US TV’s first lead cartoon hijabi: how I animated Muslim women to look real

I created the hijabi mom character in #1 Happy Family USA. How she wears it is part of her personality – so I knew I had to get it rightIf you’ve seen a hijab on a screen – animated or otherwise – it’s likely that this Islamic head covering was one specific style.Think Princess Jasmine in the 1992 movie Aladdin, Claire Danes in the series Homeland, or the Zamins in the animated show The Proud Family: Continue reading...