Mia Khalifa Is A Lebanese Christian Who Rose To Fame By Depicting Herself As A Muslim Woman !

Pornhub has been a hijabi. Or, rather, a Lebanese Christian former adult actor who rose to fame for starring in a porn while wearing a hijab.

porn star recently being heralded a feminist icon, Nadeine Asbali reflects on the objectification and fetishisation of Muslim women and the consequences of gendered Islamophobia.

Opinion-Mia Khalifa and the limits of intersectional feminism
Given how much the hypersexualisation of Muslim women sells, it’s little wonder that Mia Khalifa rose to fame so quickly, writes Nadeine Asbali.
For the past decade, one of the top-ranked performers on Pornhub has been a hijabi. Or, rather, a Lebanese Christian former adult actor who rose to fame for starring in a porn while wearing a hijab.

In the last month, Mia Khalifa – or Sarah Joe Chamoun – has been invited to speak at the Oxford Union and featured on the front cover of Huck magazine under the headline, “We Are All Mia Khalifa”.

But what does Khalifa’s rise say about the limits of intersectional feminism if someone whose niche was carved through co-opting the violent, racist, hypersexualised image of Muslim women can be considered the latest feminist icon?

From ancient orientalist art to modern day AI picture generators, the hypersexualisation of Muslim women sells. It’s little wonder, then, that Mia Khalifa rose to fame so quickly after appearing in pornographic scenes in a hijab and has stayed consistently popular on the platform despite having left the industry.

But objectifying Muslim women goes far beyond surface-level images. It paves the way for real and pervasive danger too. Take, for example