“The one thing my mother instilled in me, well both my parents but specifically my mother - I come from a Muslim country where boys were more wanted than girls so she always made me feel that there is nothing that I couldn't do as well as the boys if not better.” IfsFeelsWellsMadeCountryWantedMotherGirlParentBoysOne Thing Author:Iman Abdulmajid
“If I say something about David [Bowie], I get 1000 tweets, if I say something about my business just a few! The more personal, the better.” IfsTweetBowie Author:Iman Abdulmajid
“No one is calling any of these designers racist. The act itself is racist. There were more black models working in the Seventies than there are in 2013. This a time when silence is not acceptable at all. If the conversation cannot be had publicly in our industry, then there is something inherently wrong.” IfsBlackSilenceIndustryCallingConversationModelsDesignerRacistAcceptableSilence IsSeventies Author:Iman Abdulmajid
“If I feel frustrated in a situation, I take a deep breath and walk away.” IfsFeelsWalksSituationBreathsFrustratedDeep BreathTake A Deep Breath Author:Iman Abdulmajid
“If you are an activist, you have to stay active on a daily basis.” IfsBasesActiveActivist Author:Iman Abdulmajid
“The relationship I have with Bethann [Hardison], it's so unique. It's based on trust. But most importantly, Bethann is the one who will call on me if I'm doing something wrong. That's a very specific relationship.” IfsUnique Author:Iman Abdulmajid
“My worst year. The only thing that I know for a fact now is that if it's really a bad day, then I draw the curtains, and I lay in bed. There is no way of dealing with grief. And I have no idea. This year I had double of them, my mother and my husband. I just take it one day at a time.” IfsKnowsWayYearsIdeasFactsMotherGriefWorstOne DayBedHusbandDrawsLaysNo IdeaMy HusbandCurtainsBad DayOne Day At A TimeTake It One Day At A Time Author:Iman Abdulmajid
“The one thing I know for a fact - some days are bad, some days are okay, and I'll go with it. If it's bad, I stay in and ride the wave and somehow, God gets me through and I'm fine. Dealing with grief doesn't work from one person to the other, it's so personal.” IfsKnowsPersonsFactsGriefOne ThingFineOkayWave Author:Iman Abdulmajid
“The commitment to give of yourself and the knowledge that the time is right are what's important. The thing is, I suppose, a younger person may not correctly divine the right time, because of lack of life experience, so the older woman may have the advantage of truly knowing if it's right or not.” IfsGivingMayPersonsImportantKnowingDivineCommitmentAdvantageLife ExperienceRight TimeWhat's ImportantOlder Women Author:Iman Abdulmajid
