Onai Malik, born Onaza Malik in 1990 or 1991,[1] known professionally as Nadia Ali, is a Pakistani-born American former pornographic actress, who worked as an adult actress from 2015 to 2016.[2][3][4]
Nadia Ali | |
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| Born | Onaza Malik 1990 or 1991 (age 33–34) |
| Other names | Onai Malik |
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| Years active | 2015–2016 |
Early life
editNadia Ali was born in Pakistan[2] as Onaza Malik.[5] She emigrated to the United States as a child and was raised in New Jersey.[4] She now uses the name Onai Malik.[5] Malik speaks Hindi, Urdu and Punjabi.[6] She was raised as a Muslim and felt isolated by her family's conservatism, although she did not wear a hijab.[4] In a 2016 interview with Refinery29, Ali stated that she still identified as a practicing Muslim, adding that she has struggled with the apparent contradictions between her work and religion.[4]
Career
editPornographic career
editIn 2013, 21-year-old Malik 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.[4]
She was encouraged to wear a hijab in pornography due to sexual taboo and to increase her opportunities.[4] 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."[2] 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."[2] 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.[4]
In 2016, she left the pornographic industry after making twenty scenes, when her mother discovered she was doing porn and became depressed.[1] 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.[4] Her bookings to perform in Florida after the 2016 Pulse Orlando shooting were canceled for fear of backlash.[4]
Other ventures
editIn 2018, she opened a beauty bar, Onai Here 2 Slay, in Los Angeles.[1][5]
References
edit- ^ a b c Snow, Aurora (July 28, 2018). "Why the World's Most Famous Muslim Porn Star Called It Quits". The Daily Beast (interview). Archived from the original on October 20, 2019. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
- ^ a b c d Snow, Aurora (February 13, 2016). "Banned in Pakistan: A Muslim Porn Star's Sexual Crusade". The Daily Beast (interview). Archived from the original on September 19, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
- ^ Snow, Aurora (July 23, 2016). "How Donald Trump's RNC Inspired a Muslim, Gay, and Trump Porn Craze". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on September 10, 2017. Retrieved September 30, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Macmillen, Hayley (July 29, 2016). "Muslim Adult Performer Nadia Ali On Reconciling Her Job With Her Religion". Refinery29. Archived from the original on November 22, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
- ^ a b c Speiser, Lainie (July 21, 2018). "Retired Adult Star Nadia Ali Invites LA Fans to the Grand Opening of Beauty Bar Onai Here 2 Slay this Sunday 2pm – 4pm". EIN Presswire (press release). Archived from the original on July 22, 2018. Retrieved August 27, 2020.[unreliable source?]
- ^ "Pakistani pornstar Nadia Ali participates in anti-Hijab adult film". Daily Pakistan. August 7, 2015. Archived from the original on November 14, 2019. Retrieved March 19, 2019.
Pakistani Girl, American Born. I do speak Hindi, Urdu and Punjabi and know my culture very well
External links
edit- "Meet The Muslim Porn Star: Nadia Ali | Get Real | Refinery29" (video). Refinery29. July 26, 2016 – via YouTube.
- Nadia Ali at the Adult Film Database
- Nadia Ali at the Internet Adult Film Database
- Nadia Ali at IMDb
