By MG StaffBreast cancer is especially deadly for women of color, including Black women and Muslim woman. Black women get breast cancer at a lower rate than white women, but are more likely to die from it. Muslim women as a whole are less likely to receive mammograms, with only 50% of women reporting receipt of mammograms,…
By MG StaffPolitics – the most confusing thing ever? Not quite. Have you ever tried to explain the electoral college vote to someone? We found this video to explain it all by breaking it down. Hope it helps!
By MG StaffWhat does it mean to be an American Muslim? Have you encountered micro-aggressive comments or actions from others? Islamophobia spreads quickly. In fact, anti-Islamic bills have been passed in 15 states legislating hate on a conscious level toward Muslims. These bills give the green light for others to act out against Muslims, not thinking anything…
By MG StaffSo by mercy from Allah, you were lenient with them. And if you had been rude & harsh in heart, they would have disbanded from you. (Al-Quran – 3. 159) There is no one definition of good parenting; it is as diverse and varied as each parent. For Muslim moms, the task becomes doubly difficult…
By MG StaffIt doesn’t feel safe being a Muslim woman anymore. This might be the first time you’ve seen those words written on a screen, or maybe this is a well-established statement you’ve come to accept as fact. Either way, it is becoming more and more impossible to deny how scary it is at the moment to…
By MG StaffWhat does it mean to you to be Muslim? What does a Muslim look like? Who is and isn’t a Muslim? In this TEDx Talk, Sahar Habib Ghazi, managing editor for Global Voices, talks about how Muslims are not a monolithic group, and how “Muslim” isn’t a one-dimensional identity. “We practice different. We identify with being…
By MG StaffWe don’t know who needs to hear this message from Hufsa Ahmad, but during Mental Illness Awareness Month, we thought we’d take this opportunity to share her powerful message. This is Hufsa’s personal story about her struggles with mental illness, her relapses, and her passion for smashing the stigma of mental illness. While you may…
By MG StaffThe “Pandemic Paralysis” series is one in which the author will be exploring the effects of social distancing during the pandemic for those suffering from mental health challenges, and how the pandemic has exacerbated these challenges. Says the author, “I think many women can relate to how much more they are all of a sudden…
By MG StaffUPDATE: After the publication of this story this morning Rihanna issued the following statement to her Instagram: As someone who listens to Rihanna’s music and admires her, I am in complete awe right now. Rihanna used a song that contains a narration of an Islamic Hadith during her recent fashion show. Many people took to…
By MG StaffThe first presidential debate of the 2020 elections is upon us. We would like to report back that it was every bit as messy as we expected, and then some. In between the audio assault of Donald Trump’s incessant tantrum-like interruptions and Joe Biden oscillating between being distracted and completely heated, one brief exchange caught…
By MG StaffWhen Rod Wave said, “Heart been broke so many times I don’t know what to believe,” I felt it. It’s sixth grade. We’re reading an article on terrorist attacks. Why do they have to make me look bad? I can’t help but look at my lap while sitting on the carpet with the rest of…
By MG StaffAlanna Shaikh, a global health consultant, wants us to be prepared for the worst, saying that COVID “is our future.” In this video, Shaikh breaks down why there will be more epidemics and breakouts, and how humans contribute to that due to the way that we interact with our planet. Shaikh provides a compelling argument…
By MG Staff“This is the time that we have to ask ourselves, ‘what kind of justice system do we have that allows Breonna Taylor’s murderers to walk free?’” Watch as Muslim Girl’s founder and Editor-in-Chief, Amani Al-Khatahtbeh, discusses her thoughts on the grand jury verdict, Breonna Taylor, and the state of our legal policies in place that…
By MG StaffThey say finding a good man in today’s Tinder era is like finding a needle in a haystack. If that’s true, then finding a good Muslim man, in today’s Minder era, is like finding a needle in the Sahara desert — almost impossible. As a single, observant Black American Muslim woman in her late twenties,…
By MG StaffLet us always remember the women who paved the way for our success – specifically, the ultimate leader of our time, the Notorious RBG, Ruth Bader Ginsberg, who passed away on September 18, 2020. Thank you, RBG, for everything we did for women, the law, and this country.
