Tag Archives: Women
Why Fashion & Makeup Is A Celebration For Muslim Women
The past month has been one of the busiest for Mawluda Momin, the co-founder of Sydney modest fashion boutique, TWIICE. With extended Ramadan trading hours and high demand for a festive collection launched a fortnight ago, the booming business is testament to the important role fashion plays for many Muslim women in the lead up…
Hijab-wearing Muslim women still face prejudice in Kyiv
Editor’s Note: This article is a part of the “Journalism of Tolerance” project by the Kyiv Post and its affiliated non-profit organization, the Media Development Foundation. The project covers challenges faced by sexual, ethnic and other minorities in Ukraine, as well as people with physical disabilities and those living in poverty. This project is made possible by…
Hipsters With Hijabs • The Muslim women who are conquering the fashion world
Last September, Playboy featured a young journalist named Noor Tagouri wearing a leather jacket, making a mock growling expression and covering her head with a hijab, an item that has sparked a lot of stormy public arguments about attempts to ban its usage
Indonesian Women Are Under Increasing Pressure to Wear the Hijab – Women’s Media Center
Indonesia, a Muslim-majority nation of 280 million people, has witnessed growing religious conservatism in recent years — a movement that has extended across different facets of Indonesian society, including a new sense of Islamic identity politics and actual politics. This rising conservatism has disproportionately affected girls and women in the country. One of the most…
How Muslim women break stereotypes by mixing faith and modesty with fashion
Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s decision to wear a headscarf following the Christchurch mosque attacks in March has earned her worldwide praise. But in online backlash, critics pointed out that women in conservative Muslim countries have no choice and risk public rebuke, fines or even arrest if they don’t cover up
Ramadan fashion: what Muslim women actually want for holy month
The high street’s interpretation of Ramadan fashion is falling short of what Muslim women actually want from their clothes during the holy month
More than a headscarf: Muslim women and hijab – The Arizona State Press
“Hijab, in Islam, means to, you know, cover yourself and stay modest,” said Aisha Sadaat, a freshman medical studies student. “But further than that, the hijab is a kind of relationship and constant connection to Islam. It’s a constant reminder of what I follow and what I value.”
‘Islam Is Not A Monolith. And Muslim Women Were Never Meant To Have A Uniform’
Last week, Pakistani writer Bina Shah wrote a piece for The Independent, where she praised DKNY’s new Ramadan capsule collection for Muslim women (available only in the Middle East)
Islamic veil: Why fewer women in North Africa are wearing it
The underlying message is: "Look what has become of Arab societies during the past 50 years or so."
4 Muslim Women Explore The Connection Between Spirituality & Style
Photographed by Ramona Rosales The idea that what you choose to wear on the outside is intimately tied to what you believe on the inside is a big "no duh" for anyone who loves clothes. And when your identity is strongly connected with a certain faith that prescribes a way of interacting with the world…
