Tens of thousands of people from over 100 cities have participated in protests in solidarity with Palestinians around the world from New York and London to Cape Town, Tokyo, and Amman and Doha and many more last May 15, 2021 demanding an end to deadly Israeli air raids on Gaza. It is all began after […]
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Ramadan celebrations around the globe
Devotees practice social distancing on the first Friday of the holy month of Ramadan at the Putra Mosque in Putrajaya, Malaysia, on April 16. Mohd Rasfan/AFP/Getty Images In many parts of the Muslim world, the holy month of Ramadan began on Monday. For the second year in a row, practicing Muslims will observe the month […]
French senate votes to ban the Hijab for muslim women under the age of 18
France targets the hijab again while denying ‘Islamophobia’ exists. On March 30, 2021, the French Senate voted in favor of the bill, which bans the wearing of hijabs in public for Muslim women under the age of 18, prohibits burkinis at public swimming pools, and forbids hijabi mothers from accompanying their children on school outing. […]
One year later: 15 ways life has changed since the onset of the COVID pandemic
This week marks the first anniversary of Fortune’s decision to ask all U.S.- and Europe-based staffers to work from home. Looking back on the email announcement is like looking at a time capsule. There was a strong focus on cleaning and sanitization, which we now know isn’t a good use of time and resources in fighting the battle […]
No longer silent: Black Lives Matter
While diversity has continued to gain momentum in the beauty and fashion industries, the level of awareness shown by mainstream consumer brands and by celebrities is unprecedented especially since protests that have swept the U.S. in response to the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery but also in France claiming justice for […]
Why everything they say about the amazon, including that it’s the ‘lungs of the world,’ is wrong
The dramatic photos shared by celebrities of the fires in Brazil weren’t what they appeared to be – Wikipedia The increase in fires burning in Brazil set off a storm of international outrage last week. Celebrities, environmentalists, and political leaders blame Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, for destroying the world’s largest rainforest, the Amazon, which they say […]
Meghan & Harry join Beyoncé & Jay-Z at The Lion King Premiere
The Duchess of Sussex skipped the final day of Wimbledon to join Prince Harry at the UK premiere of The Lion King, which honours the conservation work he undertakes through The Royal Foundation. The couple walked hand in hand down the yellow paw-printed carpet to meet the cast and crew behind the film, before watching director Jon Favreau’s reimagined version of the […]
Halima Aden – The model who went from refugee camp to international model
Halima Aden made history when she became the first hijab-wearing model on the cover of Vogue magazine. Born a Refugee, Halima is a Muslim Somali-American model who’s quickly becoming a big name in the world of fashion. She lived until the age of seven in Kenya at the Kakuma Refugee Camp before moving to the United […]