By Guest BloggerAt first we Muslims were avoiding subway trains, because you know, somebody might push us onto the tracks. But now it seems that airplanes aren’t a viable means of transportation for us either because we’re not really allowed to ride them. Yes, that’s right. We Muslims need to figure out how to get home from college…
By SyjilEgypt has been the latest in a series of countries to see women-only transport services as a means to prevent sexual harassment. Pink Taxi, despite its name, is a limousine service marketed as a safe means of travel for women in Cairo, Egypt — where sexual assault and harassment has become an increasing problem. A…
By SyjilThe Sun received a fair amount of ridicule yesterday for claiming on its front page that 1 in 5 British Muslims have “sympathy for jihadis.” This isn’t the first time the Murdoch-owned British tabloid has blatantly printed inaccuracies, but for Muslims, this is another blow in the recent onslaught of Islamophobic headlines following the Paris attacks…
By Nihal Al QawasmiYou know when a song just touches your soul? Yeah, it’s an awesome feeling. Well I’m back with another “Arab meets Adele” cover, because Ahmed Alshaiba managed to do that for me as he skillfully played Adele’s “Hello” with the oud: a Middle-Eastern born pear-shaped instrument that produces the most epic strings of music. It’s not uncommon to…
By HalimahIn an interview on ABC’s “This Week,” Donald Trump claimed Saturday that he saw thousands of Arab Americans in New Jersey cheering when the twin towers collapsed on Sept. 11. He told the anchor of the show, George Stephanopoulos, “There were people that were cheering on the other side of New Jersey, where you have…
By SyjilMuslims are one of the most racially diverse faith groups in the United States, despite common misconceptions. Black Muslims account for about a quarter of American Muslims, making them the largest racial group within the American Muslim community. While most of these black Muslims converted to Islam within the last 70 years, Islam’s history in…
By The EditorsAnd you’ll like it. Did you think we were just a fashion a blog? Wrong. We decided it was time to finally become a part of the political conversation — and everyone agreed. MuslimGirl will now have a voice on one of America’s top business and political platforms: Fortune Magazine. Now you can read about…
By The Editors#MuslimGirlProbs is our weekly link roundup of headlines, stories, events and situations that make us want to rip our hijabs off. Another week. Another set of wild headlines. Try not to panic. Week of 11/20/15: Canadians try to explain hijab so people will stop vandalizing local mosques. A Muslim group in Halifax held a Hijab Day…
By Sabha AbourAdolf Hitler on Thursday called for the creation of a national database to register all Jews living in Germany to protect the country against terrorism. Oh wait, Hitler’s dead. So his ludicrous ideas should’ve died with him, right? Apparently not! According to Donald Trump, it’s time to do some serious #tbt. Trump called for the…
By Guest BloggerWhile Snapchat has made us proud by occasionally featuring Muslim countries and events in their Live Stories (like this one), we’ve got you covered (pun intended) on a daily basis with these 8 totally inspiring Muslims to follow on Snapchat: 1. Ibtihaj Muhammad Team U.S.A. fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad regularly snaps her travels, competing and training (and…
By Guest BloggerDear President Obama, I listened to your remarks at the G20, and this portion stood out to me from the rest: “To the degree that anyone would equate the terrible actions that took place in Paris with the views of Islam, those kinds of stereotypes are counterproductive. They’re wrong. They will lead, I think, to…
By ShannonPiyush “Bobby” Jindal might possibly be a name you’ve never heard of or seen, unless that is actually your name, which would be pretty ironic. This post isn’t about you, I promise. Bobby Jindal was one of the million random politicians campaigning for the Republican presidential nomination. I know you think I’m making this up…
By RowidaOn April 15, 2013 at 2:49 P.M., a bomb goes off during the Boston Marathon. Screams erupt from the crowd as people fall to the ground. The fear is almost tangible as people run, trying to find a safe place or locate their loved ones. 12 seconds later, another bomb goes off. People are sprawled…
By Guest BloggerA Muslim woman was waiting for the train in Piccadilly Circus station, known as one of the busiest train stations in London, where she was the victim of a hate crime. A middle-aged man was leaning against a wall and patiently waited for the train to approach. As the train started to arrive the man…
By The EditorsYou might have read this summer’s TeenVogue.com profile about MuslimGirl.net with Founding Editor-in-Chief Amani Al-Khatahtbeh. She discussed the rapid success that MuslimGirl has been experiencing within the past year and the many questions surrounding identity and politics that brought it to life in the first place. The article was circulated all over the internet and gave America…
