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By Nada MousaBy the end of the work day on Thursday, Minnesota State Representative Ilhan Omar, inspiring many, placed her bid for a seat in Congress. This announcement comes as powerful step forward for all minorities; particularly Muslims, immigrants, and women of color. Ilhan Omar has been a shining beacon of hope for minorities across the spectrum…
By Sepideah Mohsenian-RahmanAhed Tamimi gets our Fearless Girl superlative in our first-ever #MGTop8. The #MGTop8 highlights fearless changemakers that are making an impact on elevating Muslim women’s voices. To view the rest of our #MGTop8, click here. Having recently celebrated her seventeenth birthday behind bars, Ahed Tamimi has lived under occupation her entire life. Restraints and restrictions have been placed on…
By Guest BloggerBy Amal Matan The Women’s March gets our Justice Warriors superlative in our first-ever #MGTop8. The #MGTop8 highlights fearless changemakers that are making an impact on elevating Muslim women’s voices. To view the rest of our #MGTop8, click here. The Women’s March is a grassroots global organization and movement seeking to empower female voices and catalyze the…
By MG StaffYara Shahidi gets our Mic Drop superlative in our first-ever #MGTop8. The #MGTop8 highlights fearless changemakers that are making an impact on elevating Muslim women’s voices. To view the rest of our #MGTop8, click here. “Media weaves an international narrative that is often the touchpoint of a person’s first interaction with a concept or idea.” This is…
By imanabidElaine Welteroth gets our Sisters’ Keeper superlative in our first-ever #MGTop8. The #MGTop8 highlights fearless changemakers that are making an impact on elevating Muslim women’s voices. To view the rest of our #MGTop8, click here. “It’s the only place where I can get news about ‘Riverdale’ and DACA”, a young activist told LA Times at the Teen…
By rhiannabeaumontRefinery29 gets our Pass The Mic superlative in our first-ever #MGTop8. The #MGTop8 highlights fearless changemakers that are making an impact on elevating Muslim women’s voices. To view the rest of our #MGTop8, click here. Refinery29, a leading global media company founded by Justine Stefano, Philippe Von Borries, Piera Gelardi and Christene Barberich in 2005, is…
By Fatima NBella Hadid gets our Clapback Queen superlative in our first-ever #MGTop8. The #MGTop8 highlights fearless changemakers that are making an impact on elevating Muslim women’s voices. To view the rest of our #MGTop8, click here. From a recent wave of Palestine protest photos spreading across the internet, one rose to visible prominence. It was that of a protester marching in London,…
By vanessaelshamyIlhan Omar gets our #Firestarter superlative in our first-ever #MGTop8. The #MGTop8 highlights fearless changemakers that are making an impact on elevating Muslim women’s voices. To view the rest of our #MGTop8, click here. Gunshots rung out one night as attackers broke into the Omar family home, destroying walls with bullets and leaving lasting imprints of the…
By MG StaffThis year was certainly an eventful one at MuslimGirl.com, to say the least. Dealing with a literal cheeseball in office and battling some of the worst anti-Muslim policies in years proved to be challenging, but it comes as no surprise that our team and readers rose up to it. Our 2017 was decorated with another…
By MG StaffAs the MuslimGirl.com team reflects on 2017, it means rehashing some truly stressful moments for Muslim women. We lived through he who shall not be named being sworn into office, watched others try to either normalize or deconstruct hate and rape culture, and witnessed White supremacy rekindle on a national stage. At the same time, it’s…
By AssataWritten By Muslim Girl Staff, Assata Dela Cruz The internet has been abuzz for days with the news of the release of a hijabi Barbie. Barbie, a fashion doll manufactured by the American toy company Mattel, Inc. since the 1950s, has never had a veiled woman represented until now. Aside from the usual suspects that…
By Fatima NFive shows in and she’s still going strong—it’s far time we talk about Ayana Ife, the hijabi designer on the hit show “Project Runway.” Ayana is not the first woman in hijab to be on the show, that credit goes to Nzinga Knight. But she’s continuing to pave the way as the latest contestant! Project Runway,…
By Amanda SadlerYou may recall a few months ago, Muslim Girl and Getty Images teamed up to give the world a fresh and realistic view of Muslim women. This release challenged the traditional images of meek and heavily cloaked women as the mainstream face of females in Islam, easily misinterpreted as oppressed. This collaboration intends for the…
By Ahlam AbdelkaderI’ve been watching Nabela Noor for a good long time now and you need to check her out! For those who don’t know, she is a Bangladeshi-American Muslim YouTuber who does makeup, DIY, and comedy videos. In one of her recent videos, she does a skit with her husband where they share their first Ramadan together…
By MG StaffOur MuslimGirl.com founder and editor-in-chief Amani Al-Khatahtbeh joined CARE for their annual convening in Washington, D.C. to partake in a plenary discussion on social justice activism for women and girls. The panel included Clinton Foundation Vice Chair Chelsea Clinton, Global Health Corps Co-Founder Barbara Bush, and Global Fund for Women CEO Musimbi Kamyoro. The conversation…
