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By MG StaffAs a Muslim lady, you know exactly how it feels like not to be able to find the perfect modest wear for your shape, wishing there’d be any Muslim girl clothing hacks to make your life easier! If this sounds like you, watch this video as you’re going to discover 5 Muslim girl clothing hacks…
By MG StaffWe spoke with three generations of New York Muslim women activists for the 20th anniversary of 9/11 and the upcoming fifth anniversary of the award-winning memoir ‘Muslim Girl: A Coming of Age.’ This is an excerpt from the forthcoming film Generation 9/11. Guests: Aisha Al-Adawiya, community organizer and founder of Women In Islam Inc.; Linda…
By MG StaffThere are many stereotypes about what Muslim women are and are not, especially in the West. Mexican-American Muslim comedian Sofie Lovern is here to chat about “the American Muslim experience.” According to Sofie, she enjoys “bunnies, long walks on the beach, and world domination.” Does that world domination happen due to item 7,8965 on the…
By MG StaffWhile this revert offers five good habits for reverts to add to their lives, may we suggest all Muslims to include them as well.
By MG StaffThere’s a new show on television — and this time we’re meeting an entire ensemble cast of Muslim women characters. In Peacock’s new show “We Are Lady Parts,” starring Anjana Vasan, Amina is an awkward but musically talented brown girl trying to keep up with her friends all getting engaged. Her journey leads her to…
By MG StaffHave you ever been in a situation where you were asked inappropriate questions? Imagine…you’re in a room full of colleagues (pre-COVID) and one of your male peers strikes up a conversation with you. At first it’s fine – strictly platonic. And then he says, “You’re so pretty. Why are you still single?” Do you answer?…
By MG StaffIn this TED Talk from TEDWomen, cultural theorist Brittney Cooper explores the racial politics of time: how time has been stolen from Black people by white supremacy, and with it, opportunities, health, and joy. This TED Talk will make you think about time in a whole new way. Check it out above. Have you ever…
By MG StaffLove is in the air or something like that, so everyone is saying. If you don’t have a valentine or galentine, you’re probably safe from the haram police at least. But that’s neither here nor there because this isn’t a post to debate whether or not V-day is haram or not. All joking aside, we…
By MG StaffJanuary is cervical cancer awareness month. Cervical cancer is the fourth most common kind of cancer among people with vaginas worldwide and can be easily screened for with pap smears. It’s important for vagina owners to know the signs and symptoms of cervical cancer, and get preventative care so that problems can be diagnosed earlier…
By MG StaffJapan has seen its Muslim population more than double in size in the past ten years, alhamdulilah. In 1941, there were only approximately 600 Muslims in Japan; today, there are over 230,000. This has also resulted in an increase in mosques to accommodate the rapidly growing number of Muslims. One Japanese Muslim advised that he…
By MG StaffEveryone needs help sometimes. Asking for help can be challenging, and being vulnerable enough to do so can be uncomfortable. In this TED Talk, social psychologist Heidi Grant details how to ask for help and get a “yes,” while also making the process rewarding for the giver of help as well. We need to help…
By MG StaffIn this talk, Nastesho Ulow takes on the image of the so-called “oppressed Muslim woman that is so prevalent in the media. She talks about how this misrepresentation, especially of Muslim women, leads to prejudice and provides solutions to utilize in our daily lives so we aren’t influenced by fake news. Watch above.
By MG Staff[And mention] when the angels said, “O Mary, indeed Allah gives you good tidings of a word from Him, whose name will be the Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary – distinguished in this world and the Hereafter and among those brought near [to Allah]. — Quran 3:45 You’ve probably heard Christmas music nonstop on…
By MG StaffYou know the saying about assumptions, right? They make a you-know-what out of you and a you-know-what out of me? There’s a reason for that. Watch as a Muslim influencer reads off comments she’s gotten from people who assume things about her based off her social media presence — and see how wrong they are….
By MG StaffIn this TED Talk, policymaker and poet Aaron Maniam speaks about how the language we use to talk about COVID shapes the way that we think about our experience with pandemic. He touches upon the inequality of COVID, and how some of us are experiencing relief: more time with our families; while others are suffering…
