Domino Motherfvckers

You can’t talk about the hijab in the Western world without somebody butting in to yell about how it’s repressive or anti-feminist. But Pakistani-American artists Qinza Najm and Saks Afridi are putting a whole new spin on how people look at the veil – by inviting women to take selfies of themselves in full hijab or niqab and instagramming them under the hashtag #DamnILookGood.

The New York-based pair debuted the project in Brooklyn at the Dumbo Arts Festival in September and were adamant that the hijab is often misrepresented by cultures that don’t understand it – chiefly, that many people don’t grasp that wearing the veil can be an active expression of choice, personal style and beauty.