What’s going on in the Muslim World? Sinead O’Connor embraces Islam & No survivors after Indonesia plane crash

By Amaliah Team

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)

By Black Gal and Skin Care

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.

By Amaliah Team

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

By Amaliah Team

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

By Amaliah Team

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

By Curated Cuts

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…

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Two Sense; Halal Mortgages + Dragging Culture

By The Amaliah Podcast

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…

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5 things I learned from Moving to Saudi Arabia

By K.T. Lynn

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

By Amaliah Team

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

By Curated Cuts

@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

By Curated Cuts

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

By 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 sent us.…

Parliament will debate on whether Eid will be a public holiday

By Selina Bakkar

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’

By Amaliah Anonymous

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

By Amaliah Team

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

By Ruqayyah Fombo

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?

By Amaliah Team

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

By Mariya bint Rehan

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

By Nafisa Bakkar

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

By Curated Cuts

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!

By This Muslim Girl Bakes

  Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu!   In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful Can you believe that I never used to…

The British Museum is opening a New Islamic Gallery

By Amaliah Team

Mark it in your diaries, the 18th of October when the British Museums New Islamic World gallery opens and is followed by the launch events…

Estée Lauder fall eyeshadow colour palette with @shahdbatal

By Amaliah Team

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

By Amaliah Team

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

By Amaliah Team

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

By Amaliah Team

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…

Where are you from? From Mogadishu to Birmingham living in 3 different continents before turning 18

By Faiza A Hassan

“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…

Feeling Fringe? Autumn/Winter 2018 catwalk looks

By Curated Cuts

Slide into the party season with these key looks curated and adapted straight from the runway this Autumn/Winter 2018. From Loewe, Nina Ricci, Ellery, Acne Studios, Balmain, Céline,  and Altuzarra.…

Muslimah Dating Diaries: Dear Hanging Back Haitham

By Another dating Muslimah

A special series on finding a bae, we hear from our resident dating Muslimah on the sorts of guys she comes across. We’ve heard about Boring…

The Black and Muslim in Britain project is about to launch their second season

By Amaliah Team

The acclaimed Black and Muslim in Britain project is gearing up to release their eagerly anticipated second season on the 15th of October season 2.…

When is it time to seriously consider a divorce? A talk by @Maysmode

By Amaliah Team

Haifaa otherwise known as Maysmode to her 14.9k followers is based in Cardiff and one inspiring mama.  She is head designer and owner of her…

Acceptance: A short reflection on Miscarriage

By Sarah Yataghane

Trigger warning: This article mentions miscarriage and may be emotionally triggering for some. Twenty-five percent of women will miscarry, and yet very few have the confidence…

Style Crush @Salmajj

By Curated Cuts

We are in love with @Salmaj and her impeccable eclectic street style, think hats, layers, skater looks, oversized shapes, and layered textures. She is based…

Best Of Bengali- Anarosh Chutney (Spicy Pineapple Chutney)

By Thahmina Haseen

The last time I went to Bangladesh, I was a toddler. I don’t remember much beyond the memories I have in photographs, but sometimes the…

My Top 5 Lush Products

By Andleeb Hussain

Disclaimer: LUSH does not sponsor this Article. Please do not take these recommendations as for medical advice. If you have any medical concerns please consult…