Lifestyle

Muslim Girl Hit the White House Summit on Women

This past week, Muslim Girl attended the White House Summit on Women.  It was monumental for me, for more reasons than one. I can’t explain what it was like to be standing face to face with my childhood hero. It seems watered down and over used to say speechless, or that I had chills, or…

Spirituality

6 Ways to Flex Your Mind, Body, and Soul During Ramadan

And just like that, it’s time to get ready for another Ramadan. I do this thing every year where I’m like “Girl, this is your year. This is the Ramadan you eat raw/vegan/cut out sugar.” And I’ll tell ya I’ve had a lot of Ramadans and it hasn’t happened yet. After not eating all day,…

Spirituality
I am a MONSTER when I PMS. Migraine/fever/mood swings... like WHOA!  Seriously, God bless those who  have to put up with me. I won't lie, it's nice to not have to keep my prayers in check during that time... but sometimes my faith needs a little boost. So what's a girl to do when she can't pray? Here's a little list of things I've started doing over the years so that I can still keep in touch with my spirituality when my prayer rug and I are on a week long break.

5 Ways to Worship When It’s That Time of the Month

I am a MONSTER when I PMS. Migraine/fever/mood swings… like WHOA!  Seriously, God bless those who  have to put up with me. I won’t lie, it’s nice to not have to keep my prayers in check during that time… but sometimes my faith needs a little boost. So what’s a girl to do when she…

Power & Policy

#OurThreeBrothers: Do You See Us Black Muslims Now?

On Wednesday night, the bodies of three young Muslim men were found dead in an Indiana home. The victims were Mohamedtaha Omar, 23, Adam Kamel Mekki, 20, and Muhannad Adam Tairab, 17. They were found with multiple bullet wounds in what police reported as an execution-style shooting. This triple homicide occurred five days ago and…