Uploaded January 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
#BalqeesFathi #BalqeesAhmedFathi #HarpersBazaarArabia
If there’s one thing that 2020 taught us, it’s that nothing is certain – but there is always sunshine to be found somewhere. As we look towards the future, we celebrate the arrival of 2021 alongside the accomplishments of our January cover star: singer, women’s rights advocate and beauty entrepreneur Balqees Fathi.
Having been in the spotlight for a decade this year, with over 10 million Instagram followers and 1.25 million YouTube subscribers with some of her videos receiving over 30 million views, Balqees has an astonishing chameleonic ability to adapt with the fast-moving music industry, while embracing the job of ‘role model’ – no easy feat.
“It’s a big responsibility with how people perceive and respect the image that I helped create over the past 10 years,” she says. “I really would love to sustain that image in the eyes of the audience by not letting them down; by just being myself.”
From being named a UN Champion for Women’s Rights in the Middle East and supporting Refuge’s Don’t Cover It Up campaign against domestic violence, to launching her own beauty brand – all in addition to her success in music – Balqees is far from letting anyone down any time soon. Read the full interview from Harper's Bazaar Arabia's January 2021 issue here: bit.ly/38XS8IS
Editor in Chief: Olivia Phillips
Photography and Videographer: Jvdas Berra
Fashion Director: Anna Castan
Styling: MA Consultancy
Jewellery: Piaget
Video Editor: Luís Mauleon
Website - bit.ly/HBAOnline
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Subscribe to Harper's Bazaar Arabia: bit.ly/HBASubscribe
#BalqeesFathi #BalqeesAhmedFathi #HarpersBazaarArabia
If there’s one thing that 2020 taught us, it’s that nothing is certain – but there is always sunshine to be found somewhere. As we look towards the future, we celebrate the arrival of 2021 alongside the accomplishments of our January cover star: singer, women’s rights advocate and beauty entrepreneur Balqees Fathi.
Having been in the spotlight for a decade this year, with over 10 million Instagram followers and 1.25 million YouTube subscribers with some of her videos receiving over 30 million views, Balqees has an astonishing chameleonic ability to adapt with the fast-moving music industry, while embracing the job of ‘role model’ – no easy feat.
“It’s a big responsibility with how people perceive and respect the image that I helped create over the past 10 years,” she says. “I really would love to sustain that image in the eyes of the audience by not letting them down; by just being myself.”
From being named a UN Champion for Women’s Rights in the Middle East and supporting Refuge’s Don’t Cover It Up campaign against domestic violence, to launching her own beauty brand – all in addition to her success in music – Balqees is far from letting anyone down any time soon. Read the full interview from Harper's Bazaar Arabia's January 2021 issue here: bit.ly/38XS8IS
Editor in Chief: Olivia Phillips
Photography and Videographer: Jvdas Berra
Fashion Director: Anna Castan
Styling: MA Consultancy
Jewellery: Piaget
Video Editor: Luís Mauleon
Website - bit.ly/HBAOnline
Instagram - bit.ly/HBAInstagram
Facebook - bit.ly/HBAFacebook
Subscribe to Harper's Bazaar Arabia: bit.ly/HBASubscribe
