By GameelahNouman Ali Khan, the founder of a prestigious Islamic school in Texas, held status in the Muslim community for many years as a famous teacher and sheikh on YouTube, beloved by many, including women. However, he wasn’t the man he portrayed himself as. A few years ago, he was exposed as having multiple affairs with…
By GameelahRecently, Muslim Girl founder Amani Al-Khatahtbeh had a “flying while Muslim” experience. Yes, “flying while Muslim” is a real thing. There is a danger. I remember it every time I fly. I will never forget how vulnerable we feel either. It is no surprise that to this day if you look at someone wrong, or…
By MG StaffIt doesn’t feel safe being a Muslim woman anymore. This might be the first time you’ve seen those words written on a screen, or maybe this is a well-established statement you’ve come to accept as fact. Either way, it is becoming more and more impossible to deny how scary it is at the moment to…
By MG StaffUPDATE: After the publication of this story this morning Rihanna issued the following statement to her Instagram: As someone who listens to Rihanna’s music and admires her, I am in complete awe right now. Rihanna used a song that contains a narration of an Islamic Hadith during her recent fashion show. Many people took to…
By Zainab KhanAlmost everyone loves a good cup of coffee, and 19-year-old Aishah is no exception. On July 1, she stopped at a Starbucks location inside a Target, specifically the St. Paul-Midway Target Starbucks in Minnesota, for a treat. When she received her beverage, her name was written as “ISIS.” Look, we can understand Muslim names are…
By Guest BloggerWe, Muslim and allied organizers, stand with Zahra Billoo in the face of the vote to remove her from Women’s March national board after an Islamophobic smear campaign. We call on Women’s March to reinstate Zahra Billoo to the national board. After Women’s March announced the new board members, the attacks on Zahra were distinct….
By I grew up wearing a hijab. It wasn’t easy at first, but I had to accept it. If you didn’t wear it, you suffered backlash from one half of the community. If you did choose to don the hijab, you’d face taunting, holier-than-thou nonsense from the other half. I won’t lie; I didn’t want to…
By Marwa DiafMarc Lamont Hill gave a monumental speech discussing the importance of solidarity and justice for the Palestinian people during an event at the United Nations. A speech that called for freedom and basic human rights. A speech that called Israel out for its continuous illegal occupation, destruction, and violence. A speech based on facts, and…
By Guest BloggerUPDATE: Eden Prairie police say they have arrested 55-year-old Lloyd Edward Johnson in connection with this incident. Johnson was arrested Wednesday afternoon for second-degree assault, and is being held in Hennepin County Jail. Four Muslim teenagers, Farida Osman, Jihan Abdullahi, Amal Mohammed, and Zainab Hassan, were left stunned, and terrified Monday evening, when a…
By manalmoazzamSo, here’s the thing. About a week ago, Zayn Malik, former member of the band One Direction, and (almost) every brown chick’s fantasy, spoke out about no longer identifying as a Muslim. *GASP* In an interview with Vogue, he iterated his pleasure at having built his life around the “tenets of Islam,” stating that his…
By MG StaffThis article is a tribute to every young woman of color that is fed up with being described as “exotic.” As women of color, we are used to people telling us, “Wow, you look so exotic, what are you?” It is such a weird word; it makes me feel like a specimen for someone to…
By It’s 2011, a few weeks after I had started wearing a hijab, and I’m rummaging through the chip section of a 7-11. In the early stages of my hijab, there were days that I forgot I even had it on, and there were days that I was hyper-aware of every look I received or conversation…
By After reading World Hijab Day’s prompt about “Times I’ve been discriminated against in hijab,” I thought back to the most recent incident. Sadly, one of the last times I’d been discriminated against was at my favorite theme park, Universal Studios Hollywood. Park attendees repeatedly rebuffed me, but ironically would then engage with the people around…
By “I like the religion that teaches liberty, equality, and fraternity.” – B. R. Ambedkar Islam teaches all of these things — liberty, equality, and fraternity — but they’re not always shown by Muslims, especially not equality. Islam is a diverse religion with people all over the globe converting to Islam every year, but sometimes it’s…
By nadamousaTwo years ago Donald Trump, a then presidential candidate, spat Islamophobic rhetoric that depicted the religion of Islam and Muslims as un-American. The consequences of his unfiltered comments touched the lives of Muslims all across the United States, and beyond. Trump becoming the newly-elected president of the U.S. signaled the start of four turbulent, emotional,…
