Halima Aden is the first Muslim women to be named twice as a Muslim Women to Watch, Muslim Girl’s annual list of the prolific Muslim women making our year. Halima Aden might be the fashion world’s first hijab-observing Vogue cover model, but her hero story started much earlier than that. She was born and raised in…
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Muslim Women to Watch 2023
These extraordinary women have made it to Muslim Girl’s annual roundup of Muslim Women to Watch in 2023. They’re trailblazers in their respective fields and are united by the common goal of wanting to represent the Muslim woman through their craft. As Muslim women continue making giant strides in both the unconventional and mainstream arenas,…
3 Muslim Girls Share Their Thoughts About Halloween
Carved pumpkins, dark evenings, and horror movies — it’s officially Halloween! For many people, Halloween is just another excuse to dress up and have a good time but for others, it’s avoided at all costs for religious reasons. Inspired by the ancient Celtic festival ‘Samhain’, Halloween dates back 2,000 years ago. The Celts mostly lived…
What Boris Johnson’s Potential Leadership Means for Muslim Women
For all our non-UK readers, the current state of the United Kingdom’s political climate is an absolute mess — and probably looks very confusing — with words like “Brexit” and “Boris” regularly trending. So allow me to (somewhat) explain. We currently have a leadership election for the next prime minister and it has been narrowed…