By WallysmommyWhen I was 12 years old, I used to sit on the internet and search “celebrity Muslims” for hours. It was really amusing to see Muslims having a platform in music, acting, and sports. As I got older, I realized not all Muslims in the limelight are the best examples of Islam—but it didn’t take…
By MG StaffEver wondered what’s in a Muslim girl’s bag? These days, with rising Islamophobia and the increased targeting of Muslim women in public, that’s a loaded question. The #MuslimGirlArmy Care Package is the premiere subscription box catering to Muslim women’s needs and lifestyles. It’s your monthly reminder to center yourself, care for yourself, and treat yo’self….
By leahvernonA couple of weeks ago, I wrote an article about my own divorce—and I was flooded with a lot of questions and comments. I had women all over the world who had gotten married early and gotten divorced a few years later. Being a Muslim woman and a getting a divorce can be a challenge….
By Maysoon KhatibPresident-Elect Donald Trump and his newly formed (yet unfinished) administration are well under way in preparing for a new wave of Muslim registry tactics–and although we know it is nothing new for Muslims to be called in for “questioning,” we may be forgetting that this country has been been down this road before. Here’s the…
By Ahlam AbdelkaderIn a BBC interview, novelist and feminist boss Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie elaborated on why Donald Trump is racist and how the election is really a race issue. She’s not in for the excuses and neither are we. Just look at her meme-able expressions!
By MG StaffMuslim women have been largely bearing the brunt of Trump’s Islamophobia throughout his campaign. With levels of anti-Muslim bigotry at their highest since 9/11, the USA has seen an escalation of hate crimes targeting veiled Muslim women, dramatically increasing as the election went on. In New York City alone, the community witnessed a series of…
By AmaniOur editor-in-chief Amani Al-Khatahtbeh joined our friends at Ogilvy & Mather at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity to discuss the “geography of the demography” of today’s consumers. Check out what she says is the key? for brands that want to break into the Muslim demographic. She was joined on the panel by Kent…
By AZMIABecause our history books usually favor the oppressors, we’ve all been taught some huge “white lies” (pun intended) about Black history. This video sets the record straight, and details eight advancements the Moorish people brought to Europe; it was actually the Moors and their advancements that brought Europe out of the Dark Ages. Black lives matter.
By AZMIAAlicia Keys, Beyonce, Rihanna, Pink, Bono, Jennifer Hudson, Common, and others have lent their amazing vocals to a vital cause — healing the long and traumatic history of systemic and institutional racism at play in America. This chillingly powerful video explores #23Ways — all seemingly mundane everyday activities — that could get you killed if you’re…
By MG StaffThis vid is giving us all the feels. This video is has the whole Muslim Girl Fam crying their eyeballs out. The Global Goals just released their newest music video cover of the 90’s video “Wannabe” by Spice Girls (which recently celebrated its 20th anniversary; do you feel old?!) to shed light upon the problems facing women…
By AZMIAGrey’s Anatomy star Jesse Williams stole the show at the BET Awards last night, with a passionate speech dismantling institutional and systemic racism and discrimination, and calling for justice and equality. You can read the full transcript here.
By AZMIAHip hop mogul Russell Simmons teamed up with MPAC to make a short video about love, peace, and tolerance, and the amazing bonds and connections we can form with our fellow humans #WhenWeSpeakUp. “They came at different times, they were different colors, they spoke different languages, but they gave us the same rap,” Simmons says….
By AmaniMuslim Girl Founder and Editor-in-Chief Amani Al-Khatahtbeh joins a panel with Gloria Steinem, Shonda Rhimes, Judith Williams, Sana Amanat, and other trailblazers to talk about diversity, inclusion, representation, and opportunity in the media at the White House’s United State of Women Summit on June 14, 2016.
By MG StaffAmani Al-Khatahtbeh, founder and editor-in-chief of Muslim Girl, interviews Shonda Rhimes, creator of Shondaland, and Billie Jean King, the former #1 professional tennis player in the world, at the White House’s United State of Women Summit on June 14, 2016. The plenary session was hosted among 5,000 attendees and fostered an intergenerational discussion on the…
By AZMIA“By limiting the definition of terrorism to mean violence perpetrated by Muslims, we’re creating the false impressions that all terrorists are muslim. Once you believe that all terrorists are Muslim, it’s not hard to make the leap that all Muslims are terrorists.”
