Portrait of Muslim Women – South Africa

I don’t know a great deal about the Muslim community in South Africa but I have just watched this video and found it very informational and fascinating. The video listens to several women from diverse backgrounds about their lives as Muslims and the activities they pursue. It is 30 minutes long which gives the chance [...]

Read Full Post »

Teaching Tales

Folk tales have always been used in Muslim lands as a way of teaching spiritual lessons. There are a huge variety of them full of heroes, male and female, struggling through the adventure of life with courage and dignity. Many philosophers and spiritual teachers have used such stories to highlight the journey of the soul [...]

Read Full Post »

Perfumes that heal, relax, and enhance your well being

I have just come across a fantastic Italian website about perfume. It is written in English as well so don’t worry if your Italian is not up to scratch! It is very thorough with many sections on the healing and psychological effects of different perfumes. Here we can read about perfume therapy, aromatherapy, pheromones, plus [...]

Read Full Post »

Women of Sufism: A Hidden Treasure

To read about this truly-worth-reading book then visit the books page. I have just put a review of it there.
This is one of my favourites on my book shelf and a source of inspiration.

Read Full Post »

What is Islam?

What is Islam?
This is a very clear and well written explanation of the main precepts of Islam and explodes many of the myths that non-Muslims and the media may have about Islam. It is just as good reading for Muslims too, especially the excerpt I have included below the photo.
”Culture Is Not Religion. This one [...]

Read Full Post »

Nu Ahong (Women Imams) and Nu Si (Women’s Mosques) in China

This photo is of a woman’s mosque in China and is part of the lovely collection of photos in an excellent and fascinating article in the online Saudi Aramco World journal. Click on the photo or the link to go and read it. Half of Chinese Muslims are from the Hui people and the article [...]

Read Full Post »

Name Competition

When I started building this blog I originally wanted to call it “Muslim Sisters” but that name was already taken so I decided on “Islamfemina”. However, I am open to suggestions for other names and I would like to invite you to leave your suggestions in the comments box. Let me know what you think. [...]

Read Full Post »

Muslim Women

Salaam dear sisters, this blog is for you and I welcome plenty of feedback

Read Full Post »