By manalmoazzamRamadan kareem to our brothers and sisters around the world! For the second year in a row, MuslimGirl is thrilled to be teaming up with Instagram for their #MonthOfGood campaign! Inaugurated in 2019, the #MonthOfGood movement is centered on celebrating and sharing acts of good in the global community. The idea is to harness the…
By manalmoazzamIt’s a funny thing. With social distancing abound, I’m seeing an intense influx of accounts where young women have been bullied and abused by their near and “dear” over their weight. Truly, the volume has been overwhelming. I’m not here to offer any solutions. God knows, I’m not qualified to do so. But I do…
By manalmoazzamWe have had a series of incredible conversations centered on autonomy for our 4th annual Muslim Women’s Day, but Manal Omar’s conversation on building resilience through finding joy and pleasure was insightful in a whole new way! The founder and CEO of a wellness organization called “Across Red Lines,” Manal has built a safe space…
By manalmoazzamIn a behind the scenes look at the first line of defense in our global battle against the recent pandemic, Muslim Girl hosted a takeover with Sheima, a UK-based nurse currently working on the frontlines of COVID-19 in the National Health Service (NHS). Sheima works at one of the biggest trauma centers in the UK,…
By manalmoazzamFor our 4th annual Muslim Women’s Day, we kicked things off with an informative and incredibly frank conversation with four esteemed members of the American Muslim Health Professionals group. The panelists tackled a wide-ranging set of topics centered around how to manage our mental health during the current pandemic. Led by host Dr. Rukhsana M….
By manalmoazzamAs we put our fourth annual Muslim Women’s Day behind us, we take a look back at the plethora of content that came out of this day, centered on the narratives of Muslim women in their own voices. Our newsfeeds were blessed with the most important conversations centered around the lives and daily realities of…
By manalmoazzamAnd just like that, we have put our 4th annual Muslim Women’s Day behind us! This year, we honed in on autonomy in all its facets, and what the concept of autonomy represents to the many diverse Muslim women who form our wonderful #MuslimGirlArmy. We were blessed and honored to have a tsunami of vital…
By manalmoazzamFrom time to time, we will have to face scary situations where a light at the end of the tunnel seems like a distant dream. That’s just a fact of life. But one thing that remains tried and true is that leaning on our community can offer a sense of security that acts as a…
By manalmoazzamAs the world goes under quarantine, we need a little more to keep ourselves engaged and stimulated than overindulging in a news cycle that likes to hound us with information 24/7. Sure, you could always hit up websites like Coursera and Alison to take some courses here and there, but what if I told you…
By manalmoazzamThis wonderful series, courtesy of Sheikh Ibrahim Hindy and Naseeha, a toll-free mental health hotline and digital space for young Muslims, highlights the sensitivity with which the Quran approaches mental health. We were not created as angels, but as entities with free will, and as such, we feel and emote deeply. Shouldn’t we get to…
By manalmoazzamSo, unless you live under a rock, you’ve probably heard of coronavirus, the mysterious, rapidly-spreading illness that has just been declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization (WHO). Did you know that the term coronavirus (CoV) actually refers to a large family of viruses that can be responsible for a range of…
By manalmoazzamI had a health scare earlier this year. I was abruptly but very swiftly taken down by a fever of 105F for a couple of months, and in spite of fifty blood tests and innumerable doctors visits, the doctors just couldn’t figure out what was wrong. They still haven’t been able to. Amidst throwing out…
By manalmoazzamThe first time I heard about the sisterly duo known as Krewella was a contrastingly low-key day. I was curled up on a couch at home, newspaper in hand and a steaming cuppa in the other, blissfully unaware that the perceptions deeply held by this 20-year-old were about to be rocked. You see, Krewella has…
By manalmoazzamWhether you can label the feeling or not, chances are, you’ve fallen victim to imposter syndrome before. After all, if the incomparable Maya Angelou has admitted to feeling the weight of imposter syndrome, there’s no doubt that this odd little neurosis has clouded the minds of many others. Also known as imposter phenomenon, this affliction…
By manalmoazzamI was what you might call a “Type A,” give-it-your-all-even-if-it-kills-you kind of student. I was the one on the front bench, hand raised, enthusiastically begging “Pick me! Pick me!” And I liked it that way. What I never felt about myself was that I was particularly smart. I didn’t feel like academic concepts came as…
