By MG StaffDisclaimer: The views expressed in this article do not necessarily reflect the opinions/beliefs of Muslim Girl. However, Muslim Girl encourages all its readers to exercise your civic duty and vote. *** My grandfather always said the lesser of two evils is still evil. He was right. It’s something I want Muslim Americans – all Americans, really – to think about….
By MG StaffMuslim Girl readers, you have an open invitation to join us today, October 28, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met) as we partner up with them once again as teens take the Met. Plan on spending this evening with us from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM. There is no cost – just bring…
By MG StaffOur editor-in-chief and new author Amani Al-Khatahtbeh will be coming at you live from the Twitter Headquarters in New York City to host an online Q&A about the #MuslimGirlBook tomorrow! Muslim Girl: A Coming of Age was released with Simon & Schuster on October 18, 2016 to a badass reception. VICE’s i-D says the book “reads…
By MG StaffYes, I completely believe that he is the antithesis of human decency and American Democracy. He has, time and again, tainted the image of women and Muslims and Latinos and a plethora of other minority groups — and he has no problem doing so. Yet, I still pray for Mr. Trump every night, and will probably…
By MG StaffMuslim Girl has joined forces with 54 major women’s publications, including Vogue, Glamour, and Refinery29, to Rock the Vote for this year’s election. How can we do that? We want to register a minimum of 100,000 women to vote before November 8. Let’s start a revolution to ensure that #OurVoteCounts in the 2016 general election and beyond!…
By MG StaffOur Editor in Chief and founder, Amani Al-Khatahtbeh, was recently interviewed by Kitty Drake for Ladybeard magazine’s “Mind” issue. Check out an excerpt featuring Amani’s testimony below: When you put on the headscarf, or niqab, or burqa, you become a symbol. In the context of rising Islamophobia across Europe and America, visible Muslim women are reduced to…
By MG Staff[tps_header][/tps_header] If you watched the VMA’s this week, you probably saw Muslim Girl #BOSSBABE and EIC Amani Al-Khatahtbeh mingling with celebrities. Rumour has it she even had a little run-in with Fat Joe, and had DJ Khaled give a special shout out to all the Muslim Girls around the world. (We fan-girled pretty hard). Here are…
By MG StaffHere’s a recap of Rio 2016 and all our badass Muslim girls who traded in adversities and prejudice for gold, silver, and bronze medals. Congrats, ladies! 1. Dalilah Muhammad Country: USA Sport: Track GOLD (400m Hurdles) “Thank you to all my supports!” Muhammad wrote on Instragram. “I have no doubt that my blessings are…
By MG StaffLast night, Olympian runner and muslim girl Dalilah Muhammad took home gold for USA in the women’s 400m hurdle race. This is a landmark win for our country and for Muhammad personally; not only did Dalilah overcome many adversities on her way to her Rio like injured quads and coaching challenges, but her qualifying time for the Olympics…
By MG StaffBeing the first Egyptian to earn a medal in Brazil, Sara Ahmed will go down in history as a trailblazer, a feminist, and an ultimate Olympian. Well, that, and a badass Muslim girl. After placing third in the 69kg (lifting 255 kg) weightlifting competition, Ahmed, 18, took home the first Bronze for Egypt in the…
By MG StaffI was first introduced to Elie Wiesel as a junior in high school. Our teacher – like the other thousands of teachers across the globe – assigned us to read his Memoir Night with the intention of exposing us to the horrors of the Holocaust. I had been introduced to the subject multiple times before,…
By MG StaffAfter a month fasting and supplication, Muslims across the globe celebrate one of their only two days of celebration in the year: The day of Eid-ul-Fitr. It is a joyous occasion, not to commemorate the end of the holy month of Ramadan, but to thank Allah for giving us the power and opportunity to please…
By MG StaffAmani Al-Khatahtbeh, founder and editor-in-chief of Muslim Girl, interviews Shonda Rhimes, creator of Shondaland, and Billie Jean King, the former #1 professional tennis player in the world, at the White House’s United State of Women Summit on June 14, 2016. The plenary session was hosted among 5,000 attendees and fostered an intergenerational discussion on the…
By MG StaffWe are well into the holy month of Ramadan now, and in the flow of waking up for suhur, fasting with lesser complaints, praying five times a day on time, and attending (almost) every night of Tarraweh. At the end of Ramadan, almost all of us will be the best version of ourselves, as compared with…
By MG StaffSee any familiar faces? Our founder and editor-in-chief Amani Al-Khatahtbeh will be speaking at the White House on June 14, 2016 alongside Gloria Steinem, Shonda Rhimes, and other women titans to address gender equality in today’s evolving society. “When I was a little girl, I don’t know what I would have done to see a…
