Resources on Muslims for the Entertainment Industry
"Amaliah started as a personal frustration," says 24-year-old entrepreneur, Nafisa Bakkar. "We realized that it was a big pain point for Muslim women to find clothes that were modest but also … [Read more...]
Qal’bu Maryam Women’s Mosque is set to open this Friday in Berkeley, California – making it the second female-led mosque in the country (Women’s Mosque of America in Los Angeles opened two years ago). … [Read more...]
Je’Nan Hayes is a basketball player at Watkins Mill high school in Maryland who six weeks ago was forced to sit out a game, after being told that she was not allowed to participate because she wears a … [Read more...]
Last February, more than 3,000 people – many of them young, Muslim women -- flowed into London’s Saatchi Gallery for the first ever London Modest Fashion Week (LMFW). Launched by online fashion … [Read more...]
In 2009, Amani Al-Khatahtbeh was just 17 when she launched MuslimGirl.com which started as a personal blog on her experiences as a young Muslim woman in America. The blog has since taken off to great … [Read more...]
The first-ever Muslim Women’s Day kicked off today with the trending hashtag #MuslimWomensDay. Here are a few of the top tweets: Amani Al-Khatahtbeh, MuslimGirl founder and spear-header of the day: … [Read more...]
The goal of today's first Muslim Women's Day is simple, to amplify "powerful, positive messages of solidarity with Muslim women of all backgrounds." The event is sponsored by MuslimGirl.com along with … [Read more...]
On Sunday, a large group of Muslim women formed a human chain on Westminster Bridge to condemn last week’s London attack which occurred when Khalid Masood purposely ran over pedestrians on the bridge … [Read more...]
Je’Nan Hayes is a basketball player at Watkins Mill high school in Maryland, and was recently forced to sit out a game, after being told that she was not allowed to participate because she wears a … [Read more...]
The Guardian interviews Muslim athletes about Nike’s new hijabi line of athletic wear (see Nike To Launch ‘Pro Hijab’ Line). Here’s what they had to say: Alia Komsany, a professional rower from … [Read more...]
