NEW YORK (RNS) — Modify Thrift, which opened last May, aims to offer modest, stylish outfits that while debunking stereotypes ...
In Islam, men and women share responsibility in upholding modesty and controlling their desires in society. Whether someone dresses or behaves modestly or not, the obligation to guard one’s own ...
On Project Runway, 27-year-old Ayana Ife is a Muslim woman who is trying to show women that you can still be both Muslim and trendy and fashion-forward. Ayana and the other designers were challenged ...
Finding clothes that fit, flatter and suit your taste can be a difficult task for anyone, but if you’re a young Muslim woman searching for something on trend it can be an even more impossible task. It ...
Can modesty and feminism coexist? With recent news of model Halima Aden landing the cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit in a hijab and burkini — there’s been a lot of buzz, particularly in the ...
San Francisco’s two major art museums are having a bit of a Muslim moment. At the Legion of Honor, there is an exhibition entitled Islam and the Classical Heritage, a display of 14th-to 19th-century ...
From the perspective of a Muslim in America, Zaina contextualizes and applauds the silently striking effects the Iranian protests have on the definition of Muslim women.
Growing up as a teenager in your typical American high school (à la Mean Girls) was no easy feat for many of us. Growing up as an American Muslim who covered? Phew. Whole other story. In the ...
If she had her way, N’aimah Abdullah would have spent her summer island hopping through the Caribbean with her friends, and they’d all be decked out in some of the most unique modest fashion designs ...
Here's the truth about the hijab: it represents Independence, srength, security, value to society, and devotion to the Creator.
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