A VELA Hijab Party

A VELA Hijab Party

“O Prophet, tell your wives and your daughters and the women of the believers to bring down over themselves [part] of their outer garments. That is more suitable that they will be known and not...
The power of female friendships

The power of female friendships

The power of female friendships: the importance of cultivating female friendships (even after you marry). Jane Austen, one of the greatest literary minds of the nineteenth century said “Friendship is certainly the finest balm for...
A VELA Graduation: VELA themed grad party

A VELA Graduation: VELA themed grad party

Would you believe me if I said I made my college, lifelong friends through a VELA hijab? Bonding over a hijab may sound silly, but someone recognizing that I would look beautiful in a woven...
When to cut off a friendship?

When to cut off a friendship?

I recently removed a friend from my life since she was a major backbiter which led me to reflect on her character – I realized that this is not how I want to be. I...