tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22655017102855439772024-03-14T09:39:33.147-07:00Islamic Clothing for Women and GirlsJenneh Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16303793358894568869noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2265501710285543977.post-74024949796151770932014-05-01T17:44:00.000-07:002014-05-01T17:44:46.775-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: small;">A few years ago maybe<span style="font-size: small;">,<span style="font-size: small;"> maybe <span style="font-size: small;">about 7 t<span style="font-size: small;">here was a f<span style="font-size: small;">ashion<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>show held <span style="font-size: small;">for Muslim women at Nordstrom's<span style="font-size: small;"> </span>Tyson's Corner store in Vir<span style="font-size: small;">gina<span style="font-size: small;">, in a <span style="font-size: small;">effort to figure out what Muslim women are shopping/wearing and how best to cater to that market. However, as we see not <span style="font-size: small;">much has been publicly done in that <span style="font-size: small;">regard<span style="font-size: small;"> as evidenced by the below article. <span style="font-size: small;">Muslim women have been shopping stores like H & M, Zara, Cent<span style="font-size: small;">ury 21 and o<span style="font-size: small;">thers for years, buying long skirts, scarves or what we call hijabs and various items<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-size: small;">,</span> layering clothing to g<span style="font-size: small;">ive the des<span style="font-size: small;">ire<span style="font-size: small;">d covered effect. Now, the article is saying that the opportunity was missed to <span style="font-size: small;">cater to this mar<span style="font-size: small;">ket. Why? <span style="font-size: small;">I<span style="font-size: small;"> am just wondering if it might be Islamop<span style="font-size: small;">hobia, yeah I said it. Are <span style="font-size: small;">large retailers afraid to advertis<span style="font-size: small;">e openly to Muslim <span style="font-size: small;">women consumers? <span style="font-size: small;">I a<span style="font-size: small;">m sure they must<span style="font-size: small;"> have weigh<span style="font-size: small;">ed and discus<span style="font-size: small;">sed <span style="font-size: small;">this, so what happened, I have not <span style="font-size: small;">seen any commercials, ads, announcements etc<span style="font-size: small;">. Hey not that <span style="font-size: small;">we<span style="font-size: small;">,<span style="font-size: small;"> Muslim<span style="font-size: small;"> desi<span style="font-size: small;">gners are looking for compe<span style="font-size: small;">tition. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span> </b></div>
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Socio-economic and political developments, aided by the connectivity of the Internet, have galvanised a newly emergent Muslim consumer demographic, creating significant, if complex, opportunities for international fashion brands.</div>
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<b style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">LONDON, United Kingdom — </b><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Muslim fashion. Simply juxtaposing these two words can cause consternation in some circles. Interpretations of a Koranic verse (</span><i style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: italic; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">an-Nur<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></i><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">chapter 24, verse 30) advocating modesty and espousing appropriate female attire (enforced by law in some countries) have long restricted what many Muslim women can wear, distancing them from Western fashion culture. But, today, experts say, things are changing and increasing numbers of Muslim women want to dress fashionably and express their individuality through clothing.</span></div>
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The shift is being driven, in part, by significant demographic trends in the Muslim world. “There are varying estimates of the Muslim population, but what we use is 1.8 billion, of which about 43 percent, so just shy of 800 million, are under 25,” said Shelina Janmohamed, vice president of Ogilvy Noor, an Islamic branding practice that’s part of global marketing and public relations giant Ogilvy & Mather. “Muslims under 25 make up approximately 11 percent of the global population. Thus, not only do you have more Muslims to target, but they are increasing in numbers faster and they are young. And, contrary to a lot of expectations, they are interested in brands and they are interested in asserting some kind of individuality through what they purchase.”</div>
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“For Western labels, and fast fashion retailers particularly, the opportunity lies in the fact that their consumer base will grow exponentially over the next few years,” said HRH Princess Reema Bint Bandar Al Saud, chief executive of Alfa International, a luxury retail corporation based in Saudi Arabia which, among other activities, operates the Harvey Nichols store in Riyadh. Rising employment amongst Muslim women is also driving change. “As young ladies enter the work force they will obviously be earning their own money. Spending an allowance from your father or husband has a very different feeling than spending money you have earned. You can imagine that accessories would also be a good strategic focus for brands.”</div>
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“In Saudi [Arabia] our ladies have always altered current fashion trends to suit their modesty needs when not in the Kingdom [of Saudi Arabia]. They are masters of layering. Within the Kingdom, because we wear the <i style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: italic; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">abayah</i> in public, the biggest change has been seen in the styles, material and the colour options,” she continued. “Historically, the <i style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: italic; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">abayah</i> has been plain black. Today, it is in many colours, materials and embellishments, allowing the individual to make their personal fashion sensibilities known publicly to those who cannot see the brand names worn under the <i style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: italic; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">abayah</i>. The article of clothing that was meant to be your unifier has become your identifier or differentiator.”</div>
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“It is part of a bigger social movement in terms of the empowerment of women within the Muslim community,” added Sarah Elenany, a British Muslim designer who caters to the modest fashion market and launched her streetwear-influenced label in 2009. “It might be because of the other revolutions that are happening around the world, it may be a natural evolution, but women are starting to say, ‘How do I dress myself for the modern world?’”</div>
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“There has been a change,” said Reina Lewis, professor of cultural studies at The London College of Fashion and editor of<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: italic; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Modest Fashion: Styling Bodies, Mediating Faith</i>. “Women who are Muslim have been dressing fashionably, in different ways, for a very long time. But, I think what we are seeing now — and what the market is beginning to be interested in — is the commercial development of self-consciously Muslim or Islamic fashion.”</div>
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“After 9/11, young Muslims, especially in the West, found it was their role and their responsibility to take some pride in their faith and I think that is when we started to see the emergence of, today, what we might call Muslim fashion,” said Janmohamed.</div>
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Muslim fashion is by no means uniform, however. Followers of Islam are spread across the globe from Jakarta to Alaska and the influence of local climates, cultures and doctrinal interpretations has a huge impact on the way people dress. “If you live in a city like London or Paris, you will see a lot of women from the Gulf wearing an<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: italic; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">abayah</i><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>or a<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><i style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: italic; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">jilbab</i>, however, around the wider world there is a huge amount of variation,” noted Janmohamed. “If you were to go to India, or Indonesia, the most populous Islamic state, they have such a wildly different perspective on how people should dress. They use great colours, fantastic patterns and the fabrics are vastly different.”</div>
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But despite the complexities of catering to such a large and varied market, the increasing desire for individual identity and the emergence of greater fashion consciousness in Muslim communities — especially amongst the young and connected — is irrefutable.</div>
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“This young generation have grown up within the neo-liberal global consumer culture,” said Professor Lewis. “They want to express and articulate various parts of themselves through their participation with global consumer culture: fashion, media, music and so on. This is the way that they are doing it, it is really important that there is this international circulation of image through the blogs, like Hijab Style. It is a form of contemporary Islamic expression that is about the now and about this moment.”</div>
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“What is interesting to note is the proliferation of online websites, things that are based in the UK and the US, which are starting from the ground up. Muslim women saying I can’t find what I need to wear out in the marketplace, so I am going to invent it myself. That is particularly where a lot of Western [Muslim] fashion has come from. The Internet has allowed a niche market in modest fashion to develop, because it reduces your overhead and widens your reach. But a lot of these companies are quite small in terms of their production and turnover,” Professor Lewis continued. Indeed, the popularity of blogs such as Hijab Style, which has a following of 484,000 on Facebook, has yet to translate commercially.</div>
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“Early bloggers like Jana Kassaibati of Hijab Style told me that she started it as there was nothing there for Muslim women who wanted to find a way to dress — young women like her,” said Lewis. “If you listen to Muslim women talking in the West, H&M, Primark and Zara are typically the names that come up over and over again. They will say that their clothes are most suited to being Muslim friendly.”</div>
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“The wider western fashion market has really been quite slow to get its head round the opportunity Muslim consumers represent,” said Janmohamed. “The Muslim population is young and growing and it is completely untapped. Nobody is really reaching out to them with the kind of communication or product innovation that they are really screaming out for. I find it very interesting that it is much smaller brands and start-up entrepreneurs that are grabbing this opportunity. If you’re a fashion brand and you decided that there was one hundred billion dollars in this for you, you can start from scratch and figure out how to be fashion forward within a different kind of parameter.”</div>
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“Today it is received wisdom that there is a Hispanic market that you reach out to. Fifteen years ago this was a wildly innovative concept. I think the idea of the Muslim market is very similar to that.”</div>
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Lewis agreed: “It is very interesting that a market for Islamic or Muslim branding absolutely mirrors that wake up to ethnic marketing and branding experienced in America. Of course, Islam as a religion is not an ethnicity; it is multi-ethnic. But it is quasi-ethnic in the way that people might experience it. Now, in America they would talk not just of a Hispanic market, but a Cuban market, a Latina market…”</div>
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“There is a growing acknowledgement that this is a target group that has yet to be engaged with,” said Janmohamed. “The simple answer is that those buying for fashion companies probably just haven’t realised how big an opportunity this is.”</div>
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Jenneh Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16303793358894568869noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2265501710285543977.post-57051827541781535392014-04-05T13:01:00.000-07:002014-04-05T13:01:01.873-07:00<div style="text-align: center;">
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<br />Jenneh Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16303793358894568869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2265501710285543977.post-15456563369475991422014-02-16T07:41:00.000-08:002014-02-16T07:41:22.844-08:00<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: #edeff4; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; line-height: 14px;"><b>Jenneh says, </b></span><span style="background-color: #edeff4; color: #333333; font-family: 'lucida grande', tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 14px;">Good Question. I think about this often. For us as Muslims what is the purpose of fashion? Is is the same as those at Mercedes Benz Fashion week? I do not think so(See the article). We have a higher purpose of dress, of covering, a covering that has been proscribed for us by Allah(swt). Our clothing/covering encompasses a private life and a public life .Perhaps a new fashion story has to be told.</span></div>
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<a href="http://www.businessoffashion.com/2014/02/cathy-horyn-ann-demeulemeester-thom-browne.html" style="color: black; text-decoration: none;">Op-Ed | What is Fashion For?</a></h1>
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Fashion is about aesthetics, theatre and meaning, not merely comfort, argues Eugene Rabkin, in response to Cathy Horyn’s recent piece for The New York Times, “Slave No More.”</div>
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<b style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">NEW YORK, United States —</b><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> This weekend, I read a curious </span><a href="http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/02/06/sign-of-the-times-slave-no-more/" style="color: black; line-height: 1.5em;" target="_blank">piece</a><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">of writing by the highly esteemed, recently departed </span><i style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">New York Times</i><span style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.5em; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">fashion critic <a class="kws_link" href="http://www.businessoffashion.com/cathy-horyn" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Cathy Horyn</a>. Horyn, who has devoted twenty years of her life to writing about fashion, argued that today, above all, she and many women like her, want clothes that offer comfort. “The desire to be comfortable is profound, shaping attitudes and markets,” she wrote. Comfort, not in the sense of wearing sweatpants all day, but unfussy clothes.</span></div>
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This seems fair enough. But as the article unfolded, Ms. Horyn pointed her pen at the fashion avant-garde: “From my perspective, having written enthusiastically about the conceptual, art-inspired fashion of the past 20 years — whether by Martin Margiela, <a class="kws_link" href="http://www.businessoffashion.com/miuccia-prada" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Miuccia Prada</a> or Raf Simons — I can say we’ve become increasingly weary of this approach.” The alternative, according to Horyn, seems to be higher-end, mass-market brands like Vince.</div>
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But this begs the question: What is the purpose of fashion? What makes fashion distinct from mere clothing? Much ink has already been spilled in search of answers. And it seems that fashion critics and scholars are still unsure. That’s because it is extremely difficult to put into words the ineffable qualities of fashion and the surrounding economic and cultural “system” that surrounds it.</div>
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But let’s try. Consider that fashion — as opposed to clothing — comes with a set of intangible values. Fashion is valuable when:</div>
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1. It makes a strong aesthetic statement<br />2. It has a theatrical element<br />3. It has meaning</div>
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The first is easy enough to understand. One could argue that the central role of the fashion designer is to make a strong and unique aesthetic proposition. And though this has become increasingly hard to do, as contemporary fashion builds a history of its own, it is not impossible. Just in the last decade, designers as disparate as <nobr><a class="FAtxtL" href="http://www.businessoffashion.com/2014/02/cathy-horyn-ann-demeulemeester-thom-browne.html?utm_source=Subscribers&utm_campaign=9de3bb36b5-&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d2191372b3-9de3bb36b5-417077585#" id="FALINK_3_0_2" style="background-color: transparent !important; border-bottom-color: rgb(28, 125, 255) !important; border-bottom-style: solid !important; border-bottom-width: 1px !important; color: rgb(28, 125, 255) !important; display: inline !important; padding-bottom: 1px !important;">Rick Owens</a></nobr> and <a class="kws_link" href="http://www.businessoffashion.com/alber-elbaz" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Alber Elbaz</a> at Lanvin have done it. Neither is original in the strict sense of the word, but suffice it to say that if you are familiar with their clothes you can tell them apart.</div>
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In her article, Ms. Horyn lauds the 90s minimalists Helmut Lang and<nobr><a class="FAtxtL" href="http://www.businessoffashion.com/2014/02/cathy-horyn-ann-demeulemeester-thom-browne.html?utm_source=Subscribers&utm_campaign=9de3bb36b5-&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_d2191372b3-9de3bb36b5-417077585#" id="FALINK_1_0_0" style="background-color: transparent !important; border-bottom-color: rgb(28, 125, 255) !important; border-bottom-style: solid !important; border-bottom-width: 1px !important; color: rgb(28, 125, 255) !important; display: inline !important; padding-bottom: 1px !important;">Jil Sander</a></nobr> for their sensible clothes, which stood in stark opposition to the pomp of Gaultier and Mugler. But the critical point is not their sensibility per se, but the fact that these designers made sensibility a new aesthetic proposition. They reflected a newfound sobriety after an age of excess.</div>
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The second element is trickier, because unfortunately, theatre can often veer into burlesque. But fashion as theatre is important, as designers such as Alexander McQueen, <a class="kws_link" href="http://www.businessoffashion.com/john-galliano" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">John Galliano</a> and, lately, <a class="kws_link" href="http://www.businessoffashion.com/thom-browne" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Thom Browne</a> have shown us. Their shows are purposeful exaggerations that make fashion exciting and provide food for thought.</div>
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To be sure, some of what is shown on fashion runways verges on the ridiculous. And even a cursory glance around New York Fashion Week will turn up the kind of “fashion victims” that can make anyone with a modicum of common sense long for sweatpants. On the flip side, much of what we see verges on boring. Indeed, the insistence on comfort as the primary purpose of clothing is, no doubt, partly the reason why so many fashion professionals, though few will say it out loud, think New York Fashion Week is a snooze-fest of nice, sellable sportswear and cocktail dresses.</div>
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Fashion as meaning is perhaps the trickiest element of all, but also the richest. Consider that a fashion designer has automatic license to destroy all meaning and create it anew merely by putting his own name on the product. Thus, jeans become Saint Laurent jeans, a bag becomes a Chanel bag and so on. But with this comes the responsibility, even the duty, for designers to infuse these products with something deeper through their design skills. The designer who manages to do this well receives critical acclaim.</div>
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Yes, much of so-called meaning is merely marketing, but Horyn is wrong to suggest that all meaning is superimposed, or in her words “attached” to fashion. When I interviewed <a class="kws_link" href="http://www.businessoffashion.com/ann-demeulemeester" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Ann Demeulemeester</a> for the first time, I asked her about some of the intangible elements in her work. She took a jacket off her back, spread it out on the table and proceeded to explain how this seam and this angle of the cut reflected the fragility and imperfection of man that she wanted to manifest. She literally cut meaning into her clothes.</div>
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<a class="kws_link" href="http://www.businessoffashion.com/yohji-yamamoto" style="color: black; font-weight: bold;" target="_blank">Yohji Yamamoto</a>, no slouch when it came to revolutionising fashion, once said: “You can say that to design is quite easy. The difficulty lies in finding a new way to explore beauty.” That’s what fashion is for.</div>
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<i style="border: 0px; font-family: inherit; font-size: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Eugene Rabkin is the editor of StyleZeitgeist magazine and the founder of stylezeitgeist.com</i></div>
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<b>Jersey hijabs </b>are relatively new to the hijab market but have been around for a year or more. We have been selling them since 2013 but now officially showing them off as we dealt with fabric and length, width etc. Jersey hijabs are made of a stretchy fabric and these are rayon which are light in weight, although when considering that they are 2 yards plus 30" in width, they have a little weight to them. </div>
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Jersey hijabs are kind of stable on the head due to the type of fabric that it is. Various head wraps and turbans can be styled with jersey hijabs and a customer mentioned they were great for those who have dreads. </div>
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<small style="color: #999999; display: block; font-size: 18.004px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1; margin-top: 10px; white-space: nowrap;">by <span class="author" itemprop="author" itemscope="" itemtype="http://schema.org/Person"><a href="http://almadinainstitute.org/blog/author/4644/" itemprop="name" style="-webkit-backface-visibility: hidden; -webkit-transition: 0.25s; color: #1f734b; text-decoration: none; transition: 0.25s;" title="View all by Amjad Tarsin">Amjad Tarsin</a> </span>| <time datetime="2014-01-09" itemprop="datePublished" pubdate="">09 January 2014</time></small></h1>
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<small style="font-size: 12px; line-height: 18.004px;">Born and raised in Michigan, Amjad Tarsin obtained his BA at the University of Michigan in English Literature and Islamic Studies. After spending a year studying at Dār Al-Muṣṭafā in Tarim, he returned to America to start his studies at University of Michigan Law School. Yearning to fulfill his calling to community building and religious service, Amjad changed career paths and enrolled in Hartford Seminary's Islamic Chaplaincy program. In 2012 he was selected as University of Toronto's first full-time Muslim chaplain.</small></div>
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<em>"There are men among the believers who honored their pledge to God: some of them have fulfilled it by death, and some are still waiting. They have not changed in the least." (Qur’an 33:23)</em></div>
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There is no doubt that, as of late, many Muslim women have decided to remove their head-scarves, despite a consensus among scholars that hijab is required. Oftentimes, when modesty as a virtue is discussed within our communities, the discussion almost always exclusively surrounds the modesty of Muslim women. Personally, I feel that when discussing modesty (both character (inward) as well of clothing (outward)), a greater focus needs to be put on men as contributors to the decline of modesty within the community. Although there are many factors that play into Muslim women’s decisions to remove their head-scarves, that is not part of this particular discussion. It is my belief that many of the causes in the decline of modesty are based mainly upon the lack of modesty amongst Muslim males (and the double standards they tend to enjoy). Through reviving Prophetic chivalry and masculine modesty within themselves, Muslim men can more effectively contribute to sustaining modesty within the Muslim community.</div>
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In a profound noble prophetic narration, the Messenger of God (peace and blessings be upon him) gives us an understanding of communal modesty and chastity which places the greater (but not exclusive) responsibility upon men. He says (peace and blessings be upon him, "Be kind to your parents, and your children will be kind to you; be chaste, and your women will be chaste." [Tabarani - classified as hasan]</div>
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The first half of the Prophet’s statement (God bless him and grant him peace) is general, whereas the second half of the narration is directed specifically at men. One way of understanding this prophetic narration is that if Muslim men implement modesty and chastity within themselves, their virtuous character will spread and positively influence women as well. By extension, the opposite is also true: if men lose their sense of chastity, their immorality will negatively influence women within society. If one takes a moment to reflect on the way this plays within society, they will see its truth, especially in today’s world. It suffices to say that the pornographic industry which essentially turns women into sex-slaves is largely run and sustained by males.</div>
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The fact of the matter is that we live in a hyper-sexualized world obsessed with appearances, and this presents severe challenges upon the Muslim spiritual psyche. We are bombarded with immodest images (oftentimes against our will) of the human body that affect us consciously and unconsciously, making it an uphill battle to be a chaste and modest human-being. Nevertheless, the definition of a righteous Muslim is one who fights against their lowly desires and purifies their souls from the tarnishes of this world. The Prophet Muhammad (peace and mercy be upon him) said, "Islam began as a stranger and it will return to being a stranger as it once was. Therefore, blessed are the strangers who remain virtuous when everyone else becomes corrupt." [Muslim, Tirmidhi].</div>
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Regardless of what we are surrounded by, Muslim men must hold themselves to a higher standard of morality and virtue. Once Muslim men take their piety, education, and character seriously, our noble female counterparts will recognize and appreciate that within us. We must abolish the double standard that exists in our communities - not by lowering the standard of feminine modesty, but rather by demanding Muslim men live up to standards of modesty already given to us by God and His Messenger. When Muslim males gawk at half-naked women (whether in public, on television, or on the internet), act and speak lewdly, and show a greater appreciation for immoral women, then what kind of message does that send to Muslim women who attempt to maintain their dignity inwardly and outwardly? Oftentimes, when Muslim women see so many Muslim males acting this way, they lose hope in finding a righteous husband and sometimes ask themselves why they even bother to wear the head-scarf. If Muslim men held themselves to a higher standard, acted like gentlemen, and appreciated the greater qualities within women such as mercy, trustworthiness, loyalty, and modesty - then Muslim women would feel more appreciated for their struggle to be modest, or at the very least feel that Muslim men can relate.</div>
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Being a male does not make you a man. A man is made through uprightness, dependability, and virtuous character. The Prophet Muhammad (peace and mercy of God be upon him) was the greatest human being and the greatest man to ever walk this earth, and one of his most outstanding virtues was his intense modesty. He is our standard; he is our master; he is our model - may God bless him and grant him peace! We have to hold ourselves to higher standards and not unjustly place the entire burden of communal modesty upon our sisters’ shoulders. When men step up and take greater responsibility in their own modesty, it will show our care for and solidarity with our Muslim sisters, and create a sense of cooperation between the believing men and women. When Muslim men show greater appreciation towards the struggles of Muslim women by being upright men, it will make our sisters feel truly appreciated and create a sustainable moral environment within our communities.</div>
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As the great poet, Amir Sulaiman once said, “When a man is truly a man, it makes a woman comfortable to truly be a woman.”</div>
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Jenneh Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16303793358894568869noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2265501710285543977.post-2680105027524796032014-01-11T13:34:00.001-08:002014-01-11T13:34:48.967-08:00<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b>THE BUSINESS OF COVERING</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>I DID NOT BECOME MUSLIM TO DO THE THINGS THAT NON MUSLIMS DO.</b></span></div>
Jenneh Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16303793358894568869noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2265501710285543977.post-27747363572143317932013-11-17T14:14:00.001-08:002013-11-17T14:14:54.618-08:00THE "GREEN" HIJABS<br />
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What do you do with over 15 boxes of hijab fabric remnants? Well this was the case many years ago that lead to our "green" hijabs. No, they are not green in color the concept is a green concept. We did not want to use the word recycled to give the impression that they were used, which they are not or that the fabric was previously used.<br />
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They are strips of fabric that were not used in our normal production of our mostly square hijabs. I continued to save the fabric in boxes not knowing what to do with this growing hoard of fabric. Then one day, Alhamdulillah, the idea, why not sew these strips back together and see what happens, if the sisters like them or not and as an extra feature we made the price super easy to handle.<br />
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Alhamdulillah, they are hit year after year.<br />
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See what some of our satisfied customers are saying about our green hijabs:<br />
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"Love the concept behind the green hijabs! The hijabs are unique and very pretty. They come in a nice length, and I have received compliments each time I've worn mine. Great way to add to the collection without breaking the bank. Ideas like this make it easier for sisters to transition to modest dress. Al-hamdulillah!"</div>
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"My daughter and I love these hijabs!!! We get the pop of color we like with our jilbabs and niqabs but, at a fraction of the cost!! They are perfect,for everyday wear!"</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">"I can not say enough about these khimars...in an economy we all are trying to stretch, pinch, lengthen our spending dollar. It is a wonderful idea and a fashionable statement! Mash'Allah. I have ordered many of the 1 pattern strip khimars...however when I have had the opportunity to buy them in person I have opted for khimars that have more than one patterned sewn together...they add a rich and unique style each and everytime they are worn, Mash'Allah."</span></div>
<br />Jenneh Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16303793358894568869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2265501710285543977.post-43511809599617411342013-10-12T19:55:00.001-07:002013-10-12T20:01:26.586-07:00NEW THINGS<br />
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We are always thinking of new designs and other things to make. For example, we plan to offer a wider selection of undercaps and khimars(head coverings) in the coming future and some head covering, that we have not made in years but in the meantime, these are some of things that we have been working on.<br />
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Jenneh Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16303793358894568869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2265501710285543977.post-27918958396179737242013-10-06T07:29:00.001-07:002013-10-06T07:29:53.115-07:00Insha Allah Al-Mujalbaba will be vending at the Philly conference end of the month - October.<br />
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<br />Jenneh Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16303793358894568869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2265501710285543977.post-23939146117719556442013-08-21T06:46:00.000-07:002013-08-21T06:46:24.851-07:00WHAT IS MEANS:<br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;">When you see this on a product page, what this means is that the item usually ships in 2-3 business days. Business days are Monday - Friday. It DOES NOT MEAN that you will receive your order in 2 - 3 business days, although that is sometimes the case. </span><br />
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<br />Jenneh Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16303793358894568869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2265501710285543977.post-37712553738733591322013-07-16T05:47:00.001-07:002013-07-16T05:47:34.997-07:00How we measure Al-Mujalbaba clothing using a sample of our koshibo a-line jilbab.<br />
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<br />Jenneh Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16303793358894568869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2265501710285543977.post-57708672344229176792013-07-11T13:36:00.000-07:002013-07-11T13:36:18.059-07:00<b>100% COTTON GAUZE HIJABS</b><br />
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For summer comfort there is nothing like cotton and cotton hijabs. Cotton gauze can be made in various types of head coverings, square, rectangle and various forms of head wraps.<br />
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The history of gauze can be read here: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gauze">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gauze</a>. Basically gauze is from the Arabic work, in the town where the weaving was done around the 13th century, that town was GAZA or GHAZZA.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Gauze is a light weight fabric with a loose weave, making it very airy.<br />
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Look what one of our customers said about Al-Mujalbaba gauze hijab,<br />
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"<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">I bought this in white, and I love it. I wore it for Umrah, and it was so comfortable. The cotton is extremely soft and breathable."</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Verdana, Geneva, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 16px;">Presently, we have over 6 colors available and more will be added in the coming weeks to help keep us cool, Insha Allah.</span><br />
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Well it took a while before I figured out why I could not get the Polyvore collages going. I just realized for some reason I could not do it in Google Chrome, so I tried Firefox and it worked.<br />
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So here is my first collage using Polyvore for Al-Mujalbaba clothing and accessories. The jilbab is a dark coral koshibo fabric from Indonesia and the the printed hijabs are from the Al-Mujalbaba inventory. Accessories are from the web, however I would like to use other Muslims sisters products to accessory Al-Mujalbaba clothing.<br />
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<br />Jenneh Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16303793358894568869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2265501710285543977.post-80299806898332472212013-06-10T15:39:00.001-07:002013-06-10T15:39:27.463-07:00This week features a coupon of $2.00 off each georgette solid hijab you purchase, sale ends this Wednesday, June 12, 2013. Use coupon code: bg101.<br />
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Our georgette solid square hijab 44"square has been a staple of Al-Mujalbaba for over 25 years.Jenneh Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16303793358894568869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2265501710285543977.post-69605554566309613082013-06-04T05:27:00.000-07:002013-06-04T05:27:17.637-07:00REVIEW OF AL- MUJALBABA HIJAB<br />
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Colorful Koshibo<br />
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Zig Zag Peachskin and below African Print<br />
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<br />Jenneh Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16303793358894568869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2265501710285543977.post-43609435677598302802013-02-24T19:58:00.001-08:002013-02-24T19:58:14.530-08:00As salaamu alaykum, On Sale this week.........no coupon needed...........<br />
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Georgette large hijabs, in 48", 50" or 60" Square.<br />
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Georgette large hijabs with matching half face niqab.<br />
Save $2.00, each hijab or each set.Jenneh Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16303793358894568869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2265501710285543977.post-44096200435013244982013-02-05T22:59:00.001-08:002013-02-05T22:59:22.343-08:00<b>STARTING THIS MONTH, FEBRUARY 2013</b><br />
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<b><br /></b>Jenneh Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16303793358894568869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2265501710285543977.post-13817231293513921922013-01-29T15:05:00.002-08:002013-01-29T15:05:38.193-08:00<b>LINEN BABY DOLL JILBAB.........fabric now in stock in Turquoise.</b><br />
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<b>Last Spring 2012 we introduced our linen baby doll( high waist) jilbab in linen and it was a immediate hit. Inshaa Allah this year we plan to offer new colors. Presently, just today, we were able to secure only enough for about 6 jilbabs have opened up the order process online. Hopefully, we will have more colors soon, still on the look out for fabric.</b><br />
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<b>We are now taking orders for the turquoise. Last year we started off with the coral.</b>Jenneh Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16303793358894568869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2265501710285543977.post-77139016492454674412013-01-27T15:59:00.000-08:002013-01-27T15:59:02.667-08:00As salaamu 'alaykum,<br />
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Just a few lines to let you know what we have planned for the upcoming spring and summer seasons.<br />
Last year, I got more calls for cotton garments. So that is one of the first items on the list and something different than what we have done before and different from what you have seen before but more later.<br />
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Secondly, everyone enjoyed the linen choices and the photos came out great. Currently, we are on the lookout for linen again. So far looks like the turquoise color we used last year will be available again. I got a call from a supplier and have to do a visit.<br />
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Koshibo jilbabs are still requested and I have been sourcing new colors.<br />
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Finally, we plan on having new photos in the coming weeks of what we will be offering the coming season.<br />
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Thanks so much for your support and check out this window pane print pleat jiblab. It is online but only a few in stock.<br />
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JennehJenneh Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16303793358894568869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2265501710285543977.post-31174915506906161162012-06-05T18:08:00.000-07:002012-06-05T18:08:10.539-07:00<b>WHAT IS BEST FABRIC FOR A JILBAB, SKIRT, TOP, ETC.</b><br />
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We get this question quite often but there is no simple answer. This depends on what you are comfortable with, how you function, where you go, if you are outdoors a lot, seasons etc.<br />
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For example, I do not like my clothing to be wrinkled. I would rather be a little warmer than have on wrinkled clothing but then again I do not spend a lot of time outdoors in warmer weather. I do not ride the bus and train a lot. I am mostly in an out of the car.<br />
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If you do not mind the wrinkles that comes with wearing cotton or linen which are both natural fabrics,then that is a good choice for you. Ironing is usually required for both. Note that currently many fabrics are being blended or mixed with other fabrics for better wear and care.<br />
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Polyesters are not a natural fabric but many garments are made from polyester. Some of our garments like the a-line jilbab are made of polyesters, peachskin and koshibo. The advantage of these is less wrinkling or basically a wash and wear garment. I mostly wear, peachskin, koshibo and crepe(another polyester) pretty much assuring me of a wrinkle free garment and care is also quite easy as they can be washed even in the machine.<br />
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In conclusion, if the warmer weather is a serious concern for you, wear linen and cottons which are cooler, natural fabrics and also look into rayon. If you can want more of a care-free garment wear various polyesters or fabrics similar that do not require a lot of care.<br />
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For more fabric information see the link below:<br />
<a href="http://www.nyfashioncenterfabrics.com/fabric-glossary.html#G">http://www.nyfashioncenterfabrics.com/fabric-glossary.html#G</a><br />
<br />Jenneh Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16303793358894568869noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2265501710285543977.post-50764886297844484532012-03-28T10:59:00.002-07:002012-03-28T11:04:04.532-07:00As salaamu alaykum,<div><br /></div><div>Ok, have not been here in a bit but wanted to mention. I knew something was wrong today when my jilbab was moving "funny". After arriving home I realized I had forgotten to put on my slip. Yes, I wear a slip under my jilbab as well as pants. What does a slip do? If you have even walked when wearing an jilbab and it keep going between your legs, a slip reduces that. Also if you are wear a cotton garment and cotton pants under your jilbab and no slip, it creates a situation where your jilbab starts to bunch up and rise. Wear a slip preferably a polyester type slip under your jilbab and problem solved. </div>Jenneh Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16303793358894568869noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2265501710285543977.post-85135018012224233192008-11-11T12:36:00.000-08:002008-11-11T12:37:21.586-08:00Bulk ShipmentsWa alaikum salaam,<br /><br />Yes, we do bulk shipments. Please let us know your requests. Also, visit our website at <a href="http://www.al-mujalbaba.com/">www.al-mujalbaba.com</a>Jenneh Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16303793358894568869noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2265501710285543977.post-38775476671698325092008-11-02T06:22:00.000-08:002008-11-02T06:26:18.681-08:00Al-Mujalbaba EverythingAs salaamu alaikum,<br /><br />InshaAllah this goes well. I have created this blog to keep up with all the happening at Al-Mujalbaba.<br /><br />Recently we opened our Islamic Boutique on Oct. 25, however the Grand Opening will be Nov. 15, both on a Saturday.<br /><br />The day of the Grand Opening, we plan to have free gift bags, discount coupon, some light refreshments etc.<br /><br />We hope you will attend.<br /><br />JennehJenneh Williamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16303793358894568869noreply@blogger.com21