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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 ...

It's 2021 (!) and thanks to the ~magic~ that is the internet and social media, we now have way more options for the beauty experts we choose to give us our content, our inspo, and our daily ...

The beauty every woman desires? Much has been written about the modernization of Muslim values when it comes to women and how they present themselves. But many of these perspectives interpret these ...

This story was originally published on HELLOGIGGLES. I actually grew up thinking that blonde hair was the best, since tried and true Barbie-brainwashing convinced me to believe that my plastic doll ...

Growing up as a Muslim child of immigrants in Mainz, surrounded by a rich Catholic culture, I experienced firsthand both the beauty and the tension that can come from living between religious worlds.