Beautiful Eid Craft Packaging for Your Gifts
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Your Spring Cleaning Guide
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Ramadan Anxiety: Overwhelmed and Feeling like I can’t relate
What I am about to say, feels a little forbidden and sacrilege, you see people don’t normally express their fears about Ramadan. What you do…
Week in World News: Starting with the Facebook scandal taking a dive & Noura Hussein Appealing The death penalty
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Muslim Twitter: Your weekly round up of the Weird and Wonderful
We bring you the world of Muslim twitter yet again, a weekly reminder of the weird and wonderful. If you’ve missed it before then head…
Making up your fasts & approaching Ramadan in this heat
The throat is parched and the tummy is rumbling. It is just mid-afternoon and the sun is shining brightly, iftar still hours away. The dry…
Keep your makeup fresh in a heatwave: prime, mist, & spray
Once again we have been blessed with beautiful weather here in the UK, but alas, the downside is a combination of a sweaty face and…
A ‘living Islam’ in Mauritania
Mauritania. A country nestled between the Arab Maghreb to the north, the western sub-Saharan Africa to the south and bordered by the Atlantic ocean to…
It’s okay to be a Ramadan Muslim
It’s okay to be a Ramadan Muslim. Ramadan was always a month of firsts for me. The first time I prayed 5 times a day…
Dear #RamadanMama – Put yourself first
Piles of plates and crumbs everywhere. Oh, how Ramadan has changed for us. Long nights at Taraweeh turn to long nights with the baby, a…
“I don’t believe I have ever heard any non-Arabic person pronounce my name correctly” – Book review: The Good Immigrant
“For people of colour, race is everything we do. Because the universal experience is white.” I got terribly excited when I read this line in…
Do Muslims really fast to understand how the poor feel? Re-educating ourselves on why we fast
For many years while growing up if someone asked me why we fast as Muslims, my response was “to understand how the poor feel”, it…
The stunning Ramadan Mubarak cake by @Amandasplate
Image Source: @amadasplate Instagram We couldn’t let Ramadan pass without sharing this beautiful bake by @AmandasPlate who has been baking from the age of 5.…
If you have faith, leave that which does not concern you #metoo & Twitter trolling
Earlier this month news broke about a #metoo incident in Pakistani media. The alleged abuser: Ali Zafar, the alleged victim of abuse: Meesha Shafi. Meesha…
Who does your Zakat help? NZF case workers tell us
We spoke to the National Zakat Foundation about Zakat in 2017 and also managed to interview their caseworkers to gain insight into how Zakat helps…
H&M has launched a new modest capsule collection: heres what Twitter thought of it
The Swedish retailer, H&M, have launched their new ‘inclusive” and “diverse” modest fashion line, in 69 countries worldwide. The first half of the capsule collection was…
Cool Yoga finds to keep you toned through Ramadan
With Ramadan around the corner, we feel we may have to put away our yoga mats, as we just don’t have time right? Wrong,…
Art is from Allah: making art can be a form of worship
“When I’m standing in front of Allah on the day of judgement, he’s not going to ask you and me about my writing. He’s not…
Want to keep working out in Ramadan? 7 tips on how to
Ramadan is a month-long religious event which is followed by billions of Muslims across the world. From the U.K, to America, to even Singapore, Islamic…
What do we know about Noura Hussein? #JusticeforNoura
Noura Hussein, is a 19-year-old Sudanese girl, who experienced torment and pain at the hands of her husband. A man she was forced to marry…
To Ramadan, With love…
My Dearest Ramadan, We waited for you for so long – an entire year almost. We counted the months, then weeks, then days until your…
Bank holiday heritage recipe: Ayfol-satni (Apple chutney)
They say food brings people together and I couldn’t agree more. Invitations, celebrations, giving, receiving, even a picnic at the park is centred around good…
Comic Series: What it feels like to be a Mama @amuslimmamacomics
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Muslim Woman Crush: 022 @carnival.evening
022 | @carnival.evening • WHO: Atia works on content for the #CreativeStudio at Twitter HQ. • MOST LIKELY: To be harnessing the power of…
On understanding what is meant for you, and accepting that which is not
“If Allah knows [any] good in your hearts, He will give you [something] better than what was taken from you, and He will forgive you.…
30 Before 30 the God Edition
“30 places to visit before you’re 30” “30 things to do before you’re 30” “30 books to read before you’re 30” Before I turned 30,…
This Week in World News starting with Kanye West on Slavery & Poisoning of ex Russian Spy
Kanye West “slavery was a choice” What happened? This week has largely been hijacked by Kanye Wests controversial comments surrounding race on Twitter, ranging from…
Muslim Twitter: Your weekly round up of the weird and wonderful
We bring you the world of Muslim twitter yet again, a weekly reminder of the weird and wonderful. If you’ve missed it before then head…
This photoshopped picture of the Kaaba went viral on twitter
A good quality photo of the Kaaba and Masjid Al-Haram normally get a few likes and retweets from Muslim Twitter. Throw in a happy couple…
Two Sense; Milking a Millionaire Mindset + The Sinister Reality of Avocado Farms
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…
#GirlGangFast – the twitter hashtag helping Muslim women make up missed fasts
With less than 2 weeks to go until Ramadan (I KNOW) the countdown is on to make up missed fasts from last year. Every year…
Ramadan as a fitness instructor… Can I still do my job?
Ramadan for a fitness instructor is no different to anyone else’s. There are no exceptions for Muslims who have an active career and seek out…
ASOS Flatform Sandals – summer ready
I know the weather hasn’t been great but the optimist in my hope there will be rays of sunshine at the end of the tunnel.…
Ramadan Letters: To the heart that is numb
A Letter to the Heart that is Numb To the heart that is numb, Standing in taraweeh (Ramadan night prayers) while everyone is weeping…
Ethical Brands: Pehhchaan Pride in Heritage & Empowering street children
Rehaab Daud was born and raised in Dubai, and currently resides in London with her husband and newborn baby. She founded the company Pehhchaan in…
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