By MG StaffEver get invited to a costume party but don’t know what to wear? Are you unsure of how to wear a costume without it getting in the way of your hijab? Well, then MuslimGirl.com has got you covered, boo! This latest video on cosplay with hijab is all you need to slay. This video shows…
By manalmoazzam“Is there any skill more important than being able to sustain a coherent, confident conversation?” Ah, the art of conversation. In times that seem to feel increasingly divisive, being able to communicate effectively may be the last line of defense to fostering an iota of understanding and empathy. Without understanding, empathy, and the ability to…
By manalmoazzam“You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.” -Jim Rohn You’d be hard pressed to go very long before coming across someone who wonders whether the work they’re doing is truly fulfilling. Whether it truly makes them happy. And yet, there isn’t much advice out there for those of…
By manalmoazzamIn this video, 2019 Nobel Peace Prize nominee and co-founder of the Libyan partner of the Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) organization, Hajer Shareif, gives a compelling talk on the importance of navigating the choppy waters of politics and political discourse. In this charming yet thought-provoking seminar, Hajer uses a simple analogy…
By In 2019, Maine, New Mexico, and Vermont became the latest in a growing list of states who renamed Columbus Day, Indigenous Peoples’ Day. This was largely owed to the long overdue acknowledgment that Christopher Columbus was not, in fact, the first to discover America. This acknowledges the presence of a grand number of diverse and…
By Fam, I know you get bored of wrapping that headscarf the same way, every single day. We all know the drill: two rotations around the head, and three pins so that it stays in place. Despair no more, sisters, because Chic Nunar is here to show us four different styles to wrap our everyday hijabs…
By MG StaffAh, to wake up to a steaming pile of bigotry and racism in the morning. That’s pretty much our everyday with President Trump in office, especially when he’s using his overactive Twitter account to attack four congresswomen of color. Not straying too far from every racist’s manifesto, Trump suggested that anyone who dares to express…
By The EditorsBesides women winning half of Ethiopia’s cabinet roles, Ethiopia just made history this past Thursday by electing its first female president. The newly-elected president, Sahle-Work Zewde, is Africa’s only female head of state, and promised to work to build a “society that rejects the oppression of women.”
By Guest BloggerTill We Cover embraces modesty through urban expression, and are passionate about social inclusion. The campaign #bornfromwarriors is centered around inclusivity, and a generation standing together. A generation who are now worriers, yet this generation came from a generation of warriors, who came to new shores with nothing but themselves. We worked with three spoken…
By rhiannabeaumontTrigger warning: This video discusses violence against women. Muslim women are way more than just our scarves. We shouldn’t be reduced to solely speaking on Islamic issues surrounding hijab or oppression and a patriarchal society. We have much more to offer, and many more talents to put forth. We have different needs and wants…
By rhiannabeaumontJasvinder Sanghera walks us through her first-hand account, and the experience of many women, as she discusses the honour-based system in Asian cultures. She cites her own experiences, as well as those of her sister, and also Shafilia Ahmed’s tragic case, in which British police and social services failed Ms. Ahmed numerous times, which ended…
By rhiannabeaumontListen as Suzanne Barakat tells a story that hits close to home for many of us. Experiencing Islamophobia in modern day America is not something alien to most Muslims, however it is very rarely spoken about with such raw emotion on public platforms. The uneven keel placed upon Muslim criminals and those that are readily labelled…
By rhiannabeaumontStereotypes are rife in the modern world, although collectively as a society there is a movement to eradicate this. Watch this group of people try to guess who in the group are Muslim. What makes this video even more interesting in the reasoning behind why each person has come to their decision; some decisions are…
By vanessaelshamyThe Bold Type: Three fierce women take on New York City together while writing for a global women’s magazine called “Scarlet.” Through their adventures, they explore their sexual identities, the subject of love, and fashion. All this takes place on the Freeform’s relatively new show, The Bold Type. It’s actually based on Cosmopolitan magazine, dealing…
By rhiannabeaumontMechanical engineer, writer, and social activist Yassmin Abdel-Magied, talks to us about how our unconscious bias effects the world and society around us. Muslim women are so much more than our hijab — if we even wear one; women are so much more than the heels and make-up society expects us to wear. Let’s start to…
