I haven’t seen anything about this on my dash, so I just want to draw attention to Anniesa Hasibuan, a Muslim designer who presented a glittering line of hijab-wearing models at this year’s New York Fashion Week.
Above are a few looks from the line; you can find more at this link and at Anniesa’s Instagram. Here’s the designer herself, glowing after her success!
I just discovered an organization called The Institute of Muslim Mental Health that addresses mental health issues in Muslim communities in North America. The organization is made up of fellow psychiatrists, psychologists, and therapists and their website allows you to find Muslim therapists in your area if you need to seek help. The institute also publishes a journal titled Journal of Muslim Mental Health where they explore the mental health stigma in Muslim communities as well as the psychological impact of Islamophobic microaggressions on Muslims, etc. This is pretty dope.
Muhammad Ali requested that his star not to be put on the sidewalk, because he didn’t want people to walk on him. They honored his request.
actually, Muhammad Ali said:
“I bear the name of our Beloved Prophet Mohammad (peace be upon him), and it is impossible that I allow people to trample over his name,“ and that’s why!! (x)
Daayiee Abdullah, the first openly gay Imam in the United States, has created an online school that teaches LGBT-friendly Islamic studies.
The MECCA Institute is available to students around the world, and it’s open to Muslims and non-Muslims alike. Classes include “early Islamic history, comparative Quran, Arabic and gender and sexual variance in Islamic texts.”
As well as acceptance and tolerance, the Institute aims to deconstruct ideas of rigid ideologies promoted by fundamentalist groups such as ISIS.
Classes at MECCA are to include early Islamic history, comparative Quran, Arabic and gender and sexual variance in Islamic texts.
The school was set up with a $60,000 grant, which enabled Abdullah to found it.
“Five years from now I want to see 100 new imams who’ve been trained in an inclusive Muslim ideology,” he said.
Incredible. Cannot wait to see what good this brings to the world.
Muslim organizations have raised $23,000 to help rebuild eight
historically black churches that have burned down since the deadly
attack on a prayer group in South Carolina. Three fires are believed to
be arson, while the rest are under investigation.
The groups ‒ including Muslim Anti-Racism Collaborative, the Arab
American Association of New York and Ummah Wide ‒ encouraged
Muslims to reach out during their holy month of Ramadan. They
touted the connections between Muslim and African-American
communities in the US, saying the groups are “profoundly
integrated in many ways, in our overlapping identities and in our
relationship to this great and complicated country.”
hey there LGBTQ kids who are also Christian/Jewish! If you feel like you’re disobeying God, questioning your faith, or feel wrong and dirty for loving who you love, there’s this fantastic site I found today called hoperemains that accurately and thoroughly combs through scripture and its (many) mistranslations, validates your orientation, and basically let’s you know that you’re not pissing off God. It’s thorough and after reading through every page on the entire site it’s super helpful. Go check it out!
Gonna also add a link to this youtube series for Muslims : ) if you go on their website you can find other sources too and the imam in these videos goes through Qu’ranic scripture as well
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