GAYA MAGAZINE

Jameela Jamil, Princess Eugenie Of York, Halima Aden And Munroe Bergdorf Come Together For International Women’s Day.

Company launches “Nature Needs Heroes” campaign to empower global community to be champions for the planet

Modest fashion continues to gain momentum across the globe as major clothing labels like DKNY, Debenhams, Nike, Dolce & Gabbana, and H&M are launching modest...

PC Gap Kids No this is not a hijab styling tutorial. I don’t think I’m at that level of hijab styling proficiency where I can whip up different styles with o...

The year is 2018 and I am standing in a grocery store, waiting my turn at checkout when a young woman walked up to me. “Don't you feel hot in that?” She aske...

Interfaith marriage is not a topic most Muslims talk about. For me it is a very personal topic, because for a short while I was married to a Christian man. I...

When we saw Amena Khan in the latest Loreal shampoo ad, we were stoked! I mean, a hijabi in a shampoo ad? Diversity! Sing it, loud and proud! But that excite...

The word Hijab – which in Arabic means “Barrier” or “Protection” - many of us associate with the head scarf, or the Abaya/Jilbab. For a very long time, I bel...

Phrasing is everything. A simple change in a word can mean a totally different thing. And so it begins. Today we’re taking a look inside the difference betwe...

Well, it all depends on what you call Fashion actually. #representationmatters I was having this conversation with friends about the place fashion has or cou...

What does the word “veiling” mean to you? For some it is an emblem of piety, while others condemn it as a patriarchal tool of oppression. Love it or hate it,...

Last year was a great year for women of colour. Rihanna released her Fenty Beauty line offering an impressive 40 colour shades in her foundation collection, ...

As we welcome 2018 and I look back on the events of the past year, it is impossible not to acknowledge the adversity that Muslims faced last year, not just i...

Picture credit: Isnor Dzulkarnain Jaafar Yes yes….I know what you must be thinking. Isn’t this post little late? Well I know we’re about 10 days in to 2018 (...

Nike; Photo Illustration by Allison Schaller It's that time of the year where TIME takes time out to applaud the best inventions of the year and it's kinda b...

"The European Union's top court has ruled that European companies can ban the wearing of any political, philosophical or religious sign." 'That's me in the c...

In today’s political climate, it’s not uncommon to turn the page of a newspaper and see the words Islam and terrorist in the same sentence. Muslim women get ...

Don’t get us wrong. We applaud Nike for taking the leap into catering for our Muslim sisters in sports. We’re all for inclusion and the more variety we, as M...

In my teenage years I did many jobs. I was a waitress in a café, I was a computer trainer in a primary school, I was even a part time tutor for primary schoo...

Sh**! I cannot believe we’re just days, literally DAYS, away from the new year. Can someone tell me where did the time go?! I don’t want it to end. I really ...