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0:00:13 > 0:00:16The Trump administration says it's given no concessions to North Korea
0:00:16 > 0:00:18over the agreement on a summit with Kim Jong-un.
0:00:18 > 0:00:20South Korea's President thanks Donald Trump for accepting
0:00:20 > 0:00:28the offer, but could it prove to be a false dawn?
0:00:28 > 0:00:28Were a false dawn?
0:00:28 > 0:00:29Were not a false dawn?
0:00:29 > 0:00:29Were not going a false dawn?
0:00:29 > 0:00:29Were not going to a false dawn?
0:00:29 > 0:00:30Were not going to have a false dawn?
0:00:30 > 0:00:30Were not going to have this a false dawn?
0:00:30 > 0:00:30Were not going to have this meeting a false dawn?
0:00:30 > 0:00:33Were not going to have this meeting take place until we see concrete
0:00:33 > 0:00:36actions that match the words and rhetoric of North Korea.
0:00:36 > 0:00:39Also in the programme:
0:00:39 > 0:00:41Why increasing numbers of young British Muslim women are deciding
0:00:41 > 0:00:47to wear a headscarf.
0:00:47 > 0:00:52A former US drug company executive who became infamous for hiking the
0:00:52 > 0:00:56price of a life-saving medicine has been sentenced to seven years in
0:00:56 > 0:01:04prison.
0:01:04 > 0:01:09Hello, and welcome to World News Today.
0:01:09 > 0:01:14Let's talk -
0:01:14 > 0:01:16the offer from North Korea was simple.
0:01:16 > 0:01:17The reaction from Washington, unexpected.
0:01:17 > 0:01:20And now the reaction from around the world to the promise of face
0:01:20 > 0:01:23to face talks between the leaders of the two countries -
0:01:23 > 0:01:24has been overwhelmingly positive.
0:01:24 > 0:01:27At the opening of the Paralympic Games in South Korea, President Moon
0:01:27 > 0:01:30thanked the two leaders for a step which he said was already helping
0:01:30 > 0:01:36to realise a new global peace.
0:01:36 > 0:01:38Elsewhere, President Xi Jinping of China spoke with
0:01:38 > 0:01:40his US counterpart in a phone call, praising the "positive aspiration"
0:01:40 > 0:01:45of the talks and urging them to begin as soon as possible.
0:01:45 > 0:01:48Meanwhile US Vice-President Mike Pence, who recently travelled
0:01:48 > 0:01:51to South Korea, was quick to point out that his administration had made
0:01:51 > 0:01:53no concessions in order to secure the talks -
0:01:53 > 0:01:56but rather it was North Korea who caved in by agreeing to discuss
0:01:56 > 0:02:00giving up its nuclear programme, and halt all nuclear
0:02:00 > 0:02:04and missile tests.
0:02:04 > 0:02:12Our North America correspondent Nick Bryant has the latest on the story.
0:02:12 > 0:02:14Last night, the White House felt more like the Twilight Zone,
0:02:14 > 0:02:17Donald Trump slipping into the press briefing room unannounced
0:02:17 > 0:02:19to tell reporters to expect a major announcement.
0:02:19 > 0:02:22And then out from the West Wing came a delegation from South Korea,
0:02:22 > 0:02:26to make one of the most stunning diplomatic statements in decades,
0:02:26 > 0:02:29after delivering to Donald Trump a message from Kim Jong-un.
0:02:29 > 0:02:36He expressed his eagerness to meet President Trump as soon as possible.
0:02:36 > 0:02:41President Trump appreciated the briefing and said
0:02:41 > 0:02:44he would meet Kim Jong-un by May
0:02:44 > 0:02:49to achieve permanent denuclearisation.
0:02:49 > 0:02:52Prior to arriving in Washington, they'd held a meeting in Pyongyang,
0:02:52 > 0:02:54with Kim Jong-un offering a warm hand
0:02:54 > 0:03:00of friendship, rather than rattling his usual sabre.
0:03:00 > 0:03:03And on state TV, the schmaltzy soundtrack doubled as diplomatic
0:03:03 > 0:03:06mood music as the North Korean leader offered to abandon
0:03:06 > 0:03:10his nuclear arsenal in return for security guarantees
0:03:10 > 0:03:14from the United States.
0:03:14 > 0:03:17Then came the sentimental farewell, Kim Jong-un sending them off not
0:03:17 > 0:03:20just with a wave but an invitation to Mr Trump, the most
0:03:20 > 0:03:25improbable overture.
0:03:25 > 0:03:27Donald Trump gave his response on Twitter:
0:03:35 > 0:03:39The White House claims his tough talk has worked.
0:03:39 > 0:03:45They will be met with fire and fury like the world has never seen.
0:03:45 > 0:03:52Rocket man is on a suicide mission for himself and for his regime.
0:03:52 > 0:03:56Washington has been in a whirlwind, taken by surprise.
0:03:56 > 0:03:58Shortly before the shock announcement, America's chief
0:03:58 > 0:04:02diplomat ruled out direct talks with Pyongyang.
0:04:02 > 0:04:04In terms of direct talks with the United States
0:04:04 > 0:04:14and US negotiations, we are a long way from negotiations.
0:04:17 > 0:04:19This is a huge gamble that offers Pyongyang
0:04:19 > 0:04:23a propaganda coup without much
0:04:23 > 0:04:25diplomatic groundwork and without a guarantee of success.
0:04:25 > 0:04:27But President Trump's predecessors have failed to halt
0:04:27 > 0:04:30North Korea's nuclear programme, so perhaps it is worth this
0:04:30 > 0:04:31dramatic new gesture.
0:04:31 > 0:04:33Two combustible leaders dealing with potentially the world's
0:04:33 > 0:04:34most combustible problem.
0:04:34 > 0:04:36Diplomacy like a Las Vegas title fight, the international
0:04:37 > 0:04:46summit of the century.
0:04:49 > 0:04:54A short while ago the White House gave a press briefing saying the
0:04:54 > 0:05:00offer of drums is down to President Trump's campaign of sanctions
0:05:00 > 0:05:06against North Korea.We know the pressure campaign has been effective
0:05:06 > 0:05:13and has put a lot of pressure on North Korea and they have made major
0:05:13 > 0:05:18promises to denuclearisation to stop nuclear and missile testing and they
0:05:18 > 0:05:24have recognised that regular military exercises between the US
0:05:24 > 0:05:30and South Korea will continue. We're not going to step back and make any
0:05:30 > 0:05:35changes to that campaign, we will continue that effort and we will not
0:05:35 > 0:05:39have this meeting take place until we see concrete actions that match
0:05:39 > 0:05:51the of North Korea.Britain has drafted in the military following a
0:05:51 > 0:05:54nerve agent attack on a former Russian spy and his daughter in
0:05:54 > 0:06:00Salisbury. Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia are critically ill in
0:06:00 > 0:06:04hospital while the policeman who tried to help them remains in a
0:06:04 > 0:06:10serious condition.
0:06:10 > 0:06:11Tonight, five days after unprotected police officers,
0:06:11 > 0:06:14paramedics and passers-by came into close contact with a chemical
0:06:14 > 0:06:16weapon, the military arrived at Salisbury Hospital.
0:06:16 > 0:06:18The mission - to recover evidence.
0:06:18 > 0:06:20At the hospital, they were taking away a car.
0:06:20 > 0:06:22They are also expected to secure Sergei Skripal's car,
0:06:22 > 0:06:25and there are ambulances which may have traces of the nerve agent
0:06:25 > 0:06:28used in the attempt on his life.
0:06:28 > 0:06:32The military will go in the area, probably in protective equipment.
0:06:32 > 0:06:36They have detection equipment that will allow them to properly,
0:06:36 > 0:06:41safely do a detailed survey of the areas and if there is any
0:06:41 > 0:06:45contamination they can safely remove that and have it destroyed.
0:06:45 > 0:06:48Tonight, there was renewed police activity at the grave
0:06:48 > 0:06:53of Sergei Skripal's son, Alexander, who died last year.
0:06:53 > 0:06:57It has been suggested his body may be exhumed.
0:06:57 > 0:07:00The Home Secretary was the first senior government representative
0:07:00 > 0:07:03to visit Salisbury this morning.
0:07:03 > 0:07:06Ministers have stressed the importance of getting
0:07:06 > 0:07:08to the bottom of the alleged plot before pointing fingers.
0:07:08 > 0:07:11Give us time, Amber Rudd said.
0:07:11 > 0:07:15She met and praised those who have helped victims and decontaminated
0:07:15 > 0:07:18the area, including firefighters.
0:07:18 > 0:07:22I am in awe of their sympathetic approach and professionalism
0:07:22 > 0:07:24as they engage with these people.
0:07:24 > 0:07:28And now as they reflect, they are concerned sometimes
0:07:28 > 0:07:31for themselves and their families but they have all said to me
0:07:31 > 0:07:35that they would not have done anything differently.
0:07:35 > 0:07:38And then to the hospital continuing to provide the highest level
0:07:38 > 0:07:41of care to the victims.
0:07:41 > 0:07:43Detective Sergeant Nick Bailey, exposed to nerve agent
0:07:43 > 0:07:45during the incident, is making good progress.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48His friends await news.
0:07:48 > 0:07:54Always really easy to speak to, to get hold of, always delivers.
0:07:54 > 0:07:58And he delivers effectively and efficiently.
0:07:58 > 0:08:01He always has a sense of humour around him.
0:08:01 > 0:08:06He does it easily and nothing is ever too much trouble for him.
0:08:06 > 0:08:11Sergei Skripal remains in critical condition -
0:08:11 > 0:08:13his daughter, Yulia, the same, but she is responding
0:08:13 > 0:08:14better to treatment.
0:08:14 > 0:08:19The investigation has become part of life in central Salisbury.
0:08:19 > 0:08:21Everybody is scared a little bit.
0:08:21 > 0:08:24Hopefully everything is all right in the next couple of days.
0:08:24 > 0:08:27Your T-shirt says it all.
0:08:27 > 0:08:32Calm is exactly how people have remained.
0:08:32 > 0:08:34Do you feel concerned?
0:08:34 > 0:08:36No, otherwise I wouldn't be here and I certainly
0:08:36 > 0:08:39would not bring my son.
0:08:39 > 0:08:42Some worry that Salisbury will become known for this shocking
0:08:42 > 0:08:51event, but life will move on.
0:08:51 > 0:08:54I'm not saying it will blow over, it will always
0:08:54 > 0:08:56be there but the town, the city,
0:08:56 > 0:08:58there is so much love here, I don't think that would happen.
0:08:58 > 0:09:01For now, at least, central Salisbury remains the scene of a crime
0:09:01 > 0:09:11reverberating around the world.
0:09:13 > 0:09:16The German Chancellor has warned that no one could win
0:09:16 > 0:09:19in what she called a "race to the bottom", amid concerns that
0:09:19 > 0:09:21heavy new US tariffs on steel and aluminium could launch
0:09:21 > 0:09:22a global trade war.
0:09:22 > 0:09:25Angela Merkel said it would be best if the European Union was exempted.
0:09:25 > 0:09:33The EU is seeking talks on the issue.
0:09:34 > 0:09:38A visit to the UK by the Saudi Crown prince has ended with a massive arms
0:09:38 > 0:09:49deal. Saudi Arabia has agreed to buy 48 Typhoon jets. Human rights groups
0:09:49 > 0:09:59protested against the visit.
0:10:02 > 0:10:04Kenya's president and opposition leader have met for the first time
0:10:04 > 0:10:09since last year's bitterly contested election.
0:10:09 > 0:10:12In a surprise move, Uhuru Kenyatta and Raila Odinga called
0:10:12 > 0:10:14each other "brothers".
0:10:14 > 0:10:16An aid convoy which entered a besieged rebel enclave
0:10:16 > 0:10:18on the outskirts of the Syrian capital has crossed back
0:10:18 > 0:10:20into government held-territory.
0:10:20 > 0:10:2213 trucks carrying food were unloaded in Eastern Ghouta,
0:10:22 > 0:10:23before heading back to Damascus.
0:10:23 > 0:10:26This is the emergency aid convoy inside Eastern Ghouta today.
0:10:26 > 0:10:28According to the ICRC, it came dangerously close
0:10:28 > 0:10:29to the firing line.
0:10:29 > 0:10:32The convoy was meant to deliver food supplies on Monday,
0:10:32 > 0:10:36but was forced to leave because of ongoing fighting.
0:10:36 > 0:10:38Opposition activists say about a thousand people have been
0:10:38 > 0:10:48killed in air strikes and shelling in just two weeks.
0:10:52 > 0:10:57The UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi
0:10:57 > 0:10:58Has called for Refugees Filippo Grandi
0:10:58 > 0:10:58Has called the for Refugees Filippo Grandi
0:10:58 > 0:10:58Has called the war for Refugees Filippo Grandi
0:10:58 > 0:10:59Has called the war in for Refugees Filippo Grandi
0:10:59 > 0:10:59Has called the war in Syria for Refugees Filippo Grandi
0:10:59 > 0:10:59Has called the war in Syria at for Refugees Filippo Grandi
0:10:59 > 0:11:02Has called the war in Syria at colossal human tragedy. I spoke to
0:11:02 > 0:11:04him earlier.
0:11:04 > 0:11:06You know what is tragic about Syria?
0:11:06 > 0:11:13There was a time when people fled outside the country,
0:11:13 > 0:11:16there was a time, there is still a time, when people
0:11:16 > 0:11:17flee within the country.
0:11:17 > 0:11:22But for people trapped in Eastern Ghouta, the people
0:11:22 > 0:11:25we reached today, there is no option to stay or flee.
0:11:25 > 0:11:27How much worse can it get get for a civilian?
0:11:27 > 0:11:29This is one of the most tragic situations
0:11:29 > 0:11:35we've seen in a long time from a humanitarian perspective.
0:11:35 > 0:11:41As you rightly outline, as we have said, over 1 billion
0:11:41 > 0:11:43Syrian refugees are in Lebanon.
0:11:43 > 0:11:47To what extent are the refugees in camps or in urban areas,
0:11:47 > 0:11:49and what extent is Lebanon receiving support for them?
0:11:49 > 0:11:54They are mostly in urban centres, Beirut and other cities.
0:11:54 > 0:11:57And in makeshift settlements.
0:11:57 > 0:12:00They are not in organised camps.
0:12:00 > 0:12:01They share, largely, the resources of
0:12:01 > 0:12:04the local community.
0:12:04 > 0:12:11They go to Lebanese schools, those that go to school.
0:12:11 > 0:12:13They find work in agriculture or construction,
0:12:13 > 0:12:14it's a very meagre existence.
0:12:14 > 0:12:18The international community has helped, but what we
0:12:18 > 0:12:24are worried about is the persistence of the Syrian crisis with the
0:12:24 > 0:12:30difficulties people have to return to make the decision to return
0:12:30 > 0:12:33is premature, they won't go back right now.
0:12:33 > 0:12:35That support to Lebanon and other host countries, Jordan,
0:12:35 > 0:12:37Turkey and others, that support must continue.
0:12:37 > 0:12:40We must not lower the guard, we must stay the course,
0:12:40 > 0:12:47until the crisis is resolved.
0:12:47 > 0:12:49So there is not much prospect of those refugees returning
0:12:49 > 0:12:50in the near future?
0:12:50 > 0:12:55You know, they watch the media, just like us, and they see
0:12:55 > 0:12:59what's happening in Eastern Ghouta.
0:12:59 > 0:13:07This is on the outskirts of Damascus, the capital.
0:13:07 > 0:13:09They see what's happening in Idlib, in other
0:13:09 > 0:13:10unstable areas.
0:13:10 > 0:13:15If you asked them about their future, they see their
0:13:15 > 0:13:18future back in their country, 89% of surveyed refugees said they want to
0:13:18 > 0:13:21eventually return but not right now.
0:13:21 > 0:13:29It's too unstable, too dangerous, there are too many risks.
0:13:29 > 0:13:34Stay with us here on BBC World News. We will have the latest sport,
0:13:34 > 0:13:43including Six Nations rugby and England's preparations.
0:13:53 > 0:13:59The numbers of dead and wounded defied belief, the worst terror
0:13:59 > 0:14:02atrocity on European soil in modern times.
0:14:02 > 0:14:09In less than 24 hours that soggy union lost an elderly Sikh leader
0:14:09 > 0:14:14and replace them with a dynamic figure.
0:14:14 > 0:14:18We heard these gunshots, they came out of a fire exit and started
0:14:18 > 0:14:27firing. James Earl Ray, aged 41, sentenced
0:14:27 > 0:14:37to 99 years, travelled from national to Memphis prison.
0:14:37 > 0:14:43What will you do now? Will this change your life?I don't know, I've
0:14:43 > 0:14:46never been married before.
0:15:00 > 0:15:04This is BBC World News today.
0:15:04 > 0:15:06The Trump administration says it's given no concessions to North Korea
0:15:06 > 0:15:13over the agreement on a summit with Kim Jong-un.
0:15:13 > 0:15:18Britain has deployed its military onto the streets of Salisbury to
0:15:18 > 0:15:24help investigate the suspected poisoning of a former spy. Martin
0:15:24 > 0:15:29Shkreli is the former drug company exec who upped the price of a
0:15:29 > 0:15:37life-saving AIDS medication and has been sentenced to seven years in
0:15:37 > 0:15:44prison. He first made headlines for jacking up that price of a drug from
0:15:44 > 0:15:50$13 per dose to 750. He has been convicted for defrauding investors
0:15:50 > 0:15:56into hedge funds is he ran. The judge said his crimes were not
0:15:56 > 0:16:04isolated lapses in judgment but a pattern in conduct. He was reviled
0:16:04 > 0:16:13by many Americans.Yes, he was called the most hated man in America
0:16:13 > 0:16:17after his company rate the drug price there for that life-saving HIV
0:16:17 > 0:16:23medication and he became known as the poster child of the
0:16:23 > 0:16:29pharmaceutical industry. This was a time when the price gouging in the
0:16:29 > 0:16:33pharmaceutical industry was being criticised and he came to represent
0:16:33 > 0:16:39that greed, so he cultivated the spur some of an arrogant, no car in
0:16:39 > 0:16:46the world executive, and there were several points where he would mock
0:16:46 > 0:16:50politicians and people who criticised him come in a
0:16:50 > 0:16:55congressional hearing on drug price hikes, he was yawning and calling
0:16:55 > 0:17:00congressional members imbecile is, so he gained this reputation and the
0:17:00 > 0:17:06judge said that this person didn't have anything to do with the
0:17:06 > 0:17:12sentencing she handed down and we saw some different portrayals of
0:17:12 > 0:17:17Martin Shkreli by the defence and prosecutors.It wasn't price hiking
0:17:17 > 0:17:24for which he was convicted.He was convicted for defrauding investments
0:17:24 > 0:17:29into hedge funds is and then another pharmaceutical company. The
0:17:29 > 0:17:36prosecutor said he should be looked at as a 35-year-old man who was a
0:17:36 > 0:17:40fraudster because he misled investors about the performance of
0:17:40 > 0:17:45those hedge funds is and ultimately did pay them back plus profit for
0:17:45 > 0:17:50what they invested, but prosecutors said that was only because they had
0:17:50 > 0:17:54raised red flags that they were being defrauded but his defence
0:17:54 > 0:18:00tried to use that to get a lighter sentence, saying he was a
0:18:00 > 0:18:04self-destructive person who showed depression so they tried to pull at
0:18:04 > 0:18:17the heartstrings of the judge but the judge went
0:18:18 > 0:18:20for a self-destructive person who showed depression so they tried to
0:18:20 > 0:18:23pull at the heartstrings of the judge but did judge when 487 year
0:18:23 > 0:18:25sentence, the maximum could have been 25, so it was lighter than
0:18:25 > 0:18:28prosecutors hope for.Thank you. It is the penultimate weekend of the
0:18:28 > 0:18:34Six Nations but the Ireland captain Rory Best say they will not be
0:18:34 > 0:18:39distracted by thoughts of a possible Grand Slam as they aim to make it
0:18:39 > 0:18:47four wins in four by beating Scotland. John Watson is in Dublin.
0:18:47 > 0:18:54The stage is set for what could be a crucial weekend in Rugby Union Six
0:18:54 > 0:18:59Nations championship. Ireland play Scotland here tomorrow, knowing a
0:18:59 > 0:19:05victory and a defeat for England in France would see Ireland become Six
0:19:05 > 0:19:10Nations champions, their third title in five years. Colin McGregor used
0:19:10 > 0:19:15to play for Scotland, what chances that Ireland will have this wrapped
0:19:15 > 0:19:22up?The fact they are at home, they have not lost a Six Nations game
0:19:22 > 0:19:30here under Joe Schmidt, they have one 19 of their last 20 games here.
0:19:30 > 0:19:34Scotland have to be buoyed by the fact that they ruined England's
0:19:34 > 0:19:40Grand Slam chances last time out, they are full of confidence but this
0:19:40 > 0:19:45Irish team is a mighty tough challenge.And add to the mix the
0:19:45 > 0:19:50fact that Scotland don't travel away from home especially well, their
0:19:50 > 0:19:58last away win, away from Rome, Italy always seem to be the easy team to
0:19:58 > 0:20:07beat, but Scotland's last I win -- away win came in eight years ago.
0:20:07 > 0:20:12All teams struggle. Scotland have the comforts of Murrayfield, the
0:20:12 > 0:20:18crowd get behind them, last time they started well against England,
0:20:18 > 0:20:23the momentum grew, they became louder so they have to start well
0:20:23 > 0:20:29again and tried to quieten the road and put doubt in this Irish team.
0:20:29 > 0:20:33Ireland are so good at dominating possession and they are ruthless
0:20:33 > 0:20:39with their efficiency so it will be tough for Scotland and for England,
0:20:39 > 0:20:43these away games are incredibly challenging but Scotland have to
0:20:43 > 0:20:50come here full of confidence and perform as well as they can.It will
0:20:50 > 0:20:55be fascinating to watch. If Ireland can get past Scotland, and it is
0:20:55 > 0:21:00that upset in Paris with England losing to France, it will be another
0:21:00 > 0:21:06Six Nations title for Ireland, but as far as Scotland go, away from
0:21:06 > 0:21:13Rome they have only had two wins in the Six Nations but their last away
0:21:13 > 0:21:18win was here in Dublin eight years ago. Hopefully that may play in
0:21:18 > 0:21:25their favour tomorrow. Pep Guardiola has been fined and
0:21:25 > 0:21:31warned about his future conduct by the English Football Association for
0:21:31 > 0:21:36wearing a yellow ribbon in support of imprisoned politicians in his
0:21:36 > 0:21:43native Catalonia.
0:21:43 > 0:21:45He admitted the charge of wearing a political
0:21:45 > 0:21:51message after it was seen in the cup tie at Wigan.
0:21:51 > 0:21:52He can only wear it pre-and post match.
0:21:52 > 0:21:56He understands it does break FA rules and he will
0:21:56 > 0:22:01no longer wear it on the touchline.
0:22:01 > 0:22:08South Africa have the upper hand at Port Elizabeth. David Warner was the
0:22:08 > 0:22:15top scorer with 63 as the tourists made 243. They will resume today to
0:22:15 > 0:22:35204 runs behind. Australia leads the series 1-0. That is all the sport.
0:22:35 > 0:22:36Women in some Muslim countries, like Iran,
0:22:36 > 0:22:39are campaigning against it as a symbol of oppression.
0:22:39 > 0:22:41But in Britain some women are taking the opposite view,
0:22:41 > 0:22:42seeing it as empowering.
0:22:42 > 0:22:43Nomia Iqbal investigates.
0:22:43 > 0:22:45The spotlight is on the Hijab.
0:22:45 > 0:22:48Many Muslim women choose to wear it proudly.
0:22:48 > 0:22:50For some, it's an act of modesty.
0:22:50 > 0:22:54For others, in countries like Iran, forced to wear it, it's a symbol
0:22:54 > 0:23:00to remove in protest.
0:23:00 > 0:23:05It may divide opinion, but the hijab is going high fashion.
0:23:05 > 0:23:0820-year-old model Shahira Yusuf has been signed up by Storm,
0:23:08 > 0:23:13the agency that found supermodel Kate Moss.
0:23:13 > 0:23:16Shahira is one of the first British models with a hijab
0:23:16 > 0:23:19taking to the catwalk.
0:23:19 > 0:23:24Yeah, definitely don't want to be considered a token girl.
0:23:24 > 0:23:26I don't want these models like ethnic models or models
0:23:26 > 0:23:29from different religious backgrounds to just pave the way,
0:23:29 > 0:23:32I want the way to stay there, become the norm within society.
0:23:32 > 0:23:38Because it is the norm outside of the modelling sphere.
0:23:40 > 0:23:44Shahira is becoming the face of Modest Fashion.
0:23:44 > 0:23:46At the show in London, Muslim designers have come
0:23:46 > 0:23:49from all over the world to promote their clothes.
0:23:49 > 0:23:53The market for Modest Fashion is on course to be worth billions.
0:23:53 > 0:23:56I grew up in a Muslim family and none of the the women
0:23:56 > 0:23:58in my family wore the hijab.
0:23:58 > 0:24:00None of my Muslim friends wore it either.
0:24:00 > 0:24:04But now, more and more young women are wearing it.
0:24:04 > 0:24:11The reason why I wear it is to number one, cover my hair.
0:24:11 > 0:24:14And number two, to be honest, I actually enjoy wearing the hijab,
0:24:14 > 0:24:17I enjoy covering my hair, I enjoy the hijabs I have today
0:24:17 > 0:24:19I feel like it makes a statement.
0:24:19 > 0:24:21It's part of who I am, it's my crown.
0:24:21 > 0:24:24Hijab to me is empowerment and it's feminism and it's taking
0:24:24 > 0:24:25control and ownership of what I choose
0:24:25 > 0:24:27to show to the world.
0:24:27 > 0:24:31Being online has given some women a powerful platform.
0:24:31 > 0:24:34Social media star Mariah Idrissi has a huge following on Instagram.
0:24:34 > 0:24:37The hijab is a part of me, it's part of my career
0:24:37 > 0:24:38and its representation.
0:24:38 > 0:24:42You know, we shouldn't be ashamed or shy to represent who we are.
0:24:42 > 0:24:46If you are a model wearing a hijab, and you're on Instagram and having
0:24:46 > 0:24:49thousands of people following you, aren't you doing the opposite
0:24:49 > 0:24:52of what the hijab is supposed to be about?
0:24:52 > 0:24:54The mainstream media, western media isn't
0:24:54 > 0:24:58representing Muslims on TV, in fashion, anywhere.
0:24:58 > 0:25:04The only time we are represented is for something bad.
0:25:04 > 0:25:08I just saw this as, you know, I'm going on the news and I'm talking
0:25:08 > 0:25:10about something that's not about terrorism, not
0:25:10 > 0:25:13about women being oppressed, I'm talking about fashion.
0:25:13 > 0:25:16Some campaigners for Muslim women's rights think the hijab's popularity
0:25:16 > 0:25:17is a political statement.
0:25:17 > 0:25:20They feel uneasy about its use as an expression of identity.
0:25:20 > 0:25:23Modest does not mean you need to wear the hijab.
0:25:23 > 0:25:31Modesty goes beyond that in your behaviour and your way of dressing.
0:25:31 > 0:25:35I don't need to prove to anybody what I am, but in the hijab,
0:25:35 > 0:25:38you are singling yourself and proving something unnecessary,
0:25:38 > 0:25:42especially in the Western world.
0:25:42 > 0:25:45The hijab means different things to different people.
0:25:45 > 0:25:49Shahira believes you can wear it and be a successful model.
0:25:49 > 0:25:52Her dream?
0:25:52 > 0:26:02The cover of British Vogue, wearing her hijab.