The hijab is a bridge between the inner self and the external world. To my fellow hijabis or those pondering wearing it, as we navigate this path, we carve out an identity that's uniquely our own...

POV Eid al-Fitr is fast approaching and there's no time to do a deep dive web search on what to get every loved one!  So if you're on the hunt for the perfect Eid present...

“O you who believe! Remember Allah with much remembrance. And glorify His Praises morning and evening.” [Qur’an 33:41-42] As you wake up for suhoor and prepare to pray Fajr, you witness the transition from the...

Fareeha Amir has been to disaster sites before. But the devastation in Turkiye was unlike anything she had ever seen. In just a few seconds, the earth moved, and entire cities were completely destroyed. Some...

I had a bit of an epiphany a few weeks prior to Ramadan. For the past year or so, in addition to sharing written reflections on social media, I was sharing more photos of myself...

The feeling of your forehead against the carpet during long nights of prayer. The watercolor sky during the last few moments before Maghrib. Breaking fast with love and laughter, surrounded by family and friends. The...

Hanan Abdu wants you to know that if you love her work, she created it for you.“ The more people said that they felt seen and acknowledged, the more it pushed me to want to...

Our hearts are heavy and shattered over the devastating earthquake that has struck Syria and Turkey. As the death toll continues to climb 36,000 and counting, the images are simply numbing. We, like many of...

Happy World Hijab Day, VELA girls! While we believe in celebrating hijab and those who wear it every day, we’re taking the opportunity to highlight hijabis who inspire and empower us. Here are 8 incredible...