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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Lifestyle
Saman Javed

Influencers apologise after being accused of mocking Muslim woman wearing the hijab

Savannah Demers/TikTok

Two US-based influencers with a combined following of more than 10 million followers have apologised after they were accused of Islamophobia.

Content creators Savannah Demers, 22, and Michelle Kennelly, 19, have been accused of mocking a Muslim woman wearing a hijab at an Amazon Prime event to celebrate the premiere of Lena Dunham’s Catherine Called Birdy.

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