the magazine every Muslimah should read! February/Rabie’ Awal
MuslimahGirl 2012/1433 issue #7
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AROUND THE
WORLD r a de Turkish recipes inside! e l litt ! e A Loss i t n au for A
TURKEY
R YO U NS O I T S QUE ERED W ANS
COMPETITIONS ! ! S U L P
HEART WAS “MY THE ONLY BEAUTY PEOPLE NEEDED TO SEE
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FASHION
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Passion for Turkish Fashion
Take a journey through Turkish fashion where you’ll find inspiration, learn about the traditional Turkish hijab, meet some amazing Turkish women, and see modest Turkishinspired outfits.
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winter turkish hijab guide Learn how to wear the Turkish hijab exactly like the Turkish do!
Beauty
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top ten perfumes of 2012
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What’s the deal?
Wear the most delicious, most beautiful perfumes of 2012!
Did you know that threading eyebrows, dying hair black, buying or wearing a wing or aparanda (fake plates) and wearing tattoo is prohibited in Islam?
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did you know?
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Facts about Turkey and Istanbul!
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competition
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Answer a few questions that test your facts about Turkey and get a shout out next issue!
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fiction
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A beautiful secret
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Advice
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“Hijab is making me bald!”
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#1 Temptation: B-buh-boys!
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“But everyone does it!”
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Miss super model
poetry
your top 5
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What are the 5 things you wish nobody had ever invented?
others
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editors note
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meet the writers
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istanbul
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DU’aa
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Palestine is ours/ Untitled
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fun stuff
health
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book review
“it’s that time of the month!”
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diary of a depressed student
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dear little auntie
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is everything haram?
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a piece of advice
recipes 21
Suppa inglese
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SÜTLAÇ/Turkish delight
D.I.Y.
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iznik tiles
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Editors Note Assalamu Alikum everyone! Last issue got over a thousand views and the MGM staff was overjoyed. Thanks to everyone who reads Muslimah Girl! Muslimah Girl is going to have a tour around the world. On your screen! Each issue will be packed up with information, recipes and fashion of a specific country. This issue features Turkey. The extraordinary country with the stunning views and kind people.. We hope you’ll enjoy your journey! We also apologize because this issue has been delayed for a while due to the team being SUPER BUSY. Sorry! I’d like to remind myself and you girls of something: Allah is watching you. (and me!) If each and every one of us remembered that, I don’t think we’d ever do a wrong thing! Right? I would like to thank Yasmeen A. and Romaisa Sebaihia for participating actively in this issue. Jazkun Allah khairan girls! I’d also like to thank the rest of the writers; without you, this issue wouldn’t have been here! We would really appreciate it if you spread the word of Muslimah Girl Magazine through your friends and family! Salams!
Menna Fateen
Menna Fateen Editor-in-chief
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Abimbola is a 16 year old Nigerian girl. She’s a shy girl who expresses herself through writing. Abimbola likes reading, clothes, fashion, photography and perfumes. Check out her blog at http://nikeylee94. blogspot.com/.
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Fashion
Winter Turkish Hijab Guide by: Alaa Qasim
Once again it is the time of the year where the days are getting colder and the shops are filled with cool, beautiful colours of heavy winter coats and scarves. With the rainy, breezy weather comes winter fashion. As we have approached the chill winter months, it is everybody’s chore to rearrange their wardrobes to make it appropriate for the season. And of course, how can we forget the beautiful Hijab? 6 February/Rabie’ Awal 2012/1433
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urkish Hijab style is one that has its speciality mainly in the beautiful, shiny Hijabs made from silk. I’ll give a guide of how to wear the Turkish Hijab style, but first let’s talk about colours. The perfect colour choice for winter is cool, calm and bold colours. While bright shiny colours are made for summer, it is
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When picking your Hijab, despite the colour, make sure you choose a square, silk or polyester one. When gathering your hair, make sure to make your ponytail a little bit higher than usual.
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Put the triangle Hijab on your head and shape the frontal according to what you like. This part usually takes a bit of time and practice until you get it right so take your time.
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still a nice touch to get a winter-coloured Hijab with summer-colours prints. They help to add a bit of liveliness into your Hijab. When selecting your Hijab for winter look for colours like burgundy, midnight blue, grey, neutrals, and the darker shades of green, purple and pink.
Wear a bonnet cap on your head and tuck your ponytail hair upwards inside your bonnet.. Choose a bonnet colour that matches your Hijab colour.
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If you can’t make the frontal a circular shape you can put a piece of bending, thin cardboard or plastic between the two layers of your scarf to shape it and prevent it from messing up.
After you get the shape wanted, pin the Hijab underneath your chin with a security pin. To add extra security and to prevent your Hijab from slipping, pin your Hijab from each side about 3 inches above your ears.
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Fold the square into a triangular shape. Control the size of the triangle according to the amount of coverage you want by your Hijab.
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The two pieces that you are left with can be wrapped around any way you want or they can be tucked in your clothes. A nice touch would be to bring one side to the other side above your shoulders and pin it with a pretty brooch.
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