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<h1 id="reader-title">Muslim Blogger Rejects Beauty Brand Award
Promoted by Gal Gadot<br>
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<p>Palestinian-American blogger Amani Khatahtbeh made
headlines this week after she refused to accept an award
from the cosmetic brand Revlon over having its branding
ambassador be actress Gal Gadot, a former Israeli
soldier who had publicly supported the 2014 Israeli
deadly war against the Palestinian Gaza strip in 2014.</p>
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<p>Khatahtbeh is the creator of the website <a
href="http://muslimgirl.com/">Muslim Girl</a> which
highlights women voices from within the Muslim
communities that would otherwise go unnoticed or be
ignored by mainstream media.</p>
<p>Revlon recently kicked off a new campaign called “Live
Boldly” and chose Wonder Woman's star Gadot as its
ambassador to assert the women empowerment narrative.
Earlier this week the beauty brand decided to give its
Changemaker award to Khatahtbeh for her advocacy
efforts for Muslim women.</p>
<p>"I cannot accept this award from Revlon with Gal Gadot
as the ambassador," Amani wrote in an <a
href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BeBGBSQD8JA/?taken-by=amani">Instagram
post</a> Tuesday. "Her vocal support of the Israeli
Defense Forces' actions in Palestine goes against
MuslimGirl.com’s morals and values. I can't, in good
conscience, accept this award from the brand and
celebrate Gal's ambassadorship after the IDF imprisoned
a 16-year-old girl named Ahed Tamimi last month, an
activist who is currently still incarcerated."</p>
<p>Palestinian girl Tamimi was arrested last month in her
West Bank village of Nabi Saleh after she slapped an
Israeli soldier in her home's backyard. A day earlier
occupation forces had shot her 15-year-old cousin in the
head, causing him permanent brain damage, according to
media reports. </p>
<p>While celebrated as a figure of women’s empowerment in
the West, Gadot is seen by Muslim and Arab communities
as a supporter of such oppression against Tamimi and
other Palestinians by Israel.</p>
<p>In a Facebook post in summer 2014 Gadot expressed her
support for the 50-day Israeli war on Gaza saying “I
send love and prayers to all the girls and boys
protecting my country” in reference to Israeli soldiers
engaged in the war.</p>
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Seinfeld: Comedian Visits Israel 'Terror Fantasy
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<p>The assault on the blockaded enclave claimed the lives
of more than 2,000 people, most of them civilians, while
worsening an already dire humanitarian crisis.</p>
<p>Gadot herself served in the Israeli army for few years
before becoming a Hollywood celebrity in the United
States. Her widely celebrated movie Wonder Woman was
banned in few Middle Eastern countries over her ties and
support to the Israeli army, while pro-Palestinian
activists called for boycotting the film.</p>
<p>"It means so much to me when @muslimgirl's work is
recognized and elevated in spaces from which we've been
traditionally excluded," Khatahtbeh added in her
Instagram post. "But that's what makes it even more
important at this moment to elevate and stand up for ALL
women and girls. This shouldn't have to be said, but we
can't accept role models that support the oppression of
women and girls in other parts of the world."</p>
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