Mosque architecture in Croatia: The five domed mosque
Today’s Mosque is from Croatia // The Islamic Center of Rijeka / Islamski centar u Rijeci / Rijeka, Croatia The Islamic Center of…
How ready are you for marriage? No really?
Most of the talk surrounding if we are ready for marriage or not, is covered by three bases that act as signifiers: Finish your education…
11 Services to turn to if you are experiencing abusive behaviour in your home
Whether this list is for you or a friend I believe that if we share it widely someone will benefit from this list. If you…
Beautiful Duas from the Qur’an and Sunnah
Dua is the weapon of the believer and we have been blessed with the knowledge of many beautiul duaas through the Qur’an and also ones…
The Pink mosque of the Philippines: Dimaukom Mosque
Ramadan Mubarak 🌙 Tonight’s Mosque is from The Philippines // Dimaukom Mosque / Datu Saudi – Ampatuan, Maguindanao, The Philippines The Dimaukom Mosque, also…
8 Facts About Hajj
Hajj is the fifth pillar of Islam that every sane Muslim man and woman of age is obligated to take part in at least once…
7 British TV Shows Reflective of Real Life in the UK
Today, the UK is rife with social-political issues that have taken centre stage over the last few years. This includes Brexit, the fallout from the…
Amaliah Agony Aunt: “he’s been leaving weird emojis on women’s pictures…”
We know that Amaliah is like a Big Sis and sometimes our DMs have been filled with requests for advice on a range of life…
The Marital Rights of Women in Islam
This piece was written in reflection to close friends experiencing abuse in marriage. I wrote the piece after some of my dearest childhood friends ended…
How the heartbreak of friendships led to a journey of rediscovering sisterhood
Growing up, I did not know what a safe space felt or looked like, but I yearned for a safe person, not because I wanted…
37 Books that helped bring you closer to Allah – from Amaliah Community
A relationship with Allah is something we all yearn for, and there are several ways to achieve and nurture it. We are blessed to have…
Abortion: 5 Muslim Women Tell Us Their Stories
Trigger Warning: This article, or pages it links to, discusses abortions and contains details about abortion procedures as well as references to child grooming, blood…
Amaliah Book Club: What We’re Reading This July
From essays on motherhood and Russian classics, to examining the history of Blackness and Islam and contemporary Japanese fiction, below are our Amaliah Bookclub picks…
9 Ways to Make the Most of Dhul Hijjah
This article is sponsored by Islamic Relief UK. You can find out more about their work here. If you were to ask anyone to name…
The Amaliah Mosque series: Larabanga Mosque Ghana
The Larabanga Mosque is located in a village known as Larabanga, in West Gonja district, in the north west of the Northern region of Ghana.The…
The role of parents as Sexual Educators – 6 things you should know
Within the Muslim community, sexual health education is one of those hot button topics. Most individuals tend to be on either side of this debated…
Colonialism and the Policing of South Asian Women
Over the past few years, countless Muslim women have lamented the lack of support, judgmental accusations, and in some cases, pronouncements of takfir, that they…
Marriage Advice from people married 40 years to 3 weeks!
We often turn to the Amaliah community for advice on a range of matters that affect and inspire us. This week we took to Twitter…
Maternal Ambivalence: Notes on Motherhood, Abortion and Regret
Within conversations on motherhood, both private and public, the theme of regret has a preponderate, if quietly stifling, presence. Although research has long demonstrated that…
Dhul Hijjah: What does the day of Arafah represent?
Yawmul ‘Arafah is considered the most important day of the entire Hajj pilgrimage. In fact, the Prophet (saw) said: “Hajj is ‘Arafah” (Tirmidhi). It is…
10 things to consider if you’re writing your first piece for Amaliah
We are passionate about ensuring that Amaliah continues to surface the many voices of Muslim women on Amaliah.com. We also recognise that it may be…
How India is hurtling towards a genocide against Muslims
Since the 2014 emergence of Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government, India has seen a significant number of changes. Alongside a growing economy, a…
Anti-Blackness and Islamophobia in Tech: Under the gaze of online surveillance
In June , I participated in a RightsCon panel titled “Big Tech’s Muzzle on Muslims” where panelists discussed tech’s role in the global War on…
Grenfell Tower: How the Victims’ Identities Affected Their Fate
It’s a Wednesday. An ordinary summers night. Not even a beep from a fire alarm. Screams. A blazing fire suddenly breaks out on the fourth…
Make the most of Dhul Qa’dah, the 11th month of the Islamic Year
Dhul Qa’dah is the 11th month of the Islamic (lunar) calendar and one of the four sacred months mentioned in the Qur’an and hadith: “Indeed,…
“Leadership applies to us all…it begins within our homes.” – An interview with Zainab bint Younus
Interviewer Shaheen took time out to interview Zainab bint Younus, a Canadian Muslim woman who writes on Muslim women’s issues, gender related injustice in the Muslim…
20 UK staycation spots for you to get away to
This article was originally written and published in 2020 Every now and then we like to pick the brains of our amazing Amaliah community for…
50 pieces of advice to your younger Muslim self- From the Amaliah community
We know when it comes to ‘big sis’ energy the Amaliah community has got our back, whenever we ask for advice there’s deen, there’s dunya,…
Ms Marvel’s Iman Vellani on being Marvel’s first Muslim superhero
It’s not every day you hear of a Pakistani, Muslim woman as a leading character in a hit TV show, and it’s even rarer to…
Reflections of being at Oxford University: If home ultimately lies with Him, then isn’t home everywhere?
After two years of being back in East London, I finally returned to Oxford a week ago to graduate. It felt strange to go back…
Cycle Sisters, the initiative getting Muslim women on their bikes!
This month we shed light on the initiative that is encouraging us to cycle! Sarah Javaid founder of Cycle Sisters answers some questions from us, Cycle…
We answer 9 FAQs about the vagina, from discharge to vaginal dryness
Our vagina is often exposed to an awful lot without us realising. Growing up, if you weren’t educated well on the human anatomy, and didn’t feel…
The Accordion Book: on Dala’il al-Khayrat, Spiritual Muscles, and the Muslim Cosmos
Feature Image: Christies.com Bless the Prophet Muhammad, the Prophet of Mercy and the leader of the Ummah. Bless our father Adam and our mother…
The bring in brought to you by Halal Gems Recommendations
So what’s the motive? We are starting a new segment where we are bringing all of our Halal Gems content over to you here. Halal…
11 Verses & Duas for Shifaa (Healing)
The Prophet ﷺ said: “Allah did not send down any disease but that he also sent down the cure.” In many ahadith, the Prophet ﷺ…
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