By Sharifah Fadhilah En Vogue sang, “I wear tight clothing, high heel shoes. It doesn’t mean I’m a prostitute”. While I am not saying tight clothing is Islamic, I have to agree it doesn’t make you someone who sleeps around and make money out of that service. When it comes to reaching righteousness, to quote…
Read MoreThe unspoken rule
As a non-Hijabi, stepping into a mosque in Singapore is pretty intimidating. There seems to be this unspoken rule that if you’re not wearing a hijab, you’re not welcomed in the mosque. Of course, you can ignore this and enter but be prepared for rude stares and snide comments. What surprised me was that I…
Read MoreI finally understand why I fast
Fasting without my family is not easy. Fasting as a traveller has its problems. But fasting beside people who can barely afford food, and eat just to survive is beyond humbling – I finally understand why I fast. All I think of is how many people fast for more than Ramadan, or those who do…
Read MoreRAMDHAN. MY MONTH OF MAGIC!
Allah (swt) says: “Take one step towards me, I will take ten steps towards you. Walk towards me, I will run towards you.” Hadith Qudsi. That, is nothing short of apt in describing what happened to me last Ramdhan. I had been facing a lot of personal hardships at that point in time. You could…
Read MoreThe Real A’s to Q’s for Hijabis
Hijabis, for the most part, appreciate genuine questions from strangers and friends about their experience wearing hijab. However, constantly answering the same questions over and over again can be exhausting. Here is a list of common questions hijabis are faced with and what their true thoughts are: Don’t you feel hot in that thing? Well…
Read MoreLook beyond the Hijab – How hijab is affecting decisions on education
In recent years, Muslim parents are asking the mainstream schools to take into consideration for Muslim girls to wear their hijabs to school but MOE is taking a strong stand against this idea . The reason given was that the mainstream schools subscribe to the idea of identical uniform represents a institute of equality and…
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Beyond The Hijab 