Sumayah Bint Khayyat: A lesson of Courage

By Israa Abid

Sumayah Bint Khayyat was amongst one of the first of seven people to accept Islam, and along with her husband was one of the first…

Juvia’s Place is perfect for neutral and vibrant colours

By Amnah

Juvia’s place arrived to the UK and has been loved! We’ve been admiring their eyeshadow palettes and vibrant swatches from a far and glad we…

Own as you need, but do not allow anything to own you.

By Humairah Adam

Temporary. One of the most terrifying yet relieving words that could exist. I am relieved that this void I have settled myself into will be…

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#LoveAMuslimDay – the hashtag in response to the Punish a Muslim day letters

By Amaliah Team

*TRIGGER WARNING this article relays content of a disturbing nature, viewers are advised to take caution when reading. A disturbing image that has made the rounds…

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April Showers: ASOS Raincoats

By Amaliah Team

So April is upon us, and prep for the spring showers that will be making little cameo’s in our day, is here. Time to suit…

How the Quran and Sunnah Taught me to go Vegan

By Hanna Johara Dokal

The cruelty free, vegan lifestyle is often associated with healthy living in general. Thanks to many social media sites and the rise of the blogger…

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Married to the Muslim Community

By Amaliah Anonymous

My first date with the Muslim community was kind of arranged, it kind of felt like a blind date. It was just before my Nikkah,…

Hair removal…What works best?

By Lamisa Khan

Hair removal is always a pain; literally and figuratively, and that’s not even considering the grooming of pubic hair. The Sunnah indicates that the removal…

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World Autism Awareness Day: Thoughts of a Speech and Language Therapist

By Mariam Malik

Disclaimer: the purpose of this article is to share some information with the readers. It is by no means comprehensive enough to cover all aspects…

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The Luxury of Reading a Tangible Book: Easter Break Recommended Reads

By Amaliah Team

In the age of information, e-books, over 700 million websites to navigate through at the click of a button, Youtube, and Twitter have become a…

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Hadith of the Day

By Amaliah Team

  Here is your friday reminder, to read Surah AlKahf, make sure you do you morning and evening athkar, and make dua at the last…

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Learning to forgive myself after divorce

By Khatija Sacranie

Learning to breathe again This past week marked the 5th anniversary of the date of my Islamic divorce. Often, I wonder which date I should…

Get ready for Ramadan with these printables

By Amaliah Team

Source: Amal Designs Ramadan seems to come round sooner than you can say Ramadan Mubarak! We’ve put together some of our favourite printables that help…

Cosy Turtlenecks This Rainy Easter Weekend

By Lamisa Khan

We at Team Amaliah are suckers for turtlenecks (all year round). Whilst we wouldn’t promote our unhealthy addiction to cosy neck warming garments, it’s still…

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O Ramadan Come Forth, The Hearts are ill: Ways to prepare from today

By Anisa Masood

  Some of us are super excited for ramadan, some of us are anxious about maintaining work and studies during this month; some of us…

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Perfect as a Stand Alone Word Appears Positive and Noble but it’s Deceptive, in Order to be Perfect one needs imperfections

By Halima Nawaz

Save of course for a few of life’s endeavours (mainly folding grocery bags), I’ve never been much of a perfectionist. Striving for it yes, but being…

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Activities for you and your Kids this Easter Weekend- By Sweet Fajr

By Sweet Fajr

This Easter weekend, why not spend time bonding with your kids over lanterns, a great way to inject a little reminder this holiday, so your…

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Pick of the week has to be this Co-ord set

By Amaliah Team

Image from Uniqlo.com We are in awe of this beautiful Co-ord set from the new Spring Hana Tajima Uniqlo collection.  Not sure about blue well…

The Adhan App Panic in Public is real

By Amaliah Team

Earlier this month we saw ‘Mooslemargh’ and ‘Yes I’m Hot in This’ come together to illustrate how real train track anxiety is for many Muslims. The…

Reminder: Pain Paradigm getting comfortable with being uncomfortable

By Shaimaa Al-mukhtar

We are so quick to numb pain. In all its forms: with a pill, a song, a high, anything to make the discomfort stop before…

Who speaks for British Muslims? The responses of Muslim Twitter

By Amaliah Team

                                          On the 26th of…

The Body Shop Ultimate Ramadan Advent Calendar is here

By Amaliah Team

From iconic fragrances to nourishing bath & body treats, The Body Shop come through every year with gift sets and treats. Whether it is a Ramadan Mubarak gift or a cheeky treat…

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The Marginalised voices of Muslim women’s day

By Hanan

The topic of ‘women’s rights’ can seem a little controversial when it comes to the surfacing of attractive voices, and the silencing of others, here…

Muslim women like me need fewer campaigns that superficially celebrate diversity

By Zahra Halabi

I was at the gym earlier this week when a flash of a pink floating Hijab on the TV screen suddenly caught my eye. To…

16 times Nadiya Hussain clapped back to trolls on Twitter

By Amaliah Team

We couldn’t let Muslim Women’s Day pass without crowning Nadiya Hussain, GBBO 2015 winner, as the queen of twitter clapbacks. If you aren’t following her…

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Watch: Hodan Yusuf’s Every Day is Women’s day

By Amaliah Team

Every Day Is Women's Day – A Poem for International Women's Day I wrote the first half of this poem last year for IWD (International…

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Muslim Woman Crush Monday: 018 @Tania_rahman

By Amaliah Team

WHO: @tania_rahman is the founder of Indian street food restaurant sensation, @chitchaatchai. Tania quit a job she loved in the corporate world to pursue another…

We are loving the new Asos feature and the spring collection too!

By Amaliah Team

With ASOS planning on rolling out a new feature which allows you to see an item of clothing worn on a variety of models who…

Skin trend: Should we be Micro-needling?

By Amaliah Team

So my first encounter with Microdermabrasion was in 2012, my dad’s friend is a Harley Street dermatologist, and we kind of got the V.I.P skin…

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From an Eating disorder to Fitness Instructor: How thoughts help you evolve

By Sadiyah Fitness

As someone who struggled with their weight A LOT since the age of 16, spiraling into two different eating disorders along with a host of…

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Salah: The Secret to a Successful Life

By Sunday Circles

People are constantly seeking the secrets to a successful life – at school, at uni, at work, in their social life, with their families, with…

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Muslim Twitter: Your weekly round up

By Amaliah Team

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…

Pick of the week: Full length florals

By Amaliah Team

Feature image source Surely we won’t be getting any more snow in the UK and spring officially started here on the 20th of March so…

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Week in World News starting with Ahed Tamimi

By Amaliah Team

Ahed Tamimi Jailed for 8 months Ahed Tamimi, the Palestinian teenager named the ‘rosa parks of Palestine’, who was arrested in December last year, for slapping an…

Meet the bride who refused to wear makeup or jewellery on her wedding day

By Amaliah Team

Tasnim Jara’s Facebook post went viral after she posted about why she didn’t wear makeup or jewellery on her wedding day and chose to wear her…