Asalaamu alaikum and hello dear readers; Those who have followed my blog for a while know that I’ve done posts on the various types of modern chador which are trendy […]
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Review: I ordered from East Essence! Heres what I got…
(Please note this post was written in 2009, since then picture may have been changed, links may no longer be active. Please keep that in mind when you read this […]
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The Iranian Chador for prayers (and around the house).
This post will be an offshoot of my much earlier post which can be found HERE about the Chador (چادر) in Iran. The Chador continues to be misunderstood by many […]
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Musings: My response to a comment left on my post about the Butterfly style Manteau trend in Iran.
(Please note this post was written in 2009, since then picture may have been changed, links may no longer be active. Please keep that in mind when you read this […]
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DIY: Umm Abdullah’s square scarves made from remnants
(Please note, this post was originally published back in 2009, all of the accompanying pictures have slowly disappeared over the years, please keep that in mind although my friend Umm […]
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Thoughts on Square Scarves vs Rectangular (Shaylah) Scarves.
Written by my good friend; Umm Abdullah (UK) Ah the good old days; when I first came to the deen in 1997, rectangular scarves or khimars were just unheard of […]
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Hijab in the 90’s…A reminiscence from my British friend Umm Abdullah
Umm Abdullah is a English sister I’ve known for ages…gosh, I dunno…since maybe like 1996 or 1997…something like that. We have fairly similar tastes and have experienced many of the […]
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A Look Back; Hijab as I remember it in the 90’s/Early Y2K!
So, yes…I’m an old-school Hijabi…I’ve worn Hijab since I graduated from High School in the late-90’s. I had wanted to wear it in High School but unfortunately my mom was […]
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The Butterfly Abaya’s Iranian Cousin
(Updated 07/2024) The (Khaleeji) Butterfly (Farasha) Abaya has a Iranian cousin…it doesn’t have a special name (as far as I could ascertain) so, I have nicknamed it the Parvaneh manteau because […]
