because I’m a Muslim woman who designs bathing suits and everyone is very quick to judge,’ Tala explained.

 

‘They say, how dare you design bathing suits? How is it empowering? But it’s not about that. I design bathing suits because I love them, and that’s what I chose to pick in the fashion industry,’ she added. 

Here are some of her Instagram photos:

 

Tala in a stunning Black Dress.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BLMnIapBvPe/?taken-by=talaraassi

 

Wearing her designer swimsuit.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BJTsOjgAEQ4/?taken-by=talaraassi

 

Designer in the studio.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BHAkr_AM5MG/?taken-by=talaraassi

We Applaud her spirit to rise above all the challenges and do what she really loves!

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News Source: Daily Mail

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