By MG StaffIn 1948, at only a month old, Rasmea Odeh fled with her family from their home in Lifta, a village outside Jerusalem, during the Nakba, a time during which Israeli forces ethnically cleansed, displaced, and expelled thousands of Palestinians from their homes and land. Later Odeh settled in Lebanon to pursue a degree. She was…
By MG StaffThe Girls’ Room is a MuslimGirl.net online monthly series of Google Hangouts in which we discuss the topics that we all actually want to talk about with prominent guests from the Muslim community and beyond. The past month has been especially mournful for the American Muslim community. With the murders of Mustafa Mattan, Deah Barakat, Yusor Abu-Salha,…
By MG StaffGet ready! We are very excited to bring Muslim women front and center at this year’s United Nations Youth Assembly at the UN Headquarters in New York City. And we want to make YOU a part of it! The UN Youth Assembly is a congregation of over 1000 youth from 40 countries around the world…
By MG StaffWe’re excited to announce that next week’s episode of The Girls’ Room, FERGUSON: NOW WHAT? will have two additional surprise guests! Our epic Google Hangout with you on Wednesday will be joined by: Suhad Khatib, Community Organizer, St. Louis Palestine Solidarity Committee Ahmad Abuznaid, Legal & Policy Director, Dream Defenders After the federal decision to clear Darren…
By MG StaffJanuary is National Human Trafficking Awareness Month. Globally, 20.9 million individuals are trafficked, and in the United States, it is estimated 100,000 children are trafficked. So, MuslimGirl.net is proudly presenting a much needed discussion on the topic to anyone interested. Join us, and several prominent speakers, in an important online panel to take up the…
By MG StaffYes, we’re a Muslim publication, and yes, we’re publishing this. We asked our cartoonist friend Sam Romero to draw something up for us about Charlie Hebdo. We have the right to free speech, too, non? The thing is, Charlie Hebdo uses the guise of free speech and “the right to offend” as a way to…
By MG StaffMuslimGirl.net’s The Girls’ Room is proud to invite you to its second monthly installment, FERGUSON: NOW WHAT? The installment will be an online Google Hangout event taking place on Wednesday, January 28, at 8:00 PM EST. It is online, free, and open to all. DATE: Wednesday, January 28, 2015 TIME: 8 PM Eastern Standard Time LOCATION: Google+ FEATURED GUESTS:…
By MG StaffWe believe that MuslimGirl is truly a reflection of the women that are behind it. Just like it was in our personal lives and the journey of our identities as Muslim women, 2014 was truly a year of growth, development, and esteem-building for MuslimGirl. We spent the year exploring topics and issues that define our…
By MG StaffYeah, we already know. You had to deal with a bunch of annoying relatives on Thanksgiving that justified the Michael Brown decision. Your pants won’t button post-Turkeyfest. And now your Facebook not-really-friends are posting about the Black Friday boycott being pointless. We’re right there with you. So, a dose of puppy dressed in teddy bear…
By MG StaffWe are very excited to introduce our readers to The Girls’ Room, our new monthly webseries of online panels to discuss pertinent topics and issues with badass guests that we all know and love. Our first installment, #TAKEBACKTHEMIC, is proudly in conjunction with the 16 Days Against Gender Violence campaign. #TAKEBACKTHEMIC will be a discussion stemming from…
By MG StaffMuslimGirl is proud to co-sponsor “Who Listens To Us: Muslim Women’s Experiences With Social Justice Organizing” at George Washington University with MAPFW and Amnesty International’s GWU chapter. This powerful event will feature a discussion on the unique challenges Muslim women face as organizers and activists in the United States. Muslim women’s voices are constantly overlooked…
By MG StaffCan we talk? What we have between us is so special. We really think it’s time for us to take things to the next level — you know, move forward on this beautiful thing we’ve got here. How about we take this… to Snapchat? The MuslimGirl Clique is officially on Snapchat! Follow our account, MGCLIQUE, for the real DL…
By MG StaffThe day has arrived again. Halloween—known for its pumpkins, costumes, and of course, candies. But are candies and costumes all there is to Halloween? While many Muslims are getting ready to head out trick or treating with their little ones, there are others who are spending the night at home or at the masjid. Today, Muslims are…
By MG StaffIn a landmark decision, the Supreme Court ruled that corporations were people capable of exercising religion. This ruling came about when Hobby Lobby argued that its Christian beliefs were being violated by the Affordable Care Act, which covers contraceptives in its insurance plans. The Court sought to remedy this grave injustice by establishing that a…
