Forget fictional characters. True stories featuring inspiring characters are all around us. Amenakin introduces us to one. And she wears the hijab. Heather Sandouga is one of those women who constantly defy the stereotype of the so-called ‘oppressed’ Muslim woman – an image we have all grown to expect from mainstream media. Of course, like most Muslim … Read more
Perhaps showing how she would deal with unwanted suitors, Sheikha Maitha bint Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum of Dubai delivers a stunning kick to her opponent, Hwang Kyungseon of South Korea, in a taekwondo match at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Jung Yeon-je/AFP Brains, beauty and even brawn abound in this alluring assortment of six … Read more
She’s cool, she’s suave, she’s full of heart. Alia Khan is one of the big hitters in Islamic fashion and in this intimate interview with Aquila Style, she reveals her motivations behind her business, the Islamic Fashion and Design Council (IFDC), women’s rights, hijab, the gradual fusion of cultures that is beginning to happen in Islamic fashion … Read more
Popular barre-based fitness studio Physique 57, with locations in New York and Los Angeles, is opening its first international studio this summer in Dubai. The new studio will open in July in the neighborhood of Jumeirah, with the help of former New York City client Maryam Fattahi Salaam, according to the blog Well+Good NYC. New … Read more
When life weighs us down with lemons, let us take our lead from the lessons of both the past and the future. By Afia R Fitriati. Here’s reality number one: Living as a Muslim is not particularly easy in this day and age. As an ummah, we are faced with enormous modern-day struggles: eradicating poverty, doing … Read more