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Posted by samya on 15 Jan 2016 / 0 Comment
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Typically, in Nigeria’s predominantly Muslim north, discussing personal and marital issues, like sex and domestic violence, is seen as going against the grain. However, an Instagram page is changing how Muslim women in Nigeria share personal problems.
Hadja Lahbib’s insightful documentary,
Patience, Patience, You’ll Go to Paradise!, focuses on Belgium’s Muslim community, where the older generation is making new connections.
The photography blog Humans of New York became a downright sensation documenting the lives of ordinary New Yorkers. Now, a blog and Facebook page called “Hijabis of New York” hopes to emulate its success by highlighting Muslim women all over the city who wear a head covering known as hijab.
15 Fashionable Muslim Women To Follow On Instagram.These ladies were dominating Muslim fashion long before Dolce & Gabbana.
A U.S. Muslim woman who was ejected from a Donald Trump rally in South Carolina while engaging in a silent protest said on Saturday she wanted to make the Republican presidential candidate’s backers recognize they are supporting “hateful rhetoric.”
Mothers who fled to join Islamic State’s (ISIS) reign of terror in the Middle East have begged British Muslim girls not to go and join the jihadis in this video.
Rana Abdelhamid was once attacked for wearing a hijab. Now she’s teaching other young women how to protect themselves.​
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