By MG StaffCOVID-19 and social distancing didn’t stop sisters from serving face this Eid! We picked some of our favorite makeup looks we spotted on the ‘gram, and compiled them for your viewing pleasure (and inspiration). While some kept it fresh faced, with soft “no makeup” looks, others went full glamazon. Still others opted for classic combos…
By MG StaffA few years ago, producer and screenwriter Aamina Mohamed created the #BlackOutEid hashtag after noticing that much of the Eid content shared online rarely featured Black Muslims. Each year since then, the hashtag has gone viral as Black Muslims celebrate their faith — and their style — and Black Muslims from over the world participate….
By MG StaffI watched the young woman across from me wrap the soft stretch of fabric around her face. She folded a part of it that hung close to her ears and loosened it slightly, put her fingers slowly under the fabric and experimented with how much room there was. Would a stethoscope ear piece fit through…
By MG StaffWhat do you know about implicit bias? Do you find yourself having responses to situations and not understand why you feel the way you do? How critical are you in your thinking? How willing are you to break free from your old thoughts? What do you know about implicit bias? Take a listen to Melanie…
By MG StaffOn May 30, 2020, Brooklyn attorneys, Colinford Mattis and Urooj Rahman, were arrested for throwing a Molotov Cocktail into a New York Police Department vehicle. CNN reported that Urooj approached an empty police car with a broken window and threw the “explosive device.” Shortly after, the police stopped the vehicle and found “precursor items” to…
By MG StaffIn this TED Talk, Melissa Boigon, a graduate of the NYU Gallatin School of Individualized Study, discusses the relationship between international political dynamics and prejudices against Muslims in the United States.
By MG StaffRight now is a stressful time for all of us, what with a global pandemic occurring, and the United States seemingly having a very difficult time with flattening the curve. Stress management is more important now than ever. Stress causes your body to release cortisol, which can inhibit your logical and rational thinking, but might…
By MG StaffEveryone has probably been told to “be more confident” at some point in their lives, but who actually knows what that even means? What does being more confident look like? How does someone who is “more confident” behave? How can we learn to be more confident and have an increased sense of self-esteem? Amy Adkins…
By MG StaffWhile many people have amazing abilities to tell stories, are they able to inspire the audience to act on behalf of social justice issues? Take a listen to the above video to decide for yourself how you can use this information on your own platforms to better advocate for social justice. Sisonke Msimang will move…
By MG StaffWhat do Islam and the song genre known as “the blues” have in common? Maybe more than you thought, actually. Watch this video to find out how Islam — and of course, Black Muslims — influenced the blues as we know it today. As the world begins to reckon with its whitewashing of history and…
By MG StaffBlack Muslims have been pivotal in the spread of Islam, both in past and present days. Yet, the knowledge of the everyday Muslim regarding Black history and Islam rarely stretches beyond Bilal ibn Rabah (a key figure in the early age of Islam). The following individuals, present during Islam’s earliest days, were key to the…
By MG StaffThe moment I came across this image – a Black man’s face in a children’s book for learning the basic Urdu alphabet to enunciate the letter ﺡ (H sound in English) – I knew I had to say something. It says H for Habshi. Technically, if the book were for learning ABC’s, this would be…
By MG StaffYou may have today off because it’s Juneteenth, but do you know what Juneteenth is? Juneteenth marks the day when many of the remaining enslaved peoples learned about the Emancipation Proclaimation, thus learning they were free. Juneteenth has already been celebrated by the Black community for years. Watch this video from The Guardian’s Kenya Evelyn,…
By MG StaffIt started out as a whisper. Nothing more, nothing less. A whisper as quiet and unassuming as a stream in the woods. No one expects anything of it, merely letting it run its course as it benignly winds along. We add our own tiny trickles of water to the flow, unaware of the effect it…
By MG StaffI grew up seeing the women in my family adorn their heads with colorful headscarves. At home, dupattas would loosely hang from their heads. When the doorbell rang, they’d quickly fix it, making sure not a strand of hair would show. On occasions, my mother would choose a scarf with glitter and shimmer to match…
