Gourmet Side Snacks: Vietnamese Caramelised Aubergines

By Thahmina Haseen

This piece was organically published here on Golden Tiffin  I couldn’t visit Vietnam and pick up a recipe or two while I was there! For…

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Reviving Reading: Ever Thought of Having a Sleep Over in the Library? Now you Can!

By Hiba Noor Khan

As a nation upon whom meditation, deep reflection, solitude and focused thought are incumbent, the death of reading symbolises the death of our souls. The…

Muslim Woman Crush: 018 @MSMAKKAH & @I_SALEEM

By Amaliah Team

  018 | •@msmakkah & @i_saleem • WHO: Makkah Ali &Ikhlas Saleem are the co-hosts of the @identitypoliticspodcast that shares stories and perspectives about race,…

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Amaliah’s Top Chic Active Wear Finds

By Amaliah Team

Joining the gym for that summer body and have nothing to wear? Here are our top chic activewear picks this Spring. Nike Pro Training Leggings In…

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This Week in World News: Starting with the Youtube Shooting and Dubai’s Missing Princess

By Amaliah Team

Youtube Shooting Nasim Najafi Aghdam opened fire on three civilians at Youtube headquarters on Tuesday, in Silicon Valley California, before killing herself. She was reported…

Watch: Everyday Muslim, The Project Archiving and Celebrating British Muslim History

By Amaliah Team

The Everyday Muslim Project is a project working to collate a central archive of Muslim lives, arts, education and cultures from across Britain. The initiative…

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Accessory Trend: Spring Time Body Bags

By Amaliah Team

  As the clouds part allowing the sun to make a few day to day appearances, and the first hints of blossoms touch the trees,…

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Divorce Series: Pros & Cons a Diary Entry

By Amaliah Anonymous

I have been divorced for a year and 2 months now, it was an incredibly difficult marriage, where I endured things I wouldn’t wish on…

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Trinkets of the Quran: Science, Oceans & Space

By Imrana Mahmood

In the Qur’an, Allah invites us to reflect upon the wonders of creation and the numerous natural phenomena as a manifestation of Divine Omnipotence. Our…

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Finding your faith and keeping it at University

By Aisha Rimi

University is a time of many new beginnings and changes for students. For some it’s their first time away from home which is a great adjustment.…

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…

Autism

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…

Books

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…