Dispatches from our founder Amani and the MG team.
By Sepideah Mohsenian-RahmanWith thousands of protesters swarming major airports around the country in revulsion to the Muslim Ban, WE ARE MAKING HISTORY. While activists are confronting the detainment of refugees and immigrants at airports, lawyers and translators have been working around the clock to support their cases bro-bono. We are working with our #MuslimGirlArmy on the ground…
By MG StaffHappy New Year, baddies! It goes without saying that 2016 was a special one for the #MuslimGirlArmy. You joined us in flooding it with momentous milestones of revolutionizing Muslim women’s media representation to historic heights. You liked that alliteration, didn’t you? We’re proud to kick off 2017 with this: our #HEIC Amani Al-Khatahtbeh joined CBS’s…
By Naaz ModanBlack Friday has arrived and so has the moment we’ve all been waiting for: #MuslimGirlArmy Care Packages! The first of our monthly subscription boxes went live this morning. The first 25 free signed copies of Muslim Girl: A Coming of Age by Amani Al-Khatahtbeh have already been claimed. But, you can still get your hands on the…
By MG StaffIt’s the moment we’ve all been waiting for. (Yes, we too have been needing that extra something to get through the days ahead of a KKK-backed U.S. administration.) Muslim Girl is siked to announce the official launch of our #MuslimGirlArmy Care Package. It’s the first of a monthly subscription box service catering to the Muslim woman’s lifestyle. Finally….
By MG StaffMuslim Girl readers, you have an open invitation to join us today, October 28, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art (The Met) as we partner up with them once again as teens take the Met. Plan on spending this evening with us from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM. There is no cost – just bring…
By MG StaffOur editor-in-chief and new author Amani Al-Khatahtbeh will be coming at you live from the Twitter Headquarters in New York City to host an online Q&A about the #MuslimGirlBook tomorrow! Muslim Girl: A Coming of Age was released with Simon & Schuster on October 18, 2016 to a badass reception. VICE’s i-D says the book “reads…
By AZMIAToday is the day. Seriously, it’s LIT(erature)! Muslim Girl: A Coming of Age, by Muslim Girl’s founder, Amani Al-Khatahtbeh, is now available everywhere books are sold. You can grab your copy at Amazon (shoutout to their free same day delivery!), on iTunes, in store at Barnes & Noble, or wherever you like to buy your…
By MG StaffMuslim Girl has joined forces with 54 major women’s publications, including Vogue, Glamour, and Refinery29, to Rock the Vote for this year’s election. How can we do that? We want to register a minimum of 100,000 women to vote before November 8. Let’s start a revolution to ensure that #OurVoteCounts in the 2016 general election and beyond!…
By AmaniLast week I was super excited to share the book trailer for my new upcoming book, MUSLIM GIRL, with you all! Now, it brings me great joy to reveal the cover and share with you why this book is so personal to me. ? Along the journey of writing this book, it has truly become…
By AmaniIf you missed the announcement on our Facebook page yesterday, I’m set to release my debut book, “MUSLIM GIRL: A COMING OF AGE,” which will be out with Simon & Schuster on Oct. 18, 2016. What has been the experience of the American Muslim Girl in a post-9/11 era? What would it be like with Donald J. Trump?…
By MG StaffSee any familiar faces? Our founder and editor-in-chief Amani Al-Khatahtbeh will be speaking at the White House on June 14, 2016 alongside Gloria Steinem, Shonda Rhimes, and other women titans to address gender equality in today’s evolving society. “When I was a little girl, I don’t know what I would have done to see a…
By MG StaffICYMI, Muslim Girl teamed up with Teen Vogue to bring you #AskAMuslimGirl, a video series to answer questions about Muslim women and share our experiences in today’s society. It’s the first time a major American publication has produced a video series entirely on Islam, and our badass friends at Teen Vogue made it one for…
By AmaniMuslim Girl teamed up with Teen Vogue to bring you #AskAMuslimGirl, a video series delivering the voices of our squad of millennial Muslim women on the topics that young Americans want to hear about. Especially with the current election cycle, there is a media mayhem surrounding Islam and Muslims, and a lot of inaccuracies and…
By The EditorsOn May 20, 2016, thousands of Teens Take the Met to explore how the museum and the Empire State can empower them to take on the world. And this year, we’re proud to announce that Muslim Girl is part of it! Muslim Girl is partnering with the Metropolitan Museum of Art, alongside the Global Action…
By MG StaffFounder 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….
