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Hobbies + Hustles: Nature Explorer and Horticulturist

By Selina Bakkar

We’ve spoken to Esra Alhamal about the art of Islamic illumination, Azeezat Adeola about mindfulness in knitting and how to get started and knitting for…

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Mosque of the week: The Grand Mosque of Benin

By Selina Bakkar

Today’s Mosque is from Benin / The Great Mosque of Porto-Novo / Grande Mosquée de Porto-Novo / Porto-Novo, Benin⁠ ⁠ The Great Mosque of Porto-Novo…

Muslim woman bowling

Hustles + Hobbies: Professional Cricketer Abtaha Maqsood

By Selina Bakkar

We’ve spoken to Esra Alhamal about the art of Islamic illumination, Azeezat Adeola about mindfulness in knitting and how to get started and knitting for…

Istanbul buildings and water

My Istanbul Travel Guide

By Ahsana Nabilah

Ahsana shares her holiday pics of Istanbul and a little travel guide on what to do, what to wear and where to go Istanbul, I…

The anti-female sexuality rhetoric and body positivity – In conversation with Sainabou Hydara 

By Amaliah Team

Sainabou Hydara is a 21-year-old student, self-titled your local angry black woman. Alongside her academic studies, she has been involved with a number of feminist organisations…

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43 Friendship Red Flags: Is your friendship a healthy one?

By Amaliah Team

If you’ve subscribed to our newsletter, you know we have an exclusive Agony Aunt segment where we field dilemmas from the community and answer them…

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Mosque of the Week: The Mosque of the Maldives

By Selina Bakkar

We continue our weekly segment of profiling mosque around the world and today we share what mosques are in the Maldives starting with the ‘Malé…

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Hustles + Hobbies: Food photographer and blogger @hebssweetly

By Selina Bakkar

We’ve spoken to Esra Alhamal about the art of Islamic illumination, Azeezat Adeola about mindfulness in knitting and how to get started and knitting for…

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Islam does not ask us to have “Passive” Sabr with Domestic Violence, so why do we hear it?

By Shanzay Sethi

We have often heard from Muslim women in our community that they have been told to have ‘Sabr’ in situations that ultimately are classified as…

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Is it my responsibility to represent 1.9 billion Muslims in my writing? 

By Tasneem Abdur-Rashid

Debut novelist Tasneem Abdur-Rashid explores the pressures, expectations and challenges of writing as a conscious Muslim for a diverse audience, and how Muslims can navigate…

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The 1947 Partition: My grandfather’s story is one of 14 million affected 75 Years ago

By Saarah Ahmed

Historian Saarah Ahmed lays out what Independence day or the day of partition means for over 14 million individuals were Muslim, Sikh and Hindu meant…

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Skin care advice and product recommendations from the Amaliah community

By Amaliah Team

From Tik Tok skin trends to Twitter skin hacks there’s a wealth of information about what to use, here’s some tried and tested products from the Amaliah…

“I hope that Muslim Women feel seen, empowered and proud” – an interview with Sana Amanat, Co-creator of Ms. Marvel

By Furvah Shah

Ms Marvel co-creator, Sana Amanat, discusses all things Muslim representation, how to handle criticism and what we can expect from season two of the show.…

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The Grand Trunk Project – British South-Asians Celebrating faith diversity after the 1947 partition

By Thahira Khatun

  The Grand Trunk Project is a UK-wide project, funded by the Department for Communities and Local Government, that was launched in 2017 to bring…

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What Birds Can Teach Us About Getting Closer to Allah

By Soukeyna Osei-Bonsu

Soukeyna Osei-Bonsu looks to the natural and the world of birds to help us understand how we can journey closer to Allah through Dhikr What…

Great Mosque of Xi’an, Shaanxi, China

By Selina Bakkar

This is one of the largest premodern mosques in China. Although the mosque was allegedly first built in the year 742 AD, its current form…

cottage and flowers

19 Websites to Book your Staycation on That are Not Airbnb

By Selina Bakkar

  It’s staycation season and you’re looking for a place to getaway to, a holiday close enough to avoid the hassle of covid testing and…

prayer beads on mat

8 Things I Did That Helped Me Rescue My Salah

By Hiba Noor Khan

I am easily distracted. This trait was a hindrance throughout school and my degree, but no doubt the area that this is most detrimental to,…

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Grief Lessons: You will have to find Islam even if you’re born a Muslim

By Selina Rahman

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…

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The mosque that stood standing in Goa: Safa Shahouri Mosque

By Selina Bakkar

Today’s Mosque is from⁠ India // Safa Shahouri Mosque / Safa Masjid / Ponda, Goa⁠. ⁠ Safa Mosque, located in Ponda, is a fascinating 16th…

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Hustles + Hobbies: Standup Paddleboarding with @fatimasups

By Selina Bakkar

We’ve spoken to Esra Alhamal about the art of Islamic illumination, Azeezat Adeola about mindfulness in knitting and how to get started and knitting for…

There’s no shame in infertility: A conversation

By Hanan Basher

Generally, the trajectory for many women seems to be set before they are born: finish schooling, get married, have kids, become grandmothers. Each of these…

In The Breaking Lies the Sabr

By Maryam Saeed Otuh

My first proper understanding of sadness was during a lecture on Surah Yusuf  where I learned about Prophet Yusuf being abandoned in a well in…

The Gender Housework Gap 

By Najat Jebari

Family dynamics and the role of women, in particular, can have a large influence on future generations and the structure of the family unit. As…

In Conversation With Ziba Mir-Hosseini on Gender equality and Islamic Feminism

By Anmol irfan

In Conversation With Ziba Mir-Hosseini and how “Journeys Towards Gender Equality in Islam” provides an easy-read into the complicated world of Islamic feminism. For far…

71 Green Flags to look for in a potential Spouse

By Selina Bakkar

Muslim Twitter came through with advice on the green flags to look for in a potential spouse. Finding the one, what a journey it is…

Amaliah Book Club: What We’re Reading This August

By Amaliah Team

From contemporary drama, family sagas, Japanese stories, Islamic black history to European black history, this is what the Amaliah team has been reading this month.…

The importance of Muharram and what to do

By Lamisa Khan

Muharram marks the start of the Islamic calendar. The Islamic year consists of 12 months and lasts for around 354 days depending on the lunar…

The Intimate Relationship between Dhikr & Somatic Therapy

By Alaa Badr

I started looking into somatic therapy when “talk therapy” reached its limits and my mind could only do so much to calm my nervous body.…

Hustles + Hobbies: Womb healer Shakira Sabira

By Selina Bakkar

We’ve spoken to Esra Alhamal about the art of Islamic illumination, Azeezat Adeola about mindfulness in knitting and how to get started and knitting for…

Experiencing friendship breakups as a neurodivergent Muslim led me to Al-Waliyy

By Iqra Babar

Most of the time, they’re an overwhelming state of self to be in and can be difficult to navigate. Falling out with a friend can…

Mosque: the spectacularly simple brick mosque of Bangladesh

By Selina Bakkar

Today’s Mosque⁠⁠ is⁠ from Bangladesh // Baitur Rauf Jame Mosque⁠⁠ / বায়তুর রউফ জামে মসজিদ / Dhaka, Bangladesh ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ The Baitur Rauf Jame Mosque…

Running to the West: The Necessity of Immigrant Literature

By Idman Omar

The topic of immigration is an achingly necessary one. There has always been an urgency to understanding migrant literature and the diverse stories of immigrants…

The Joys of Being Visibly Muslim

By Mariya bint Rehan

We all feel it, when the thing you cherish most – your faith identity – is used as a political football by an eccentrically-haired Eton-mess…

The Pomegranate-shaped Mosque of Sri Lanka

By Selina Bakkar

Today’s Mosque is from Sri Lanka // Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque / කොලඹ කොටුව රතු පල්ලිය / Colombo, Sri Lanka⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ The Jami Ul-Alfar Mosque in…

The 12 point Muslim Woman’s guide to not getting with an fboy

By Maya Areem

A Muslim woman on Twitter outlined how she felt she had been done over by a Muslim guy, an increasingly more common occurence or perhaps…