By Ahlam AbdelkaderFor the month of January, Muslim Girl shipped out the “New Year, Who Dis” care package. I decided to do an unboxing, just like last month. This video was so much fun to make! Let me know if you want me to do reviews on any of the products and if you want to see…
By Fatima NFollowing Donald Trump’s inauguration, Aziz Ansari proved that there was no one better to host SNL the day after. Ansari gave a monologue, talking about the previous two days’ events, Islamophobia, and what he calls the “lower-case KKK.” He called on Trump to stop Tweeting and start trying to fix the national divide. In his…
By leahvernonLeah V. opens up about how she became a style blogger, representation in mainstream media, and redefining beauty standards.
By leahvernonLeah V. tells us what we should leave back in 2016 from the Ebola Virus to Kylie Jenner’s Lip Kit. Happy New Year!
By Ahlam AbdelkaderThis was the first time I opened the MuslimGirl Post-Election Care Package. If you want me to do an unboxing of next month’s box, let me know in the comments below!
By Maysoon KhatibU.S. Olympian Ibtihaj Muhammad is reporting to you live from this year’s election to help #MakeAmericaGreatAgain. Check her out as she takes on #MuslimsReportStuff on this exclusive Muslim Girl video. More importantly, make sure you get out to #RockTheVote this Tuesday! This election, Muslim Girl has joined forces with 54 major women’s publications, including Vogue, Glamour,…
By iqramehdiIn Islam the hijab presents itself as a symbol of modesty and faith. Most widely known as the headscarf, the hijab can be represented in a multitude of ways. In this case, I refer to the hijab as how many understand it to mean – the headscarf. I was 6 years old when I first…
By MG StaffWe thought David Cameron was bad, and that we’d all be cheering the day he was out of office. That is, until Theresa May stepped up in his place. Muslim Girl guest blogger Sara Chaudhry took to YouTube to share three reasons why Theresa May is bad news for not only Muslims, but anyone who enjoys…
By MG Staff“Sorry I’m this nervous, it’s just that brown people, we’re about to get deported.” Hasan Minaj gave an epic–and very ballsy–talk at the 2016 Radio and Television Correspondents’ Dinner. Check it out and tell us what you think.
By AZMIARutgers student Nouran Shehata gives an amazing TEDx talk on re-claiming our stories. She explains that an infographic demonstrating that the majority of media attention given to Muslims is overwhelmingly negative inspired her to champion the revolution of digital storytelling, and the meaningful global impact we have when we take back our own narratives.
By Maysoon KhatibShe’s not bald. Or oppressed. Watch this eloquent young feminist break down what hijab means to her.
By AZMIA“We used to work together…now we are partners,” said Hamdi Ulukaya, the billionaire business owner behind Chobani yogurt. Ulukaya, a Muslim immigrant from Turkey, told Chobani’s 2,000 full-time employees at its upstate New York plant that they’ll each be receiving shares worth up to 10% of the company’s value when it goes public or is sold. That…
By MG StaffAre you tired of hearing the media (or your World Religions professor) bring up the story about Muslim men getting 72 virgins in heaven? Have you ever tried to explain to a classroom full of peers, or even a group of friends, that it’s really not like that, but you didn’t have the words or the…
By AZMIAIt really doesn’t get any more all-American than country music and Tim McGraw, so when we realized that Tim McGraw included Muslims in his video for “Humble and Kind,” we were intrigued, and decided to check it out for ourselves. As we were listening, the song’s message was just too beautiful not to share: Always stay…
By AmaniAhmad Hussam, 24, and his partner Nick Armero, 25, have made it their mission to bring Islamic history into the spotlight. They are the co-founders of Peace House, a production studio based in Tampa, FL that has been churning out powerful documentaries and viral social media video content highlighting important stories in an entertaining way for…
