Author Soniah Kamal (An Isolated Incident) is out with a new novel, Unmarriageable: Pride and Prejudice in Pakistan. Here’s a quick summary: A scandal and vicious rumor concerning the Binat family have destroyed their fortune and prospects for desirable marriages, but Alys, the second and most practical of the five Binat…
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Barely a week after L’Oréal Paris announced the historic hire of a hijab-wearing model for its hair care line Elvive, the British beauty blogger Amena Khan announced that she was stepping down. Khan issued an apology Monday on Instagram concerning a series of her tweets from 2014 ― although she didn’t identify…
Read More“Don’t judge Islam by the actions of a few. For Islam is perfect while Muslims are not.” What this advice fails to address is that people generally don’t care what you believe, only how you behave. Armed with this insight, American Muslims are shifting from expending precious time and resources…
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After watching a news program about the plight of Syrian refugees while sitting in her apartment in the suburbs of Beirut, cookbook writer and photographer Barbara Massaad was inspired to visit a refugee camp. “I just wanted to go and see what was happening,” she told NPR. “So I went and started taking photographs…
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On this episode Ikhlas and Makkah invite resident diaspora experts, Maryam Adamu and Samira Abderahman, to discuss being “Black,” “Black Americans,” “African Americans,” and sometimes “Americans from Africa.”
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On being “Black,” “Black Americans,” “African Americans,” and sometimes “Americans from Africa.”
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In episode 3 of Haya wa Iman I sit down with Dallas Wright and talk everything Chicago, Farrakhan and money.
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As increasing number of women around the world choose to dress in ways that express their religious beliefs and cultures, Professor Reina Lewis of London College of Fashion, UAL joins with altMuslimah.com and the Princeton Muslim Life Program to explore the pleasures and pitfalls of ‘modest’ fashion as community and…
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I’m 33-years-old and still single. Well, the “still” is the lamentation some Muslims in the community add when they describe my status. The Muslim culture, not unlike most others, abides by a set of expectations when it comes to women, marriage and motherhood. A woman’s identity is strongly braided with…
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My work seeks to inspire, enlighten, and empower women of all walks of life through education, publications, media, and fashion. Overall, my mission is simply to be a vehicle which works to create a global culture of love for all. Who are you? I am from a place that people…
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