How the Veil became a tool for Freedom against the French Colonial reign
Published in 2021 “The woman who sees without being seen frustrates the coloniser.” (Ibrahim Frantz Fanon) Frantz Fanon, one of the main contributors of Post-Colonial…
Nine things I’ve learnt from reading the autobiography of Malcolm X
I’ve been re-reading a lot of my old favourites this summer. I believe our perception of a text is tainted by our beliefs, values and…
Six Ways you Can Help Uyghur Muslims in China, Right Now
For the past few years, prominent news outlets such as The New York Times and The Guardian have been reporting on the surveillance and oppression…
Beekeeping: Understanding the God given role of being a guardian of the earth
Early this year I decided to say yes to more things, so when my friend told me there was a weekend beekeeping course happening near…
Closed Doors and Detours: Learning from Prophet Yusuf (AS)
Have you ever been in a situation when something that you planned for goes pear-shaped, and you end up with what seems like the exact opposite…
Racing Against the Speed of Life
I sometimes feel like the silly kid on a beach with a shovel and a dream to find water, knowing that the ocean is right…
What hobbies are trending this year?
One thing we love about the Amaliah community is that we are all creative in some way in terms of crafts and getting our hands…
The Moro people of the Philippines: the 400 Year struggle for Independence
Who are the Moro? The Philippines has a population of Muslims, comprised of 13 indigenous groups known as the Moro, or Bangsamoro. They comprise 5%…
ROCKS: A vibrant film on the power of the sisterhood
Riveting, complex, and full of raw energy, ROCKS is an incredible work of collaborative filmmaking by British director Sarah Gavron, who also directed a very…
Small Talk With Muna + Munadiah: What Has Race and Religion Got To Do With The Climate Crisis?
“The global North does provide some solutions to the climate crisis – carbon offsetting and technology to mitigate the climate crisis, but a lot of…
Why is Your Child Angry? – Tips on how to manage anger in children
One of my biggest stresses has always been managing anger in children; Their fighting pushes me to the brink of insanity sometimes. Recently though, it’s gotten much worse:…
Reflections: When grief visited our lives, so did gratitude
Two days after my son Imran was born we were released from the hospital and we brought him home. I remember perceiving that car ride…
Amaliah Book Club: What We’re Reading This February
From tales of belonging and coming-off-age to poignant, beautiful reflections of lives lived and are being lived, below are our Amaliah Bookclub picks for this…
How to start a book club – a 10 step guide
The benefits of reading are well known by most of us; it can increase our understanding of the world, open up new horizons, reduce stress,…
Dr HANX: The 13 contraceptive options
We talk to our resident Doctor, Dr. Hanx on different topics, relatable to all of you HANX guys and girls. No nonsense, educational posts…
5 Names Of Allah To Help Us Deal With Grief And Loss
More than ever, the subject of death has touched all of us so closely during this pandemic. The numbers that we hear—as abstract as they…
11 Goal setting tips from the Amaliah community
Each fortnight we put out a poll to the Amaliah Instagram community with the aim to find better answers for all of life’s obstacles, ideas for…
Women in the Qur’ān: 8 Lessons we can take from Maryam Peace be Upon her
The Qur’ān is not an arbitrary book that we read and store in an adorned cover on a pretty shelf. The Qur’ān is a book…
Praying regularly: Overcoming my trials and tribulations with salah
As Muslims, we are taught that prayer is one of our five pillars, and essential for a Muslim lifestyle. Duas are a key part of…
Episode 1 of Lights featuring Angelica Lindsey-Ali answered : “I’m in a sexless marriage, it’s been over 2 years since we’ve had sex”
Sex, intimacy and female pleasure within the context of Islam. These aren’t all too often talked about subjects within the muslim community. Amaliah.com are excited…
Journalling benefits: “For me it is a therapy”
My journey with journaling started 5 years ago. I experienced some life changes, and with these changes, I found myself feeling often lost, sad, lonely,…
For Those Who Have Lost Loved Ones: Riding the waves of grief
Feeling endless heartbreak after loss is natural, normal and not in opposition to eeman. When it comes to grief, the triggers are everywhere, from a joke…
A Bread Recipe For Real Life that actually worked for me!
Can we take a moment to talk about baking bread at home? The ultimate in homemade comfort, nothing will make you seem more like…
Truths to tell my daughter about her period and body
Women are often inadequately taught about their bodies, and the older I get the more frustrating I find this problem. The piecemeal education we receive from…
Quick looks: The wooden mosque of Kruszyniany, Poland
The diversity of Islam can be seen in our beautiful architecture and places of worship around the world; this week we are looking at…
9 Mood boosting tips that work for me, from de-cluttering to getting creative!
(Please note these are not substitutes for those of us who may need professional support and diagnosis for mental health illnesses. These are tips on…
Parenting in a Pandemic: Heartfelt advice from one mother to other Muslim parents
We all remember where we were, not so much when we first heard about it—another respiratory virus occurring on the fringes of our geographical existence—but…
6 Evidence Based Study Hacks That will help you study
Studying and learning is hard and can be tedious. I get it. I’ve been there- with countless days of having little to no motivation to…
11 Self-Care tips and habits for PMS symptoms
Watch our short video on Ashiya’s article here: View this post on Instagram PMS IS NOT A LIE 📣 – Here are 6 of 11…
Spirituality & Social Media: 6 points to consider on being ‘famous’ and Muslim
This article was originally published on Al Madina Institute, with the contributors permission we have published it on Amaliah In our day and age it…
Muslim Mental health: The services and organisations you can contact
With mental health and illness awareness on the rise knowing where to turn to can be tricky. There are a range of services available that…
50 books: What’s on bookshelves and library borrow lists in the Amaliah community?
We asked the Amaliah community what their recommended reads for the year ahead were. We’ve seen some favs, some new recommendations and many have been…
Does reflecting on the beauty of the dunya bring you closer or nearer to Allah?
As a child, one of the most amazing things I discovered about myself was my deep love for beauty. I never for one moment failed…
Grieving in the Prophet’s Mosque
I have something to say. I think that’s fairly obvious, considering that I’ve taken pen to paper, fingers to keyboard. I backspace fifty times, the…
Table for One: In Praise of Solitude
“By no means all people who live their lives in the absence of company are lonely, while it is possible to experience acute loneliness while…
The Source of all being: the search for reality…the search for God
Bismillah – In the Name of God. I present this here as a letter of sorts, written to the ones who are in search of…
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