Nadia Ali (actress)
Nadia Ali | |
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| Born | Onaza Malik 22 July 1991 |
| Citizenship | Pakistani |
| Years active | 2015–2016 |
Onai Malik, who performs as, Nadia Ali (born July 22, 1991) is a Pakistani former pornographic actress, who worked from 2015 to 2016,[1][2][3][4] and currently is a cosmetologist.[5]
Early life
Nadia Ali (Urdu: نادیہ علی) is a first-generation American who is from Pakistan,[6][1] and raised in New Jersey.[3] She felt isolated by her family's conservatism although she did not wear a hijab.[3] She was raised as a Muslim and in an interview on July 2016 with Refinery29, she stated that still identified herself as a practicing Muslim.[3] She prays two to three times a day, and said "I kind of have an internal conflict sometimes. One of the biggest main sins it’s hard to be forgiven for is adultery — having sex without marriage is a sin and doing it multiple times a day as an escort is one of the major sins that you will not be forgiven for, and I am fully aware of that, but yeah, I still pray."[3]
Career
Pornographic career
In 2013, 21-year-old Ali was working as an eyebrow threader in San Francisco when a friend recommended that she accompany her as a stripper; she made $500 that night and worked as a dancer and escort in 2014.[3]
Ali was encouraged to wear a hijab in pornography due to sexual taboo and to increase her opportunities.[3] One of her films, titled Women of the Middle East, involves a domestic violence scene followed by a sex scene, when the man becomes aroused. Its advertising blurb reads: "They may look suppressed, but given an opportunity to express themselves freely, their wild, untamable natural sexuality is released."[1] She blames culture, rather than religion, for patriarchy in Pakistan and has said she wanted to make solo and lesbian scenes to "show the world that Middle Eastern girls of Pakistani descent really do get horny."[1] She has said that she has been "banned" from Pakistan for performing in pornography in a hijab, and also has received online death-threats for performing.[3]
In 2016, she left the pornographic industry after making twenty scenes, when her mother discovered she was doing porn and became depressed.[7] She also stated that she found the idea of her 21st film, of a man resembling Donald Trump having sex with a Muslim woman, to be degrading.[3] Her bookings to perform in Florida after the 2016 Pulse Orlando shooting were canceled for fear of backlash.[3]
Other ventures
In July 2018, Nadia opened her beauty bar, Onai Here 2 Slay, in Los Angeles, California.
References
- ^ a b c d Snow, Aurora (13 February 2016). "Banned in Pakistan: A Muslim Porn StarCrusade". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ Snow, Aurora (23 July 2016). "How Donald Trump's RNC Inspired a Muslim, Gay, and Trump Porn Craze". The Daily Beast.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Macmillen, Hayley (29 July 2016). "Muslim Adult Performer Nadia Rani On Reconciling Her Job With Her Religion". Refinery29. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
- ^ Keating, Fiona (20 February 2016). "Muslim adult film star Nadia Ali received death threats for making hijabi porn". International Business Times.
- ^ "Retired Adult Star Nadia Ali Invites LA Fans to the Grand Opening of Beauty Bar Onai Here 2 Slay this Sunday 2pm – 4pm".
- ^ Benzizoune, Romaissaa (29 June 2018). "How to Be a Hoejabi". New York Times. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ^ Snow, Aurora (July 28, 2018). "Why the World's Most Famous Muslim Porn Star Called It Quits". The Daily Beast.
External links
- Nadia Ali at the Adult Film Database
- Nadia Ali at the Internet Adult Film Database
- Nadia Ali at IMDb
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