Celebrity·Posted on 2 Mar 2017Gigi Hadid Wore A Hijab On The Cover Of Vogue Arabia And People Are Not Happy About It"Gigi 'I have Palestinian and Muslim roots only when it benefits me' Hadid".by Ikran DahirBuzzFeed News ReporterLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail Gigi Hadid is the cover model for the first ever issue of Vogue Arabia. The photos were shot by Inez Van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin and have been described as being styled in a "uniquely Arabian way". View this photo on Instagram Though Hadid is part Palestinian, people were unhappy with the photoshoot. CHANEL @chaneltherapper Gigi Hadid: Half-Palestinian but not Muslim. Vogue: Lets make Gigi Hadid wear a hijab because she's half- Palestini… https://t.co/Iw82XWXZI1 10:28 AM - 02 Mar 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite eemi @eemanabbasi oh hell nah we ain't doing this https://t.co/VGL2CSpPi6 11:26 PM - 01 Mar 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite People have called it appropriation. e @chkentndrs yall always say gigi is palestinian so she can appropriate aspects of islam like all palestinians are muslim or lik… https://t.co/o08PPH8Gob 06:52 PM - 01 Mar 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite And said that she used the hijab as "art", while other women are attacked for wearing it. mahershala's oscar @yagirlbushra 1 ur not muslim stop using the hijab for "art" 2 stop using the title "half palestinian" for ur benefit when u dont… https://t.co/3iusmoWzDc Wed Mar 01 19:43:57 UTC+0000 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite sana @imperialzjm So Gigi is getting praised for wearing a Hijab bc "fashion" while women who actually wear Hijab are attacked, shame… https://t.co/TnG1sSTuUJ 08:53 PM - 01 Mar 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite Fatmeh Cheaib @fatmeh32 My girl Gigi can wear the hijab and make it a fashion statement but if I wear it I'm oppressed. Got it. https://t.co/axJPqC9rh6 08:05 PM - 01 Mar 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite NUHAA @nuhaasoeker CAN GIGI HADID STOP WEARING HIJAB AS A FASHION STATEMENT !!!! MUSLIM WOMEN ARE SHAMED FOR IT YET SHE CAN PARADE ARO… https://t.co/vweA9ZN1fM 07:06 AM - 02 Mar 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite And it even got political. layan @layansarh so Gigi Hadid remembers her Palestinian roots when vogue Arabia want to feature her but when it comes to political problems she's quiet 06:58 PM - 01 Mar 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite ️️️️️ @lgbtziam gigi "i have palestinian and muslim roots only when it benefits me" hadid https://t.co/BLZ34WbnBv 05:47 PM - 01 Mar 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite Twitter: @lgbtziam And people accused her of playing "dress up". 🥀 @ovozainab why is Gigi playing dress up when there are so many beautiful ACTUAL hijabis? I am tired. https://t.co/JoNe2rkw2m 07:28 AM - 02 Mar 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite But some said that as she grew up in a Muslim household, she wasn't appropriating. t△⃒⃘co @TheCountess___ Y'all are continuously bashing Gigi Hadid for her vogue shoot. Her father is Muslim, she was born in a Muslim hous… https://t.co/59mwj6pbxG Thu Mar 02 03:13:00 UTC+0000 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite People defended Hadid due to her Palestinian father and said it's not appropriation. ☭ @leftistbrownboy people are really hating on gigi hadid for "appropriating middle eastern culture" when she's palestinian....ok 04:36 AM - 02 Mar 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite Nawaal Mohamed @Nawaal_Mo Has everyone forgotten that Gigi Hadid is half Palestinian? She's as entitled to wear the hijab and most of you Twitter muslims are. 09:29 AM - 02 Mar 2017 Reply Retweet Favorite BuzzFeed News has reached out to Gigi Hadid's reps and Vogue Arabia.