Conversations, essays, and voices shaping the narrative.
By nihalmubarakTwenty six year old New York native Dalilah Muhammad made headlines this summer at the 2016 Rio Olympics when she won a gold medal in the 400-meter hurdles. She was the first American woman to bring home the gold in the category. The track-and-field athlete was also one of fourteen Muslim women who won medals at…
By AmaniThe Muslim Twitterverse has been roused to anger again by the one hot button topic that is certain to awaken even the quietest recesses of our community: the scrutiny of veiled Muslim women in the public eye. A good friend of mine, Noor Tagouri, recently made the decision to give an interview to Playboy about…
By MG StaffOur Editor in Chief and founder, Amani Al-Khatahtbeh, was recently interviewed by Kitty Drake for Ladybeard magazine’s “Mind” issue. Check out an excerpt featuring Amani’s testimony below: When you put on the headscarf, or niqab, or burqa, you become a symbol. In the context of rising Islamophobia across Europe and America, visible Muslim women are reduced to…
By Hasnaa MokhtarI know well the feeling of being helpless. I am a woman, and I grew up in Saudi Arabia. I was boxed in. A male relative — father, husband, brother or son — had to sign me off. When? It was a required procedure whenever I wanted to travel alone, renew my personal ID, or accept…
By Safaa KhanAin’t Nobody Messing With the MG Clique, clique, clique, clique, clique… I love that you got the Kanye reference, by the way. I still remember the excitement that I felt when our Editor-In-Chief texted me–I mean, it’s not every day you can say that you’ll be on a web show for Teen Vogue. Amani sent…
By Guest BloggerFeb. 10, 2015, a day forever etched in the memories of many — as the world and Muslim Ummah mourned the loss of three beautiful souls while the gardens of paradise gained three angels. Deah Barakat, Yusor Abu-Salha and Razan Abu-Salha tragically lost their lives that evening in Chapel Hill, N.C. when a neighbor, Craig…
By MG StaffShe volunteers at a hunger relief agency, works at a hospital, and — oh, yeah, is competing on the world’s largest cooking competition reality show. The Dearborn, MI native uses her Arab background to inspire her culinary feats, while doubling as a social worker focused on women and children. Now, her participation in this season’s…
By Salma ElkhaoudiOn Friday, Jan. 30, Muslim women in Los Angeles gathered at the Women’s Mosque of America for Friday prayer. The event itself isn’t abnormal. Thousands of Muslim women across the country flock to their nearest mosques for Friday service. What’s different about this gathering in particular is that it’s the first of its kind, set in…
