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Hijab and Havaianas
- Published on Sunday, 13 May 2012 08:04
- Category: Featured Partner: Altmuslimah
Shortly after I converted to Islam in November 2001, I was told that I needed to “dress like a Muslim”. I needed to trade in my jeans and designer shirts for modest dresses, and to conceal every strand of hair on my head with a scarf.
HRH Princess Reem Al Faisal: Capturing the Divine
- Published on Wednesday, 09 May 2012 06:34
- Category: Featured Partner: elan Magazine
Born and raised in Saudi Arabia, HRH Princess Reem Al Faisal, is a professional photographer, whose work is stunning and also serves as a reminder of our sacred journeys. Granddaughter of the late King Faisal of Saudi Arabia, HRH Princess Reem studied photography at the SPEOS school in Paris, France. We got a chance to speak to her about her work.
A Real-Time App for TSA
- Published on Sunday, 06 May 2012 07:21
- Category: Featured Partner: elan Magazine
The Sikh Coalition and other prominent national civil rights leaders released a game-changing mobile application that enables users to report instances of airport profiling in real time. The launch event took place at the offices of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights.
A False Analysis of Islam and Feminism by Muslims and Non-Muslims
- Published on Sunday, 06 May 2012 07:04
- Category: Featured Partner: Altmuslimah
Looking through this lens, these analysts identify valiant, often female, protagonists who battle oppressive institutions and figures, the latter typically male and bearded. They place the blame for misogyny in Muslim-majority countries on patriarchal and conservative religious dogma that curtails individual choice to the detriment of vulnerable communities, particularly women. The media and academia together serve the critical task of establishing a moral veneer, even imperative, for Western intervention. These interventions, or missions to civilize the Muslim man and rescue the Muslim woman, are tragically evocative of the words of feminist literary critic, Gayatri Spivak, “White men saving brown women from brown men.”
Fashion For a Cause: From the Runway to those in Need
- Published on Saturday, 05 May 2012 07:53
- Category: Featured Partner: elan Magazine
From Cleopatra to Calvin Klein, fashion has always been a form of art; one that transverses cultures, languages, borders and fascinates us with its images and illusions. Today, it is one of the most effective tools of expression in existence. Notable designers find inspiration even in the most remote corners of the world, remixing the traditional into the trendy. With such a global presence the glitz and glamor fashion industry has taken an intriguing turn into the world of charitable causes. Many designers (and models) of Eastern influence are now using their spotlights for a greater cause; to help the struggling world around them. And this is only fitting, especially for designers who usually cater to the elite upper echelons of a country in which the majority of citizens struggle to surpass the poverty line.
Social Entrepreneurship: Modern-Day Heroes
- Published on Sunday, 29 April 2012 07:09
- Category: Featured Partner: elan Magazine
When Nikhil Arora and Alex Velez sat in their Business Ethnics class at the University of California, Berkley’s Haas School of Business, little did they know that their visiting lecturer’s discussion would soon inspire their future sustainable business venture – growing mushrooms from coffee grounds.