The youth of today are nothing like those that have come before us. We — Gen Z Muslim women — are opinionated, badass, and never afraid of being too “out there.” And with most of us using social media to document our daily lives, workouts, or even what we had for lunch, it’s pretty normal…
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Is Instagram’s Sensitive Content Filter Censoring Marginalized Communities?
Where exactly is the margin for the marginalized? Instagram recently created a Sensitive Content Control option for users to filter out content that Instagram may deem inappropriate. The boundaries are becoming abundantly more clear as to what the Sensitive Content Control wants you to be viewing and believing. sensitive content control or controlling the narrative?…
Here’s What You Need to Know About the #PayUp Hashtag Campaign Trending on Instagram
The fast fashion industry that we are so reliant upon is a result of economic manipulation and a legacy of colonialism. For many years, women in Bangladesh have been working in unsafe and dangerous conditions with little to no pay. They have sacrificed their lives simply for our summer trends and fast fashion. Many have…
#MonthOfGood: Instagram Encourages You to Share the Good
Ramadan kareem to our brothers and sisters around the world! For the second year in a row, MuslimGirl is thrilled to be teaming up with Instagram for their #MonthOfGood campaign! Inaugurated in 2019, the #MonthOfGood movement is centered on celebrating and sharing acts of good in the global community. The idea is to harness the…
Muslim Instagram Staff Answers the #MuslimGirlArmy’s Questions
Missed Instagram’s fire takeover this Ramadan? We got you, bae! Read on for everything Instagram’s Sabrina had to say as she answers YOUR burning questions. Labeling her work as a mix of data science and storytelling, Sabrina tells us about everything under the sun, from the Muslim community in Silicon Valley, to how she uses…
Dealing with Instagram Haram Police? Solution: the Halal Filter.
[ezcol_1half] Is it just us or is our little corner of the Islamic-blog-o-Youtube-o-sphere riddled with apparent scholars on Islamic jurisprudence? There seem to be way more Internet sheikhs than real life ones these days, and the most urgent topic of concern on everybody’s agenda is — shocker! — the modesty of Muslim women. Let’s not…