A few days ago stories about the British beauty brand Boots choosing author, feminist and fashionasita Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie as their new covergirl hit the web. The campaign launched last Friday and according to Huffington Post UK it’s going to include a number of print and digital components as well as some television…
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With all the stories on the Internet it can be difficult to always stay in the know. To help, we’ve searched the web for interesting pieces of news, videos and tips to help you start off your week on the right foot. 1. I learned Arabic As An Adult To…
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Last week Dalilah Muhammad took gold in Rio’s 2016 Olympics, winning the 400-meter hurdles and clocking in at a breakneck speed of 53.13 seconds. The Queens, New York, native has dominated this race to the point where she has three of the five fastest times in the world, yet her…
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With all the stories on the Internet it can be difficult to always stay in the know. To help, we’ve searched the web for interesting pieces of news, videos and tips to help you start off your week on the right foot. 1. Ghazala Khan: Trump criticized my silence. He…
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With all the stories on the Internet it can be difficult to always stay in the know. To help, we’ve searched the web for interesting pieces of news, videos and tips to help you start off your week on the right foot. 1. Pakistani Social Media Star Strangled In Apparent ‘Honor’…
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altM’s Assistant Editor, the fabulous Margari Hill, will be speaking on the following panels at ISNA 2015. Make sure to catch at least one of these! Muslim Americans and the New Jim Crow This panel will explore why 21st century policing and the criminal justice system matter for Muslims….
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The nation’s population is growing more racially and ethnically diverse – and so are many of its religious groups, both at the congregational level and among broader Christian traditions. But a new analysis of data from the 2014 Religious Landscape Study also finds that these levels of diversity vary widely…
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“Organizing Inclusive Events.” When I saw this subject line in my inbox, my heart leapt. “It’s about time,” I triumphantly thought to myself as I opened the email. My excitement was short lived because once I scrolled down to the speaker lineup for the conference, I realized not a single…
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[title maintitle=”” subtitle=”from Buzzfeed:”] Great roundup of books on Muslim life- books for people interested in any genre. You can check out even more books by/for/on Muslims in our Culture: Books section! The list of “Books to Read” goes on and on. Here are some additional suggestions by…
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Following on the heels of Mindy Kaling’s black-and-white Elle cover controversy is Lupita Nyong’o’s Vanity Fair cover debate. Within minutes of these two images being released, one Twitter user after another began to point out that these fashion magazines had lightened the skin color of their cover girls.
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