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Should Muslims Use Medication to Focus Better On Prayers?

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Please note that we aren’t doctors, nor do we play them on TV.  Please seek medical advice from your physician if you feel like you have difficulty concentrating.  This article is not substitution for medical advice/care. In a recent post on a Facebook group page, one member wrote about her experience taking a friend’s ADHD medication…

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Credit NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Image by Reto Stöckli (land surface, shallow water, clouds). Enhancements by Robert Simmon (ocean color, compositing, 3D globes, animation). Data and technical support: MODIS Land Group; MODIS Science Data Support Team; MODIS Atmosphere Group; MODIS Ocean Group Additional data: USGS EROS Data Center (topography); USGS Terrestrial Remote Sensing Flagstaff Field Center (Antarctica); Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (city lights). This spectacular “blue marble” image is the most detailed true-color image of the entire Earth to date. Using a collection of satellite-based observations, scientists and visualizers stitched together months of observations of the land surface, oceans, sea ice, and clouds into a seamless, true-color mosaic of every square kilometer (.386 square mile) of our planet. These images are freely available to educators, scientists, museums, and the public. This record includes preview images and links to full resolution versions up to 21,600 pixels across. Much of the information contained in this image came from a single remote-sensing device-NASA’s Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer, or MODIS. Flying over 700 km above the Earth onboard the Terra satellite, MODIS provides an integrated tool for observing a variety of terrestrial, oceanic, and atmospheric features of the Earth. The land and coastal ocean portions of these images are based on surface observations collected from June through September 2001 and combined, or composited, every eight days to compensate for clouds that might block the sensor’s view of the surface on any single day. Two different types of ocean data were used in these images: shallow water true color data, and global ocean color (or chlorophyll) data. Topographic shading is based on the GTOPO 30 elevation dataset compiled by the U.S. Geological Survey’s EROS Data Center. MODIS observations of polar sea ice were combined with observations of Antarctica made by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s AVHRR sensor—the Advanced Very High Resolution Radiometer. The cloud image is a composite of two days of imagery collected in visible light wavelengths and a third day of thermal infra-red imagery over the poles. Global city lights, derived from 9 months of observations from the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program, are superimposed on a darkened land surface map. Metadata Sensor Terra/MODIS Visualization Date 2002-02-08 . All Sensors MODIS . All Satellites Terra MODIS . All Categories Collections Blue Marble Blue Marble 2002

7 Reminders for Muslims That Every Day Is Earth Day

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April 22 marks Earth Day – a birthday, if you will, where we do a little more to recognize what the earth has provided us, but haven’t taken the time to thank it for its fortitude. But let’s not get it twisted; every day should be Earth Day. Here are a seven reminders Muslims are…

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In this Instagram post, Hadid shows the hands of her and her friends covered in a familiar sight: beautiful henna designs. Aware that many weren't familiar with her cultural background, she wrote a pre-emptive strike to would-be trolls in the caption: "& before you go all 'cultural appropriation' in my comments, check out the last name. Hadid. Half Palestinian & proud of it." This outright declaration of pride grabbed headlines, with many news outlets reporting on the post.

#ThrowbackThursday: Take a Look at the Times Gigi Hadid & Her Family Repped Their Palestinian Roots

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Gigi Hadid is half Palestinian and proud.

Spirituality

10 Tips for Memorizing Dua’as and Surahs During Ramadan

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Ramadan is an ideal time to memorize dua’as (short supplications) and surahs (Qur’anic chapters) that we’ve been meaning to get around learning during the year. Along with fasting and regularly reading of the Qur’an, it can be incredibly beneficial to invest some time in memorizing dua’as and surahs. Here are 10 tips to help you…

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Sesame Street Unveils “Zari,” the First Afghan Girl Muppet

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This past week, the Sesame Street franchise unveiled its latest character, an adorable pink muppet named Zari.  As you may have noticed, she’s sporting a hijab! The new kid on the block is slated to make her small-screen debut on Baghch-e-Simsim (“Sesame Garden”).  This is Afghanistan’s locally produced answer to Sesame Street. Though her debut may be small-screen, Zari is…

Women To Watch In The Room

Muslim Girl Talks to President Bill Clinton About Reclaiming Narratives

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Muslim Girl’s founder and editor-in-chief, Amani Al-Khatahtbeh, took the stage with former president Bill Clinton this past weekend during the opening session of the annual Clinton Global Initiative University (CGIU) event in Berkeley, Calif. The panel, in keeping with the opening plenary’s “Courage to Create” theme, also included Khan Academy founder Sal Khan, Egyptian revolutionary…

Editors Desk In The Room

Amani Al-Khatahtbeh Speaks to President Bill Clinton at CGIU

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Founder and editor-in-chief Amani Al-Khatahtbeh spoke with President Bill Clinton at UC Berkeley on Friday on the importance of Muslim Girl‘s work to empower marginalized narratives. The “Courage to Create” opening plenary of Clinton Global Initiative University broke UC Berkeley’s record for event attendance with over 6,500 selected students present from all over the world….

Power & Policy

#OurThreeBrothers: Do You See Us Black Muslims Now?

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On Wednesday night, the bodies of three young Muslim men were found dead in an Indiana home. The victims were Mohamedtaha Omar, 23, Adam Kamel Mekki, 20, and Muhannad Adam Tairab, 17. They were found with multiple bullet wounds in what police reported as an execution-style shooting. This triple homicide occurred five days ago and…

Identity

The First Headscarf-Clad US Fencer Is Heading to the Olympics!

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Hold the press y’all: An American hijab-wearing Muslim woman is going to the Olympics this summer. That’s right, Ibtihaj Muhammad, sabre fencer from New Jersey, just secured enough points to ensure that she will be representing the United States Fencing Team. This might not seem like a big deal to some — a girl wearing…

Identity In The Room

Did the MuslimGirl Founder Just Ring Nasdaq’s Opening Bell?

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Amani Al-Khatahtbeh, MuslimGirl founder and editor in chief, joined several Forbes honorees Monday morning as she rang the opening bell at the Nasdaq in New York City, N.Y. The ceremony took place at the major commercial sector in Times Square, and was showcased on the Nasdaq MarketSite Tower. This historic moment marked a hijab-clad woman…

Identity

Muslim Women Named Teen Vogue’s “New Faces of Feminism”

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In this unprecedented inclusion of veiled Muslim women in a glossy U.S. magazine, our MuslimGirl founder Amani Al-Khatahtbeh is among several young women leaders featured in Teen Vogue‘s February cover story “Power Girls” with The Hunger Games star Amandla Stenberg! The story identifies “The New Voices of Feminism” with a photoshoot and personal statements from…

Power & Policy

MuslimGirl Becomes First Muslim Company in Forbes List

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Our very own Amani Al-Khatahtbeh, founder and CEO of Muslimgirl.net, made the media category of Forbes’ annual 30 Under 30 list. She is joined by fellow notables — writers, editors and entrepreneurs who are changing the future of media. Only five days into the new year and MuslimGirl has reached yet another achievement. From the…

Identity

Crisis Safety Manual for Muslim Women

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This Crisis Safety Manual has been edited for clarification. An earlier version may have misled readers to believe that we recommend removing the hijab. While we at Muslim Girl believe that the safety of Muslim women is the utmost priority, we do not believe that women should feel pressured to either remove or wear their…

Women To Watch

A Tribute to Fatima Mernissi

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Fatima Mernissi passed away Monday in the capital of her home country, Rabat, Morocco. The 75-year-old author and sociologist leaves behind a brilliant legacy that both spawned and spearheaded the 20th century reconcilement of Islam and feminism. Publishing monographs, essays and plays that regularly oscillated between French and English, Mernissi kindled social introspection and religious inquisition…