By MG Staff“We’re committed to changing the way Muslims meet. Providing you with the right people based on self-identified levels of religiosity, proximity, and interests, we’re no different from traditional matchmaking, except we’ve taken your aunty out of the equation.” Available now on both the App Store and Google Play! Oh boy. These lines come straight from the…
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 StaffI had the wonderful opportunity of attending the 53rd Annual Islamic Society of North America (ISNA) this weekend. The lectures were lit, the bazaar was bomb, and the food was fire. Actually though. That biryani was really spicy. In all seriousness, I’m so grateful for ISNA. Tareq Ramadan’s thoughts on combating oppression were eloquent and…
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 StaffI’ve been playing organized sports since I was seven years old. From tennis to soccer to basketball to swimming to field hockey to track, I’ve just about done it all. I don’t play because I yearn to be a rebellious teenager; I don’t play because I seek attention; and I don’t play because it’ll enhance…
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 StaffWe thought David Cameron was bad, and that we’d all be cheering the day he was out of office. That is, until Theresa May stepped up in his place. Muslim Girl guest blogger Sara Chaudhry took to YouTube to share three reasons why Theresa May is bad news for not only Muslims, but anyone who enjoys…
By MG StaffThis vid is giving us all the feels. This video is has the whole Muslim Girl Fam crying their eyeballs out. The Global Goals just released their newest music video cover of the 90’s video “Wannabe” by Spice Girls (which recently celebrated its 20th anniversary; do you feel old?!) to shed light upon the problems facing women…
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 StaffIt seems almost everyday that I wake up to see another massacre of hundreds of innocent victims of what has become a war against humanity. In the wake of the recent terror attacks in Turkey and Bangladesh, a bomb struck the capital city of Baghdad late Saturday night as crowds of people were gathering to…
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 StaffWhy is Ramadan only represented by pictures of samosas, crescents, lanterns, and dates? We want to see what Ramadan really looks like around the world. Take a photo — your dinner table, Masjid, decor, etc. — share this and tag us with the hashtag #RamadanAcrossBorders on Instagram and Twitter for a chance to be featured….
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…
