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Meet Dania Nour, Repping For Team Palestine at the Olympics

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The Tokyo 2020 Olympics are under way with hundreds of countries represented. Some of those countries come to compete with a mere handful of athletes. One such country is Palestine, where only five athletes will represent the nation. Seventeen-year-old Dania Nour, born and raised in Beit Jala (Bethlehem), is the only female swimmer on Team…

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In this Instagram post, Hadid shows the hands of her and her friends covered in a familiar sight: beautiful henna designs. Aware that many weren't familiar with her cultural background, she wrote a pre-emptive strike to would-be trolls in the caption: "& before you go all 'cultural appropriation' in my comments, check out the last name. Hadid. Half Palestinian & proud of it." This outright declaration of pride grabbed headlines, with many news outlets reporting on the post.

#ThrowbackThursday: Take a Look at the Times Gigi Hadid & Her Family Repped Their Palestinian Roots

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Gigi Hadid is half Palestinian and proud.