Leopard Print

By Lamisa Khan

Animal print was all over the runways of fashion weeks world wide. As spotted at the Victoria Beckham,  Diane Von Furstenberg and Calvin Klein shows,…

Love almonds? You’ll love a little kheer

By Fatimas Fabulous Kitchen

Image source Kheer is such an unbelievably simple and modest dessert, yet elegant enough to be served at weddings and other festivities. Unlike Western-style rice…

Muslimah Dating Diaries: Dear Sensitive Samir

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. Instagram Imran, Overly Honest…

Trendy in Tweed

By Lamisa Khan

Forget any preconceptions you have about tweed. It may remind you of something from the Queen’s closet, but we’re thinking a little more Coco Chanel.…

weight, figure & body image

By Inspirited Minds

 Everybody has something to say when it comes to the physical appearance of the body – and this is not only specific to females. The…

Busra

Ethical Brands: Nindyaa Bed Sheets an Interview with Busra Qadir

By Hanan

    I remember sitting down for dinner surrounded by our friends, and Busra Qadir, now the co-founder of Nindyaa, telling us how she dreamed…

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How people celebrate the coming of Ramadan around the world

By Amaliah Team

Ramadan is now only exactly two months away! As quickly as it seems to have come upon us, it’ll likely wiz by us as well,…

5 board game cafes to go to in the UK #datenight

By Nafisa Bakkar

While a number of dessert bars and burger places have opened up over the last few years which have attracted a number of Muslims it…

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4 Powerful Actions You Can Take To #RiseForRohingya

By Mariyah Zaman

  Often described as the ‘world’s most persecuted minority’, people are waking up to news of the censored genocide against Rohingya Muslims, that has heightened…

9 Ramadan decorations and planners

By Amaliah Team

Feature Image Whilst you might think it’s too early to be thinking about Ramadan or even planning for Eid an essential part of having a…

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Baby travel Tips: “By 11 months of age, my daughter had been on about 30 flights!”

By Izza

  Note: I’m a nursing/co-sleeping mom so I may not have the information necessary for bottle-fed babies. Nonetheless, I hope you find the tips below to…

Trend: Oversized Blazers

By Lamisa Khan

It’s time to invest in an oversized blazer – the trend thats been dominating fashion weeks worldwide. Whilst it may look like you’ve raided your…

Creams to Rescue Your Eyes

By Lamisa Khan

The skin around our eyes is very delicate and prone to premature aging.  Therefore it’s important to show the under-eyes a little bit of extra…

Can Muslim Women have it all? What would you do if you weren’t afraid…

By Khatija Sacranie

Source: Maaria Lohiya @MuslimWomenC Muslim Women – Can we Have it all? I’ve been battling my own insecurities lately. I fear that I am not…

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Springtime Shoe Game: Loafers

By Amaliah Team

  As the blossoms start to bud, and the weather gets a little less bipolar, springtime will be dawning soon and it won’t hesitate when…

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The Organised Mind: The Heart’s Intelligence

By Hanan

After the high of cleaning up, organising your space, creating epic journals, managing your finances, you’ll find the routine may become a little difficult to…

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The Muslim Women Leaders Of Our Time: ‘We are the Third Culture Kids’

By Amaliah Team

During International Women’s day, this year, we were inundated with beautiful posts about women who inspired. A fantastic secret project was launched in which revealed…

Muslim Woman Crush Monday: 016 @dottydaughter

By Amaliah Team

016 | @dottydaughter • WHO: Aisha is a poet and spoken word artist whose work explores identity, religion and mental health ✨ • MOST LIKELY: to…

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Book Review: The making of a Salafi Muslim Woman – Paths to conversion by The Salafi Feminist

By Zainab bint Younus

“The Making of a Salafi Muslim Woman” by Dr. Anabel Inge began as a thesis and ended up as a fully-fledged book. This book is…

Side striped Trousers

By Lamisa Khan

Sport Luxe is a trend that’s sticking around. From pants with poppers to the simple side stripe, it’s all about echoing the casual vibes of…

Supplements for Luscious Locks

By Lamisa Khan

Is your hair feeling a little dull and dry? Not quite as voluptuous and glossy as you’d desired? Skipped a few too many wash days?…

Religion and home: How Maturity Defined My Understanding of Faith

By Amira Hasan

There are 24 days, 1 hour, 44 minutes and 40 seconds from the point of which I’m writing this until the day I turn 24.…

Muslimah Dating Diaries: Dear Not looking for marriage Nasir

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. Instagram Imran, Overly Honest…

Hadith Of The Day

By Amaliah Team

Narrated `Abdullah bin `Umar: Allah’s Messenger (ﷺ) said, “A Muslim is a brother of another Muslim, so he should not oppress him, nor should he…

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This Week in World News: Starting With Sri Lanka & Saudi

By Amaliah Team

Sri Lankan town mobbed by Sinhalese Buddhist Ambatenna,  central Sri Lanka’s hill town was attacked by a Sinhalese Buddhist mob in their hundreds on Wednesday. The…

Classic Red Lips

By Lamisa Khan

Theres definitely something timeless about a classic red lip. If you’re searching for that perfect red thats long lasting and high impact we’ve got something…

Watch: How I learnt to be a feminist from my mother by Zena Agha

By Amaliah Team

  Related Awrah, the Short Documentary Exploring What Modesty Means to Young Muslim Women Project Ribcage: The Series Working to Elevate the Self-Image of Muslim…

Gifts for your fave feminist

By Lamisa Khan

Everyday is International (intersectional) Women’s Day here at Amaliah; we’re all about celebrating and supporting women. All day. Erryday. What better way to celebrate Women’s day…

Radical Resistance: What Does an Inclusive Mosque look like?

By Amaliah Team

In the last few years, female-led mosques have been a topic that has come under great contention. Here is one perspective. Halima Gosai Hussain was…

Marriage is Not the Solution. Marriage is Not the Destination Either

By U.F Shah

Marriage, is it the ultimate destination? Where singledom reaches an eternal end? We spend so much of our lives obsessing over marriage, consciously or subconsciously.…

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Twenty-Two Things I Learned in 22 Years

By Nihal Qawasmi

  This week marks 1 month since I turned twenty-freaking-two… which is totally enough time to make myself an expert on the following (just kidding). But…

Tame Your Unruly Brows with These Brow Gels

By Lamisa Khan

We’ve all become eyebrow obsessed. Trends have moved away from the over-plucked, barely there brow (Alhamdulillah!) to a bolder, fuller, more natural look. It’s time…

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The Organised Mind: Downsizing

By Hanan

So drawing on from this series last week, I spoke a little about the science behind an organised mind. The next section is really all…

In Hindsight

By Khadijah Begum

Hind|sight [ˈhʌɪn(d)sʌɪt]: ‘Understanding an event or situation only after it happened or developed’. That thing that probes you to grit your teeth, scrunch up your…

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Three Kids, a Sink full of Dishes… and Sex

By Amaliah Anonymous

Three kids, a sink full of dishes, grains of rice and lego all over the floor,  piles of laundry to fold and hair scrunched up…

Muslim Woman Crush Monday: 015 @Grillodesigns

By Amaliah Team

015 | @Grillodesigns • WHO: Medina is an award winning interior design, DIY & Home Improvement Blogger. She is a self professed IKEA  and up-cycling…