By MG StaffMuslim Girl would like to send our sincere thanks to our nation’s healthcare workers at this time, who are risking their lives to save lives in the battle against COVID-19. Please continue to wear a mask, social distance, and stay home so you can stay safe. In this time of mass chaos and worldwide healthcare…
By MG StaffThe present scholarship of sexuality in Muslim Arab-American (MAA) culture is minimal and even more is the conversation of sexuality. I want to reintroduce this discussion with a focus on beauty, as I believe beauty is a major contributor to how we currently define and express our sexuality. For this reason, I redact my previous…
By MG StaffElias. Esmael. Where does your mind go when you hear these names? One day, many years ago, my baby brother came home from school crying. He was nine. Though not the most studious little boy, he had, for once, received the highest grade on a test. His teacher announced this to his fourth-grade class by saying “Guess who had the highest grade? Our very own little terrorist Mohamed…
By MG StaffBioNTech and Pfizer announced that a vaccine for the coronavirus has has been found to be more than 90% effective in its recently concluded large-scale trial. The two scientists who developed this vaccine are Turkish-born Muslims named Dr. Ugur Sahin and his wife, Dr. Ozlem Tureci. Born in Turkey and raised in Germany, Sahin…
By MG StaffIf you weren’t aware, the Uyghur Muslim community is facing a huge crisis in China. Many major media outlets are speaking about this worldwide, but it isn’t enough. We must all be educated about this, and do our part to raise awareness, as well as make sincere dua and lobby our lawmakers to take action…
By MG StaffOn the morning of Saturday, November 14, 2020, founder of Muslim Girl, Amani Al-Khatahtbeh, boarded an American Airlines flight, only to have its staff ask her to leave the plane after a man in first class complained about feeling uncomfortable with her on the flight. Police boarded the plane to have her removed, and she…
By MG StaffWatch this amazing video, where we learn about the first Muslims in America – Africans Americans. They discuss the weight of their identities on their shoulders, their hope for the future, and most importantly, their journey in this country as African-American Muslims.
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…
By MG StaffIn this TED Talk, Harvard Professor Lawrence Lessig discusses how money has corrupted democracy and our government, creating a system of inequality where only 0.02% of the U.S. population is represented by the so-called representative government. According to Lessig, this flawed system must be repaired before we can ever even adequately begin to address the…
By MG StaffThe votes are in, but there’s still no winner, and it’s possible that there won’t be for a few days. And then it’s also possible that the results will be disputed. While this is no doubt anxiety-provoking, the good citizens of the Internet are still going to get these jokes off. Here are some of…
By MG StaffVoters have anticipated Election Day for the last eighteen months, and today may be what many have coined, “the most important election in modern day history.” With this responsibility, feelings of anxiety rises as the results begin to pour in from across the country. Muslim Girl asked its readers how they were feeling, and here…
By MG StaffThis op-ed does not encourage giving up on our rights in any way whatsoever, and does not refute the significance of demanding our rights. Rather, it sheds light upon how language serves fascism. Again, language is political, and it’s catastrophic how it often goes by unnoticed. We all — myself included — are accustomed to…
By MG StaffMuslims and Halloween is a topic that comes up pretty much every year around Halloween. In this video, a practicing Muslim mom explains the challenges that she faces now as a mother with a young daughter who will soon be old enough to ask why she isn’t trick or treating. How does your family handle…
By MG StaffMohammed Raqeeb, understanding that many people are not fully informed on the terrible humanitarian crisis in Yemen, created this short 140 second video to explain what’s going on. We encourage everyone to see it so as to be informed, and be aware in order to help however they are able. Yemen can’t wait.
By MG StaffContent warning: Sexual assault, rape. Disclaimer: This article is in no way meant to substitute for medical or mental health advice from a trained and educated mental health professional. Muslim Girl encourages those who need help to seek it, and encourages the use of resources such as therapists, social workers, psychologists, psychiatrists, and trained mental…
