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…
5 suhoor meal ideas
I don’t know about you but I can’t be eating rice and curry for suhoor. Suhoor for me is oats, shakes and smoothies, so here…
MFest in photos and Tweets – a weekend of Muslim cultures and ideas
This weekend saw Mfest – a festival of Muslim cultures and idea which brought together hundreds of individuals for discussions and workshops at…
Muslim Woman Crush: 025 @hntaj
Muslim Woman Crush 025 | @hntaj • WHO: Hana is a Muslim British-Japanese designer who's best known for her work on several UNIQLO collections,…
Watch: ITV’S Young, British and Muslim
New show Young, British and Muslim aired last Wednesday, on ITV, detailing the experiences of what it means to be a young Muslim in Britain,…
Al-Wakeel: The Trustee, The Disposer of Affairs, The Guardian
And sufficient is Allah as Disposer of affairs… Wakeel comes from the root waaw-kaaf-laam, which points to three main meanings. The first meaning is to…
@the.blackpepper – The instagrammer serving looks
If you listened to the first episode of the #AmaliahVoices podcast you would have heard Nafisa mention @the.blackpepper for her visual artistry and creative flair.…
Muslim Twitter Your Weekly Round Up of the Weird and Wonderful
Another week, and nothing but more odd tweets from our loveable dysfunctional family: Muslim twitter. A weekly reminder of the weird and wonderful. If you’ve missed…
Week in World News Starting with Windrush & The No Muslim Ban Ever making it to the US supreme courts
Windrush Crisis Who? The Windrush generation is those who arrived in the UK between 1948 and 1971 from Caribbean countries. Workers from Jamaica, Trinidad, and Tobago, and…
#NoMuslimBanEver Trump’s travel Ban litigation assessed in the US supreme courts
What is it? The Muslim Ban is an accumulation of systemic attacks on Muslim communities, its reinstatement has caused the president to champion his largely…
Living Below the Poverty Line
At a time when it seems as though every penny counts, and the gap is forever widening between two extremes of financial circumstances, with…
Lessons from Great Women of Our Past: Motherhood is not synonymous with marriage
This article was first published by SISTER’S Magazine in 2014. The Talents of Aishah (Ra) ‘Aishah bint Abu Bakr (RA) was the best of women.…
5 Top Tangle Teezer’s for Curly & frizzy Hair
For those of us with curly or frizzy hair, brushing it can be a painful and torturous process. Using any old brush just won’t suffice.…
Urbn Muslims: #FashionRevolution Week & Ethical Brands
It is #FashionRevolution week, commemorating the Rana Plaza collapse, on its fifth anniversary, where over 1,100 workers were killed in Bangladesh, as a result of a…
#InspiringMuslims: The Muslim News Awards for Excellence
It’s time for the annual celebration of #inspiringMuslims at the Muslim News Awards for Excellence. It’s a mixture of awe, inspiration and frankly a…
Trend: Emboldened Red
Lustrous Reds are in this Spring/Summer, bold, and bright accessories and key pieces can be matched with subtle, sophisticated tones to add character and style. [products…
11 Duas and Supplications for Exams and Deadlines
It is that time of year again: we are all feeling the burn and pressure, those of us at school, in college, or at university.…
Poem: You are Meant for Thick Love
You thought you were opening yourself up to love by breaking your own back. You thought by drowning yourself in apologies that it would make…
Are you reflecting the Quran & Sunnah in your kitchen this Ramadan?
The Quran and Hadith together provide us with guidelines on how to live our life in the most Islamic manner. Our first intention should be…
Letter to my son: I will tell my son that “boys will be boys” can never apply to him
I will teach my son that actions reflect character and so he must hold himself accountable before he is ever held accountable. I will teach…
Muslim Woman Crush: 019 @MaliaBouattia
017 | •@malia_bouattia • WHO: Malia is an activist, the former president of the National Union of Students, and co-founder of the Students not…
Wait a second, here’s the maxi dress haul you need
Yes, we are absolutely aware of this random sweltering April heatwave, in true Amaliah fashion, we are here with a little solution for you…
Muslim Twitter: Your weekly roundup of the Weird & Wonderful
Another week, and nothing but more odd tweets from our loveable dysfunctional family: Muslim twitter. A weekly reminder of the weird and wonderful. If you’ve missed…
Letters To My Younger Self: The Truth is He kept His Promise
Well, here we are. It’s 2018 and you’re still at pains to become a writer. You’re writing a letter to yourself. Something of a…
This Week in World News: Starting with US troops in Syria & Cuba’s new President
Trump’s withdrawal of US troops from Syria President trump caused alarm amongst lawmakers from both parties on Wednesday, after announcing plans to withdraw American troops from…
Floaty Maternity Summer Pieces
Feeling a little uncomfortable in this heat? We got you, sis, here are some of our top floaty summer maternity pieces for all the upcoming…
The Women of A Thousand Splendid Suns, Toxic Masculinity of the 1960’s vs today
One of the focal points of Khaled Hosseini’s second novel, A Thousand Splendid Suns is undoubtedly the nature of women both as individuals and…
Sweet 16? Having to Choose a Career Path before even making it to College
People often overlook this crucial time in a young woman’s life, its a largely confusing time anyway as a teenager, making sense of everything, not…
Islam on the islands of Trinidad and Tobago
Every week, Amaliah unearths the history behind some of the worlds smaller Muslim communities, and this week we’re exploring Islam in Trinidad and Tobago! Trinidad…
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