Western Kentucky University sophomore chemistry student Aicha Soumare models a a fitted, multi-color dress handmade from fabric purchased at a market in her home city of Dakar, Senegal, in Africa. “I am Muslim first, and Senegalese second,” Soumare says as she poses for portraits Monday afternoon, May 2, 2022. She also sports a number of clear, plastic beads in her hair. These, she says, she’s been wearing since childhood. Soumare says she puts a lot of effort into her appearance to pay homage to her mother, and because it speaks to who she feels she is, inside.
Western Kentucky University sophomore chemistry student Aicha Soumare models a a fitted, multi-color dress handmade from fabric purchased at a market in her home city of Dakar, Senegal, in Africa. “I am Muslim first, and Senegalese second,” Soumare says as she poses for portraits Monday afternoon, May 2, 2022. She also sports a number of clear, plastic beads in her hair. These, she says, she’s been wearing since childhood. Soumare says she puts a lot of effort into her appearance to pay homage to her mother, and because it speaks to who she feels she is, inside.
