Here at Muslim Girl, we love to introduce outstanding women that inspire us; Ekhlas Ahmed is one of those outstanding women. Ekhlas wrote a letter to Ellen DeGeneres thanking her for helping her learn the English language as she was growing up after her family left Sudan as refugees to escape the genocide in Darfur….
Watch Hasan Minhaj Explain the Positive Side of Trump’s Muslim Ban
At first sight, the current events surrounding us are frightening. The banning of immigrants from seven Muslim majority countries is enough to send shivers down anyone’s spine. But, like I always say in any situation in my personal life: there’s always a positive side. No matter what is happening, there is always something good to look…
Roll Back the Tape! What I’ve Learned About Myself 1 Year Later
Sometimes I just sit back and think of how drastically different my life was this time last year. I was a completely different person than I am today and so much was so different. Looking back, I have been able to see my progress as an individual and how much I’ve grown as both a…
6 (Pleasantly) Surprising Lessons I Learned Working in Retail
I’ve only been working in retail for almost three months, but the experience thus far has left me with lessons to take with me for the rest of my life. Here are the top six most important life lessons that have led me to grow as a person in the past three months. 1. Your…
A North Carolina First Grader Was Beaten By His Classmates For Being Muslim
On October 8th, 2016, Dr. Zeeshan ul-hassan Usmani published a photo on Facebook of his son who is a first grader with the following caption: “Welcome to the United States of America of Donald Trump. Meet my son Abdul Aziz. He is in grade 1, bullied and beaten by his own classmates in school bus…
We Have the Ability to Make Strong Changes by Exercising Our Right to Vote
As the most important election of our lifetime comes closer, we all have a common end goal: Don’t let Donald Trump win. Many Muslim leaders have acknowledged that Islamophobia has spiked, and numerous hate crimes towards Muslim Americans have shaken the community. In the aftermath of New York hate crimes, Ali Najmi, a lawyer in…
Meet the ‘Bombhijabis’ That Have Taken Over Snapchat
Bombhijabis is a platform that started out as a Tumblr blog and transitioned its way onto Snapchat. Its amazing growth has evolved into a platform for Muslim females around the world to connect and meet new friends. How does it work? Every day, Bombhijabis features a new girl from a different part of the world. You never know…
Finding the Right Person for Marriage Doesn’t Happen Overnight
As a 19 year old female, there comes a point in your life when all of a sudden you feel your time is running out. Everywhere you look you see your friends, associates, people you just know, random people on social media, etc. getting into relationships and getting engaged/married and starting families and you can’t…
Amal Clooney Is Taking Daesh to Court
Amal Clooney is a Lebanese-British lawyer and activist whose main focus is international law and human rights issues. Recently, on Sept. 19, it was announced that Clooney will be taking Daesh to court. Nadia Murad, Clooney’s client, was named U.N. Goodwill ambassador on Friday and Clooney and Murad are both hoping that, “…one woman’s story will…
Terror Attack in Pakistan Kills 25 Pakistani Civilians
Twenty-five Pakistani civilians were pronounced dead, while twenty-eight were left wounded after a suicide bomber attacked a mosque in Northwest Pakistan Friday September 16th, 2016. The Taliban took full responsibility for the attack on the mosque, which was said to be a Sunni mosque. The Taliban’s statement was made by Ahsanullah Ahsan, who claimed there…
The Death of Nazma Khanam: When Will Muslim Lives be Newsworthy?
We have yet to get over the brutal murder of Imam Maulama Akonjee and his assistant, Thara Uddin, and here we have yet another murder, another horrible loss, of one of our fellow Muslims. The stabbing of Nazma Khanam, while extremely tragic, was not treated as such. When hearing about all of the attacks on Muslims on…
Here Is Why We Celebrate Eid Al-Adha
As Eid inches closer, we should take a moment to remind ourselves what this particular Eid is all about; whether it be why we celebrate Eid al-Adha in the first place, or why the prophet Abraham (AS) is so closely associated to this holiday. Many know prophet Abraham (AS) for the mere fact that he…
What Superwoman’s ‘Voices’ Video Means for a Muslim Woman
Lilly Singh, aka iiSuperwomanii on Youtube, released a new video on Monday titled “Voices.” The video is a compilation of mini music videos and songs by her portraying all of the voices that run through her mind. Each voice had its own song and music video and each one was in a different setting. The…