Hayati - Issue 6

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HAYATI No 6

ISSN: 2327-0314



HAYATI Magazine


HAYATI Magazine

ALL THANKS BE TO THE ALMIGHTY

Hayati Magazine 180 Talbott Street, Rockville, Maryland, 20852 No 6 June-July 2013 Chief Brand Officer: Fatima Togbe The magazine HAYATI is a publication edited for Hayati by Kimera Media, Potomac, Maryland, 20854 FATIMA TOGBE Editor-In-Chief AAMIRA JOHNSON Director of Marketing & Advertising aamira@hayatimagazine.com BINTA MOHAMMED Online Editor & Content Director binta@hayatimagazine.com +1(573) 415-0275 RUMKI CHOWDHURY Writer ALYA ALFATHEL Online Blogger NILLY “MANGO WHIRL� Online Blogger CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER: Ramzi Hachicho, Bombaert Patrick, Soup Studio, vitalliy, kassandra

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Editor’s Letter

No Time To Spare This month as I was walking out of my house I bumped into my uncle who can be very chatty. We started with greetings and before I knew it we were having a full blown conversation I felt like I could not get out of. He spoke to me about my great-aunt and how hard working she was. He went on to tell me that as people get older they begin to develop routines for themselves and that is what keeps them going. My great aunt’s routine was to wake up in the morning, take a 20 minute walk to her shop, work till it got dark and make her way back home. The moment her children begged her to stay home, stop working and leave everything else to them, she fell ill within a short period of time and soon after passed away. May her soul rest in perfect peace. A few weeks later, my uncle’s wife stopped by and as I tried to rush back to my office (to work on Hayati of course) she cornered me with what I anticipated to be a long talk. She spoke to me about marriage, advised me to take my time when picking a spouse and finally told me that she had stopped by to invite us to her 16th year wedding anniversary. I do not believe in coincidences but I do believe that everything happens by the will and power of Allah swt. Many times I get consumed with work and I am unwilling to spare a minute or two for fear of losing much more. However I have learned over the past few months that when Allah swt want to teach you a lesson, there is no way for you to avoid it. It is easy to take the people around us for granted because it seems as though they will always be around. You go to bed at night and wake up in the morning by the grace of Allah swt and these people are still around. So you go through your day not even taking the time to talk to them or lend them an ear. This month, I want you all to start taking time out to talk to your family and friends. Understand what they are going through, whether good or bad because at the end of the day we will all pass away and at that time it will be too late for “should have’s”. Most importantly, never take anyone for granted for Allah swt can choose the most unlikely person to teach you life’s most important lessons.

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Editor’s Pick

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ANGLOMANIA When you quickly need to jet out and you are looking for something easy and cute to slip on, this is the outfit. Vivienne Westbood, $815.

MORWENNA This pretty floral dress is all you need to spice up your day during the summer. With a light cover-up and a bold color hijab, you are good-to-go in my books. Erdem, $2,225.

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3 MULTICOLOR This is a great accesory for an all black outfit. Be it an abaya or a jumpsuit, this bracelet will add instant color to your look.. Emilio Pucci, $1,070. MISS FISH I am always game when it comes to fun accessories and this clutch can instantly transform any plain outfit. Sylvia Toledano, $1,650.

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5 EYELET There is something about belts that have eyelets. Paired with indigo dark jeans and a crispy white blouse. You can never go wrong. Burberry, $495.

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SUNSET METALLIC I have a soft spot for anything golden. Earrings, belts, shoes, accessories and clothes, you name it; this is no different Charlotte Olympia, $1,195.

LAPIS LAZULI Dangling earing will always add an element of elegance to your outfit and this month, this pair will do trick. Oscar De La Renta, $285. CALF HAIR Sometimes you just want to slip flat shoes on and feel like you are still dressed up to an extent. I would go for this pair. Burberry, $495.

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PRINTED SILK Sometimes you just want that dressed up look plain hijabs cannot always provide. This is a great scarf to seal an outfit with. Gucci, $410.

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LEOPARD-PRINT As an alternative, if you would like to wear calf hair shoes which are a bit more elegant, I would pick these shoes. Gianvito Rossi, $795.




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