Muslim Chic

Underwraps: Muslim model agency founder Nailah Lymus says high fashion CAN be modest | Mail Online. Underwraps will represent beautiful Muslims proving that the heady world of fashion does not need to exist at pains with the sanctity of Islamic customs.

Hijab and the City defies French Muslim stereotypes | PRI’s The World. How to integrate Muslims into France’s secular state? That’s a seemingly endless debate these days. And it’s causing an uproar. But Mariame and Kadija Tighanimine, French Muslims of Moroccan origin would rather go shopping. Or at least promote it, on their webzine Hijab and the City. The name is a riff off a television show you probably know.  “We’re businesswomen,” said Mariame in a recent interview in Paris. “Hijab and the City is our webzine where we talk to our audience about shopping and other normal things. The…

West Broward High School girls show support for Muslim teammate – South Florida Sun-Sentinel.com. Most of them will never know what it’s like to be taunted for their faith. They’ll likely never be bullied or physically attacked for what they wear or have racial epithets thrown their way.  But on Thursday afternoon, some members of the West Broward High flag football team took a stand and got a small taste of how difficult life can sometimes be for one of their own.  Before taking the field for their regular-season finale at McArthur High, many of the Bobcats voluntarily donned a…