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Vol.18 Issue No. 211
India Muslims Deplore False Terror Arrests By Shuriah Niazi NEW DELHI – Demanding immediate release of young Muslims ‘falsely’ implicated in terror charges in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, a leading Indian Islamic organization has launched a nationwide agitation against the police practices as ruining young Muslims’ lives. “We are not going to sit in silence if innocent boys of the community are targeted and arrested on false charges,” Mufti Abdul Razzaq, the National vice president of the Jamiat-Ulama-i-Hind, told OnIslam. net.
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101 Reasons Why I’m Glad I Wear Hijab Ms Ebrahim: I was born and raised in San Fernando Valley, California. I studied at UC Santa Cruz in Northern California and graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Film, TV, and Video. I got married, lived in France for a bit (where I had my first child), and went back to the states. From then on I did so many things while raising my children, but never really had a “career.” Between trying to create a film co-op, doing graphic design, photography, videography, writing and Continued on page
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Niche Market Lures American-Muslims Melanie El-Turk, CEO of Haute Hijab, modeling how to gain loyal customers. one of her designs. Catering to a niche market that hasn’t been widely recognized yet, El-Turk CHICAGO – Taping into the thriving Muslim market in the US, Entrepreneurs are launched her haute hijab line to a growing number of American catering to modest fill a void of modest designs in the US markets. entrepreneurs are catering to modest fashion lines and halal fashion lines and Her modest fashion clothing production in a business worthy halal production in line was inspired by American of more than $170 billion. a business worthy Muslim girls struggle with “There are millions of consumers of more than $170 identity, “One issue that always used to come up was hijab,” Eljust waiting to see which brands billion Turk said. will be smart enough to engage with them,” Melanie El-Turk, “Just as someone who always who launched a modest fashion clothing line a embraced hijab, it pained me to see people few years ago in Chicago, told WEBZ Radio on struggle with whether to wear it or keep it on.” Tuesday, January 28. she added. “And those who do will see first-hand not only Prompted by the lack of the ready-to-wear their spending power but their brand loyalty modest designs in US Markets, Amany Jondy, and brand advocacy.” has founded her modest fashion company, Deeming the Muslim consumer market like the Simply Zeena, for US Muslim women. Latino market in 1990’s, El-Turk was at the “It was the typical frustrated, not being able forefront of the American entrepreneurs who to find the sort of realized the vitality of the Muslim market and everyday AmericanContinued on page
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