How Prophet Yusuf (a.s) Can empower the Modern Man Towards sexual modesty
The story of Yusuf, peace to him, is unique in the Quran in that Allah provides us with a great deal of detail. Many prophets…
Two Sense; Immigrant Parent Trauma + The Myth of Power Dressing
Welcome back to our fortnightly Two Sense series, in which Selina, Nafisa + Sara, hit the roundtable to put their two cents on 4 subjects they’d each like to…
A starter Guide to Understanding Brexit
Brexit is a topical word, we talk about it when we talk about Trump and the rise of the Alt-Right, but what does it mean,…
This new initiative is helping to provide interview outfits for £10
650 different charities across the UK are working hard to help improve the job prospects of people, to grant better opportunities by providing career advice…
Film Review & Conversation With Director Shehroze Khan for World Premiere: The Traveller
Shehroze Khan is an award-winning director and writer, known for The Traveller (2018), Tba (2010) and The Letter (2016). In August 2018, he released the official teaser trailers for his new film…
Trend alert: Twilling Tweed
Keep it striking this Autumn while the weather calls for it, light tweed jackets, suits, separates, wide-leg trousers, tartan bright rouge, and checked monochromatic designs…
What do you know about Algeria’s Niqab ban in the Workplace?
Algerian Prime Minister, Ahmed Ouahiya has passed a ban on women wearing a ‘full face veil’ the niqab to work, earlier this month. The ban means laws…
Oozing Orange: Crushed Velvet dreams
We are loving the textures of burnt orange velvet this season to mirror the current weather, and themes of this month. Velvet has made a…
What’s going on in the Muslim World? Sinead O’Connor embraces Islam & No survivors after Indonesia plane crash
1. Singer Sinead O’Connor takes her Shahada Shuhada Davitt, otherwise known as Sinead O’Connor an Irish singer, has embraced Islam recently stating she is a proud Muslim…
Glossier Haloscope and Cloud Paint (topaz x Haze)
I’ve ordered from glossier before and even if you aren’t interested in the brand you gotta give props to their marketing team. They’ve capitalized very well…
Muslims Unite for Pittsburg Synagogue already raising $112,415.
Update: What happened? Members of the tree of life synagogue in Pittsburgh conducting a peaceful service were attacked with a shooting by a Pennsylvania man that…
Muslim Sex Education, We Can Not Deny Muslim Youth Are Sexually Active
Sex education for the ummah is often ignored or not addressed, particularly within families, the topic of sex, reproduction, STI’s, and physical maturity are all…
Two Cents From the Amaliah Community: Week 2
Two Cents Two Cents is a new space on Amaliah where we share your short reflections, critique, and reactions from social media and emails you’ve…
Style Trend: Bouquet of Flowers From Balenciaga, Gucci, and Comme Des Garçons
The gift that just keeps giving is floral on the catwalk, florals were given an update this season with big oversized print maxis, bigger motifs…
Two Sense; Halal Mortgages + Dragging Culture
Welcome back to our fortnightly Two Sense series, in which Selina, Nafisa + Sara, hit the roundtable to put their two cents on 4 subjects they’d each like to…
5 things I learned from Moving to Saudi Arabia
I was an accidental expatriate. Moving to Saudi Arabia was supposed to be a temporary fix. After a few months in Saudi, I would return…
Dropping some twitter bars on you real quick
We bring you the weird and wonderful world of Muslim twitter yet again. Be prepared for hilarious puns, mindful sentiments, race, anxiety, and Somali men,…
Watch: Hana Tajima × Uniqlo Autumn Look Book
@hntaj has a line with global retail giant UNIQLO! Tajima, who was born and raised in the UK, has been working with the brand since 2015,…
Our Autumnal Style Crushes – an instagram Curation
Some of our favourite bloggers are showing us how to do Autumnal looks and slay! Warm earthy tones, pumpkin, and dry leaf pallettes have exploded all over Instagram…
New: Two Cents from the Amaliah community
Two Cents is a new space on Amaliah where we share your short reflections, critique and reactions from social media and emails you’ve sent us.…
Parliament will debate on whether Eid will be a public holiday
A recent petition started by a Nurul Islam has garnered over 45,000 signatures, the petition asks for both Eid ul-Fitr and Eid-ul-Adha to be made…
What is NPD? ‘what it feels like to fall in Love with an iron fist’
On June 1st it was NPD (Narcissistic Personality Disorder) awareness day, to honour the survivors of psychological and emotional abuse, this month, I wanted to…
A prayer for Zaynab ‘Hapsa’ Abdalla & Bushra Abdi: The teens who returned to their lord on Saturday
Two young Somali girls both 19 years old, were last seen alive in Minnesota around 3.00 am, in a 2006 grey chevy impala, on Saturday…
A reflection: My experience of Black and Muslim in Britain Season 2
I’m about to share my account of a spiritually uplifting and culturally empowering experience with you. Before I take you on this journey it’s only…
What’s going on in the Muslim world?
1. BREAKING: Turkish Officials said to search Saudi consulate The US president speaks to King Salman, to search the Saudi consulate in Istanbul. The Turkish…
The M&S school hijab debate is about the dehumanisation of Muslim communities
In the cyclical world of the Islamophobic news industry, it was only a matter of time before the frenzied headlines regarding children and hijabs remerged.…
This is the first Muslim care home for the elderly in Australia
With an increasingly aging Muslim population, family units becoming smaller and housing becoming a premium, there has become a pressing need for services that care…
Layer up with style this Autumn/Winter
Layering was a key theme across runways for this Autumn Winter, which is perfect for us here the UK, with storm Callum coming in full force.…
It is Chocolate Week: Warm Yourself Up this Winter with this Delicious Gingerbread Hot Chocolate Recipe!
Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu! In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful Can you believe that I never used to…
Estée Lauder fall eyeshadow colour palette with @shahdbatal
Our fav beauty blogger, Shahd Batal has teamed up with Estee Lauder to show you how to apply their goddess glow eyeshadow palette for a gorgeous…
The Muslim women who stole New York Comic-con as the Muslim Avengers
People are in a slight frenzy over the ‘hijabi heroes’ that took over New York’s Comic-con this year from October 4th-7th. Not only this but there…
M&S causes controversy after selling back to school uniform including hijabs
Recently, the Telegraph published an article headlined, “M&S criticised for selling hijabs for schoolgirls as young as nine”, we weren’t too surprised, as much disappointed.…
Save the date: 20th & 23rd October Experience Real African Story Telling with Alim Kamara
As part of Black History Month, Alim Kamara, hip-hop artist, poet, storyteller, and community organizer, will be performing in many locations up and down the…
Its Friday! So it can only mean one thing…Here’s your weekly dose of Muslim Twitter
Welcome back to your weekly digest of this legendary franchise, in case it is your first time stumbling across us, this is the place to come,…
Where are you from? From Mogadishu to Birmingham living in 3 different continents before turning 18
“Where are you from?” she asked. I began my response with an awkward pause, wondering what the easiest answer would be and which part of…