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    This Woman Created An Instagram Page To Empower Dark-Skinned Muslim Women

    "A minority in a minority."

    Meet Hodhen Liaden, a 23-year-old artist and graphic designer from London.

    Liaden told BuzzFeed News she created an Instagram page called "@darkskinnedhijabis" to tackle colourism.

    Liaden said she has experienced colourism first hand. "As a dark black skin Muslim women myself, I know what it feels like to speak up and be ignored," she said.

    Liaden's page aims to highlight dark-skinned Muslim women.

    People have been submitting photos with the hashtag #darkskinnedhijabis.

    So far 700 people have submitted a picture via the hashtag.

    People really love the page.

    And said that representation is important.