Muslims living with HIV/AIDS are a neglected and stigmatized community. Hakeemah Cummings speaks to the founder of Reaching All HIV+ Muslims in America (RAHMA), who is working to raise awareness in the community. Passion is a force that drives motivated individuals to create remarkable changes in the world. It is the only encouragement that true … Read more
The organizer of the Aquila Style WOW Run 2014, the world’s first running event for Muslimahs, opens up to Afia R Fitriati about her lifelong passion. When Muzdalifah Anuar started wearing the hijab and attending religious classes in 2011, the retired Singapore Armed Forces captain was struck by an odd phenomenon. “While I thought that fitness … Read more
Malaysian shaman Zailani Che Moh (bottom left) in a state of trance performs “main Puteri” treatment on patient Che Esa (center right) at a village in Tanah Merah, outside the city of Kota Bharu. Found mainly in Malaysia’s Kelantan state and neighboring areas of southern Thailand — cradles of traditional Malay culture — the main … Read more
Once you’ve tried this mask, you will never look at a fruit stand the same way again! By Militza Maury. Shopping at the market for your skin care may seem a bit odd, but after you try this Papaya & Pineapple AHA Skin Mask, you will never look at a fruit stand the same way again! If … Read more
A Moroccan woman shows a bottle of argan oil as her colleagues crush argan tree nuts in Smimmou, near Essaouira, to make argan oil. The argan tree is unknown for many people since it grows only in southwestern Morocco, in an area covering 700,000–800,000 hectares. The argan tree produces nuts, from which a nutritious oil … Read more