If she had her way, N’aimah Abdullah would have spent her summer island hopping through the Caribbean with her friends, and they’d all be decked out in some of the most unique modest fashion designs ...

Kadjahtou Balde opened her shop, Modify Thrift, last May to offer modest, stylish outfits that don’t rely on fast fashion. Offering unique modest pieces, it has also become a community space ...

Ever since she was a little girl, Savannah Uqdah longed to pose for pictures and strut down a runway with flashbulbs bursting. But as an observant Muslim who didn't want to violate Islam's tenets on ...

Maghrib Shahid grew up watching pageants on TV, dreaming that one day, she could compete in one. It was a dream she ultimately gave up. "As I got older, I never saw anyone who looked like me," said ...

The practice of covering the hair is rooted in modesty, faith, and identity. To many outside the faith, the sight of a Muslim woman covering her hair raises certain questions. But to millions of ...

Muslim women are among the biggest beauty consumers in the world. It was recently reported that Saudi women in particular spend more on makeup than food, transport or clothes, and that Dubai is tipped ...

When Annabel John goes shopping with Muslim family members and friends, not everyone has the same retail experience. “When I go to the High Street, I can usually go into a store and find clothes that ...

Hafsa Lodi is an American journalist who has been covering fashion in the Middle East for the past decade. Her debut non-fiction book, Modesty: A Fashion Paradox, published by Neem Tree Press, ...

In a slap to Muslim girls at New York's famed Stuyvesant High School, the school is cancelling single-sex swim lessons, even though swim instruction is required to graduate. That forces the girls to ...

Maghrib Shahid grew up watching pageants on TV, dreaming that one day, she could compete in one herself. It was a dream that she ultimately gave up. “As I got older, I never saw anyone who looked like ...