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Finding Your Skin Undertone: A Short Guide for Hijabis

“I don’t look good in this color”, “this color washes me out”… Raise your hand if you have pronounced these words at least once in your life! Honey, we totally get you, but here is some good news:...

Laylatul Qadr: A Night Greater than A Thousand Months

Imagine a night, quiet and blissful. Having broken your fast, you prepare for Isha prayer by making wudu, carefully and consciously, eager to converse with the most High. As the night progresses, y...

Ramadan Guide to Being on your Period

So you got your period during Ramadan. And you feel super crummy and disheartened. Let me share a similar experience I had no too long ago. I went for umrah a couple of months ago, and I got my per...

Mother Before My Own Mother

Lesson 1: Women are powerful: The Power of Giving Birth  Hawa, the first woman to have descended to earth is a unique individual whom Allah swt indirectly mentions in the Quran. The mother of all m...

Lessons from the life of Umm Ayman (May Allah Be Pleased with Her)

Known by many names; Mother, Umm Ayman, Barakah, this phenomenal woman was blessed with the experience of being called Ummi by more than just her children, but the Prophet ﷺ himself. Caring for the...

Women in Islam: Khadijah bint Khuwaylid (R.A)

A woman’s impact is felt everywhere. Women are intelligent, powerful and inspirational. They are the pioneers in some of the most life-changing things in this world, it’s only right that we want to...

Black Friday for the Conscious Consumer

Who doesn’t love a good deal? I sure do! So, days like Black Friday has me on a roller coaster of emotions ranging from delight to disgust. Days like Black Friday, it can be hard to be a conscious ...

Reflections from the MEA Conference 2019

Oh em gee, what a day! It was jam packed with great speakers, delicious food and wonderful supportive women.  I learned so much from everyone there, speakers and attendees. Usually I get nervous me...

Fall/Winter Trends That Are Anything But Boring

Fall has approached us rather quickly which means more warm cuppas, pumpkin picking and long nights snuggled with a good movie. And, the perfect excuse to switch up our winter wardrobe! Millennial ...

Hajj Prep 2019

  As salamu alaykum, May peace and blessings be with you. As the days of Dhul Hijjah draw upon us, many of us will be preparing for Hajj. For most of us, this will be our first time, and you're p...