Born and raised in Lebanon , she and her family relocated to the United States in Her career in pornographic films lasted approximately three months beginning in October , and she soon became the most-viewed performer on Pornhub.
Her career choice was met with controversy after the release of a video in which she performed in a threesome while wearing a hijab ; the scene brought Khalifa instant popularity as well as criticism from writers and religious figures. After retiring from adult films, Khalifa pursued a new career as a social media personality, webcam model, and sports commentator. Khalifa was born in Beirut , Lebanon [ 1 ] and raised Catholic in what she describes as a "very conservative" home.
After moving to the United States, her family lived in Montgomery County, Maryland , [ 5 ] [ 6 ] where she played lacrosse in high school. Khalifa entered the pornographic film industry in October , after being recruited by a man who asked her if she was interested in nude modeling. She came to widespread attention after the release of a scene from Bang Bros in which she wears a hijab during a threesome with Julianna Vega and Sean Lawless. Suddenly, everyone was searching for her.
The effort to censor her only made her more ubiquitous. On December 28, , Pornhub revealed that she was the No. In an interview with The Washington Post , Khalifa said the controversial scene was satirical and should be taken as such, claiming that Hollywood films depicted Muslims in a far more negative light than any pornographer could. As a sentient human being with agency, who lives halfway across the world, she is in charge of her own life and owes absolutely nothing to the country where she happened to be born.
According to data from Pornhub, from January 3 to 6, , searches for Khalifa increased five-fold. Around a quarter of those searches came from Lebanon, with substantial searches also from nearby countries Syria and Jordan. The contract required her to perform in multiple films each month. However, two weeks later, Khalifa had a change of heart and resigned. I don't want any of this, whether it's positive or negativeβbut all of it was negative. I didn't think too much into it about how my friends and family and relationships were suffering.
