By AmaniTrue or False: it’s possible to be critical and engaged in issues surrounding Muslim women’s representation without tearing down Muslim women. While this should be an obvious truth, the experience of an increasing number of Muslim women in the public eye reveals a contrary sentiment within the Muslim community-at-large. Especially for those visible Muslim women…
By AmaniMany muslims believe that nail polish creates a barrier against wudu, or ablution water, and thus invalidates prayer. Oftentimes I deal with people leaving comments on my social media asking about (or straight up judging) my claw situation. I’m a woman who loves doing my nails and always have. I mean, we even launched a groundbreaking…
By AmaniDear Gal, When I was 16 years old, my main concern in life was figuring out how to get a class with my high school crush. My afterschool occupation involved locking myself in my computer room to design my perfect MySpace profile and rearrange my Top 8. I’d spend hours chatting on AOL Instant Messenger…
By AmaniMG is excited to announce THE AURA SHIELD COLLECTION, our debut line of MuslimGirl.com-inspired hats for the individual that needs a little extra guard against bad vibes. Scroll to the bottom for a Black Friday exclusive. The collection is made up of black caps that rock different sayings that resonate with our #MuslimGirlArmy, including…
By AmaniAnd on this day, Donald Trump planned to enact his third attempt at a #MuslimBan. And failed. A post shared by AMANI (@amani) on Oct 18, 2017 at 11:24am PDT I wanted to share this video with you all that I shot exactly one year ago, when I entered a Barnes and Noble store in…
By AmaniLet me start out by saying that it actually PAINS me to write this. Admittedly, one of my guilty pleasures is reality television, so I’ve binge watched Love & Hip Hop enough times to have felt some sentimental pride for my girl Cardi B’s recent come-up. That’s probably how I was able to jam to…
By AmaniOur very first #MuslimWomensDay on March 27 took over the internet and immediately became the top trending hashtag online, creating an internet-wide conversation that was impossible to ignore. Exactly two weeks ago, I was sitting in the Texas home of Bumble founder Whitney Wolfe for a private Women@Forbes roundtable. I was among a group of…
By AmaniIn the spirit of our first-ever Muslim Women’s Day, I had the opportunity to have a conversation about Islamophobia and media misrepresentation with music mogul, entrepreneur, author, activist, and philanthropist Russell Simmons. Uncle Rush is the chairman of the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding, a partner on our #MuslimWomensDay campaign and the organization behind Muslims Are Speaking Out….
By AmaniFor the first time ever this Women’s History Month, MuslimGirl.com is teaming up with dozens of media and web partners to designate March 27 as Muslim Women’s Day! This day is all about centering Muslim women’s stories and voices. We call upon our allies to pass the mic to Muslim women by elevating their narratives online for the…
By AmaniOMG, finally! You know how the only stock images we ever see of Muslim women online, in blogs, and in advertisements are the same stereotypical depiction? They are usually hidden behind veils, wearing black clothes, not really doing much besides being… stereotypically Muslim. The images we’re used to seeing of Muslim women elicit a negative feeling…
By AmaniThe criticism I hate receiving the most is always along the lines of, “As a Muslim woman, you shouldn’t be speaking about violence against you in the West, because at least it’s not as bad as how your people treat you in the Muslim world!” This attitude is often not only adopted by bigots and…
By AmaniMuslim Americans became the topic of discussion during the second Presidential debate last night, when the elections reaffirmed that our country only sees value in us as superhuman thwarters of terrorism; as Muslims who report stuff, because obviously we have exclusive access to magical information that could be of use to the global War on…
By AmaniThe Muslim Twitterverse has been roused to anger again by the one hot button topic that is certain to awaken even the quietest recesses of our community: the scrutiny of veiled Muslim women in the public eye. A good friend of mine, Noor Tagouri, recently made the decision to give an interview to Playboy about…
By AmaniLast week I was super excited to share the book trailer for my new upcoming book, MUSLIM GIRL, with you all! Now, it brings me great joy to reveal the cover and share with you why this book is so personal to me. ? Along the journey of writing this book, it has truly become…
By AmaniIf you missed the announcement on our Facebook page yesterday, I’m set to release my debut book, “MUSLIM GIRL: A COMING OF AGE,” which will be out with Simon & Schuster on Oct. 18, 2016. What has been the experience of the American Muslim Girl in a post-9/11 era? What would it be like with Donald J. Trump?…
