Published 2 years ago

The male model testing gender norms in a changing Saudi Arabia

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Ziad al-Mesfer has built a social media following while blazing a trail for the few Saudi male models brave enough to don garments widely seen as appropriate for women only. In the process he has endeared himself to expensive brands keen to profit from a spectacle that would have been unthinkable before Saudi Arabia embarked on a series of social reforms.

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The Male Model Testing Gender Norms In A Changing Saudi Arabia

The male model testing gender norms in a changing Saudi Arabia

2 years ago·United States

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Infobae

The young model who breaks gender taboos in Saudi Arabia

Ziad al Mesfer is an eye-catcher in the conservative kingdom, where being homosexual can be punishable by the death penalty. His alliance with major brands offers him some protection from inquisitive criticism

2 years ago·C A B A, Argentina

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France24

The male model testing gender norms in a changing Saudi Arabia

With his hot pink hair extensions and leopard print pantsuit, model Ziad al-Mesfer was bound to turn heads during his recent public photo shoot in deeply conservative Saudi Arabia.

2 years ago·France

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TVA Nouvelles

In Saudi Arabia, the model man who shakes up gender

With pink hair extensions and leopard print trousers, model Ziad al-Mesfer inevitably turns the spotlight on him.

2 years ago·Montreal, Canada

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Le courage d'être lui-même: En Arabie saoudite, l'homme mannequin qui bouscule les genres

Avec ses extensions de cheveux roses et son pantalon imprimé léopard, le mannequin Ziad al-Mesfer braque inévitablement les regards sur lui.

2 years ago·Luxembourg City, Luxembourg

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The Times of Israel

A boundary-pushing male model tests gender norms in a changing Saudi Arabia

Ziad al-Mesfer, 25, has millions of Snapchat followers and has captured the attention of luxury brands in the conservative country where dressing as a woman is forbidden

2 years ago·Jerusalem, Israel

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