The Power of Palestinian Voices

In Conversation: Farah Nabulsi and Darin Sallam on Filmmaking, Life and Grief After October 7

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Farah Nabulsi and Darin Sallam are legendary Palestinian storytellers in their own right. The inspiring women are leading the beaten path of giving a voice to the experiences of the Palestinian occupation through an art medium known for transcending political and social boundaries the world over. Farah became the first Oscar-nominated Palestinian woman director when…

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Halima Aden Makes Her Comeback

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When Halima Aden arrived to the Muslim Girl Iftar in New York City during Ramadan, she did so in true Muslim Girl style: a head-to-toe hot pink pantsuit with matching sky-high heels, flawless hijab framing those famous dimples, and her best friend by her side. When I was looking for her moments earlier after a…

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How Amani Prays While Wearing Nail Polish

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“Why do you wear nail polish when you pray?” As Muslim Girl’s Founder and Editor-in-Chief, I get a lot of comments about why I do the things I do. Rather than answering each comment I get on social media individually, I put together this video to finally talk about one of the most common questions…

In Honor Of International Women's Day

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR: Muslim Girl Opens Paid Pitches

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Dear Readers and Allies, I’m proud to announce on International Women’s Day that our award-winning platform is on a new course with the following changes: Being a minority-run woman-founded media platform has presented unique challenges to gaining the support we need and deserve. As many of our partners and supporters know, our paid staff has…

The Hadid side of the story

Alana Hadid Wants You to Talk to Palestinians

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In the next wave of Palestine advocacy, Alana Hadid is making sure she’s staying in front of it. The Los Angeles-based fashion designer has emerged as one of the most active celebrity voices trying to make sense of the Israeli occupation for social media. Alongside her influential family that includes half-siblings Bella, Gigi, and Anwar…

Features

SZA Thinks About Wearing Hijab “All the Time”

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If our aspiration is to see reflections of ourselves in the world around us that define us first by our humanity before our identities, then SZA is the embodiment of that dream. We know the Good Days singer through her emotionally raw and achingly open art that has become the captionable battle cry of Gen-Z….

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What the Biden Presidency Means for Muslim Women

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On the first day President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris take office, the pair have said they want to end the controversial Muslim Ban that banned Muslims from a list of Muslim countries from entering the United States, a relief for Muslim Americans across the nation. But is our bar for progress really that low, especially…

#MuslimGirlArmy

The #MuslimGirlArmy Enters the Roaring Twenties

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It’s not surprising to me that Muslim Girl’s tenth year of existence happens to land on one of the most pivotal election years of our generation. I count it as one of many serendipitous and unreplicable junctures in our journey that affirm why we exist at this moment. If we wanted to measure it by…

Issues

The Political Curse of Ralph Northam and Entitled White Men

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Another day, another trending hashtag of a white male public figure with a resurfaced past as shitty as his combover. In the controversy surrounding Virginia Governor Ralph Northam, we are conveniently reminded that white men in the Democratic Party are not immune to the privileges of casual racism. It’s been a whole day since an…

Identity

Hijab Policing Is Sexual Harassment, Period.

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If you’re tapped into Muslim social media, you may have noticed a new trend spreading across some accounts: removing the headscarf. A recent wave of highly visible hijabi influencers have been taking off the scarf, provoking shock amongst their followers and Muslim social media users alike. Just as prevalent has been the sweeping condemnation that…

Faith

What’s the Real Role of Women’s Rights in Islam?

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In 1980, the National Women’s History Project was founded in California for the interest of broadcasting woman’s historical achievements. They lobbied, and successfully pushed Congress to designate a special month for women. As a result, March is officially known as Women’s History Month, where women and men pay special attention to discuss and commemorate the…