Illustrator Yusef Abdul Jaleel created a series of colorful illustrations of Muslim women to show positive representations and counteract negative stereotypes. 

The most visible image of Islam is its women. "Covered: Celebrating Muslim Women" is an illustration series depicting various Muslim women around the world. I created these to combat the negative stereotypes associated with modesty and covering. In the media and the art world, there is a vacuum of positive representations of the Muslim woman. Muslim women are the most recognizable symbol of Islam today and have been ridiculed and deemed "oppressed" for following guidelines mandated by their religion. It is my hope to counter these negative stereotypes by showing the variety and beauty of covering.

About the Author

Yusef Abdul Jaleel is an African-American Digital Media Artist who specializes in vector based illustration living in Yonkers, New York. With over 20 years of experience in digital print production, he has created media and clothing geared towards the Muslim experience in American. As a devout Muslim revert, Yusef attempts to convey art that is both permissible by many Muslims who sun the detailed facial imagery and non-Muslims alike. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Electronic Design and Multimedia from the City College of New York.

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