"In March, Busra Sayed entered the Miss Germany pageant and even made it to the final round. For the past few years, the pageant has come to be about more than just physical appearance. Today it's all about empowerment, with successful women entering the competition to be recognized primarily for their personality and achievements. Busra Sayed, 27, is an entrepreneur: She sells and wears hijabs. She also wore a hijab from her own collection on the stage of the Miss Germany pageant."
"This drew a lot of attention in Germany's media, as Sayed was (alongside one other candidate) one of the two first women in the history of the competition to wear the Muslim headscarf. Just a few days later, the topic came up in the German parliament. In her speech on International Women's Day, Beatrix von Storch, a member of the far-right populist Alternative for Germany (AfD), expressed her outrage: "A hijab in the Miss Germany finals. And this woman didn't just wear a hijab she's a true hijab activist. She's promoting them.""
"Von Storch ended by saying: "If having an Islamic activist like that participate in the Miss Germany finals is supposed to be progress, then we're living in Absurdistan and a very dangerous Absurdistan at that." A few weeks later, in an interview with DW, Busra Sayed recalled how she felt when she saw the speech. "Actually, I wasn't shocked. I was even a little happy, because I thought to myself, there'"
Busra Sayed entered the Miss Germany pageant in March and reached the final round. The competition has increasingly focused on empowerment, recognizing personality and achievements rather than only physical appearance. Sayed, a 27-year-old entrepreneur who sells and wears hijabs, wore a hijab from her own collection on stage. Her appearance made major media attention in Germany because she was among the first women in the pageant’s history to wear the Muslim headscarf. Shortly afterward, her hijab became a topic in the German parliament during International Women’s Day remarks by Beatrix von Storch of the AfD, who criticized Sayed as a hijab activist. Sayed later recalled her feelings in an interview with DW.
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