Maksuda is a Bangladeshi American girl. She was born in Bangladesh and grew up in a Muslim family, but migrated to United States when she was only four. She changed her faith too, changed her name as Maks. Now she is a woman of twenty two.
She has created an outrage in the west and in her birthplace Bangladesh. She is working as a merchandiser for American apparels and posed topless for her organization. She is seen topless and “Made in Bangladesh” is printed on her chest. She says she wants to raise awareness on labor condition. Her photo is printed on Vice magazine’s U.S. and Canada editions, where she says she grew up in a strict Muslim family and now she is searching for her own identity. Nudity is not allowed in Muslim culture.
American Apparels was established in 1989 and known for creating controversy. They regularly use semi nude model, they were heavily criticized in the west for showing model’s nipple and pubic hair before.
