Headscarf Idea

I love this style, you can use so many different scarfs and colours to get lots of great looks. But make sure you cover your neck and ears with another scarf or roll neck if you want to try this out :D

Support Gaza

Don't hold your silence like so many damned Arabs that have made me so ashamed to be Arabic. Go to any protests in your area, make a blog post or even just wear a black and white eshmagh to show your support for these poor Muslims. The weakest form of emaan is to stop something so haraam and so inhumane by talking but this is all we can do, just don't hold your silence as that is betrayal of your Muslim brothers and sisters.

Posting

Sorry about the recent lack of decent posts, I've been quite busy :oI Anyway, I'll be posting better things in the new year Insha'Allah until then I'll do my best to post some interesting stuff when I'm not being lazy!

Outfit Ideas

Take what you like and leave what you don't:

Pretty in pink :DI can't remember where these are from but you can buy them online; if I find the site I'll post it in the comments.

'Fake Flesh': Love it or Shove it?

Have you ever seen those skin coloured tops? Well I wouldn't touch one with a barge pole but clearly some hijabis quite like them. They are usually worn under short sleeves and give the appearance (from a distance) that nothing is being worn underneath the short sleeved top at all. I think it looks odd, hijab or not but what do you reckon? Here are some pics to show you what I'm talking about:

I've only ever seen this done with sleeves and I don't think it looks stylish at all. The actress in the blue dress would have been better off with a faux fur bolero and as for the model, well.. if she really must wear that top she could have at least worn it with a nice cardigan or jacket. That's just my opinion though, I sure a lot of people think it looks nice but these coloured tops just aren't for me.

Wardrobe Essential: The LBD

Long black dress that is, I love them because they are so versatile so you can dress them up or down. Perfect!

Plain black dress: Oh what to do?! by Zaenab

You could do the same with a plain white maxi too but probably not with any loud patterns - stick to casual with those, a denim jacket and you can't go wrong :D

Outfit Ideas

For Egyptian inspiration. I like a lot of things in these pics, not keen on all of them though lol, but I'll leave you girls to make up your minds.

Well they certainly know how to colour coordinate, I think now they need to focus slightly more on style coordination. As in not putting the wrong styles together lol, for example the second to last pic showed the woman with hideously out of date jeans with beads and sequins sewn into them. I had to crop it off because I don't want to hurt your eyes.

Modest Non-Hijabis

Because it's called Stylish Muslimah ^-^ Here are some pictures I like

Simple and cute, great for prayer with an added scarf:

Nice, modest and glam at the same time: a perfect combination, mwah!

Ohh, back in Pakistan I believe, check out those pretty colours:

Dressed up Muslimah pals, they clearly like their bling :D

OK, I'm getting slightly carried away now lol, but I like the pic anyway it's really interesting..

I heart my Muslimahs :)

Yay, I Was Tagged :D

By Inspired Muslimah to do this fun little questionnaire :D so here goes:

5 Things I was doing 10 years ago

1. Being told off by my mean teachers - that's more than five.

5 Things on my to do list

1. Have as few driving lessons as humanly possible

2. Never be mean to my mum ever again. Ever..

3. Make good use of my gap year

4. Think of a 4th 'to do'

5. Make a better and more serious 'to do' list

1 snack I love

1. Tea and biscuits.

5 Things I would do If I were a millionaire

1. Buy a mansion

2. Probably go power crazy

3. Open my own amazing hijab fashion shop which everybody would love

4. Buy 5 Chanel bags

5. ..and a Gucci

5 Places I have lived

1. Several parts of the UK. Boring.

5 Jobs I have had

1. In a hospital shop

2. In a clothes shop

3. I'm 18, I haven't had five jobs yet lol

I tag anyone with a cheeky little blog :O)

Pakistani Hijab Style

The country I'll be focusing in on today is Pakistan and the first thing that I have noticed about their fashion is colour, colour and more colour. Their traditional salwar kameez comes in an array of lovely fabrics, designs and patterns. Here are some pics I found:

Ohh, I like the yellow and lilac scarves :D

Everyone has their own unique style and Pakistani hijab is no different:

Aww, I love that last photo, the colour of her hijab and tunic is so rich and suits her skin colour perfectly.

^That has to be my fave pic, you go fight crime girlfriends! Lol :) And my favorite thing about Pakistan is undoubtedly the wedding outfits the women wear, they're just soooo beautiful:

Omg, how nice is that henna, I've never seen it drawn like that before, it's usually smaller and more detailed, in the Arab world the nails are done as well in a dark henna. I'd love to get it done but I'm scared it'll go wrong and never come off..

And last but not least, there is no stopping the magnificent rainbow of colour from seeping onto the Pakistani runway either:

Ahh so nice, I adore the girly colur combo..shame about the (lack of) sleeves though

Wide leg trousers - Pakistani style :D

What great designs! I love Pakistani fashion, it's so bright and definatly unique. Hope you like it too!

This spread was done by request so if anyone wants me to do anymore countries, feel free to write it in the comments :)

Nabila's Pick Of The Week

Another cute and casual outfit from Nabila:

I've changed it slightly by using a brown dress and cream cardigan instead of the other way around. Only because I wanted to use this lush dress lol :D

I made the small addition of a Chanel..oh if only, if only..

Celebrity Style Steal.. Azizah Ariffin

Popular TV personality from Malaysia, Azizah is my next style steal. She has recently started wearing hijab - June of this year to be precise on her 39th birthday. I've managed to dig up some pictures of her newly found hijab style:

First off, a staple of the hijabis wardrobe - a pure white tunic. I like those pretty embellishments too :)

Wow a bold, colourful dress. Red suits this skin tone very well:

My steal - inspired by the red dress.. but far less casual ^-^

I really want this dress :D by Zaenab

A bit grainy but you can still make out the cute patterned tunic and dark jeans. Nice :)

And lastly, a sweet blue and white outfit..

Hope you liked this celeb style steal.. more coming soon Insha'Allah.

Glamorize With (Faux) Fur

Fur Coat by Zaenab

Got a sleeveless dress? Be a glamorously covered lady and wrap yourself in luxury fur.

Hmmm..

Maybe for fancy dress..

Layer Your Way To Style

This winter, think one word: 'layermania'. Perfect for modesty and those short sleeved dresses, layering is the stylish hijabis best friend. There's sooo many different ways to get the look so I'd be mad to try and go through them all but here are some ways I like to layer..and some ways I certainly don't..

Don't :(

OK, I know a lot of hijabis think this look is great but I think different. For me, wearing one of those 'long sleeved basic' tops under any short sleeved dress screams "I'm only trying to cover!" This is wrong girls, your outfit should scream "stylishly modest!!" Anyway, enough of the rant, here's what I mean:

Those are the sort of sleeves I'm talking about. And so are these:

Who cares if they're models and this is a professional photo-shot?! Face it: a halter neck vest with a horrid basic top underneath to 'do the job' is never going to cut it in my books. Next, try and guess who I think got it all wrong because I don't want to be any meaner..

Oh whatever.. that blue maxi could have looked soo much nicer with a bolero or denim jacket.

Do :)

And now some layering that I actually like:

Before you think this is exactly the same as what I just said was disgusting, it's not the same because she has layered 3 tops which kinda works here and the colours are adorable:

I looove this next one, it's so feminine and the cardi is very hijab friendly and also baby friendly by the looks of things :) it also shows you can layer one colour. Yay :D

OK.. I have to admit that tops under a dress can sometimes look nice but if and only if the sleeves underneath are the statement piece, e.g. a contrasting colour or a pattern against a solid coloured dress. Those balloon sleeved blouses look fab under a sleeveless dress too! :P

And let's not, of course, forget our good friends 'chunky knit' and 'boyfriend cardigan' ^-^

Sorry, it's a bit hectic but I had a lot burst into my head at once :o) anyway, get layering girls..and start with a cardigan!

Go Moroccan with Hijabi Couture

A lovely range of tunics, caftans, scarfs, dresses.. in fact you name it, they've got it all in a wonderfully modest and Moroccan style. I'm talking about the new hijabi shop on the net hijabi couture - it's well worth a visit and here are some samples of their collection to show you why:

Wow, I looove this outfit. I think I would buy the tunic and wear it with jeans though, but the purple goes so well with it:

Another great tunic and the prices are fair too:

I really want this bag!! It would 'Moroccanise' any outfit for sure

Check out these lush purple trousers, so comfy looking:

And finally, a great modern outfit but with a Moroccan twist:

So there you have it, the great new Moroccan style hijabi website well worth having a browse through, I know I will be :D

Nabila's Pick Of The Week

This week Nabila's gone for a subtle rock chic feel with a check shirt dress, a black patent bag and those cute pumps/plimsolls. I also like how she's softened it all up with a light blue cardigan. She's pulled it off rather nicely I think and shows that in moderation, a rocky style can be hijabified just like most other looks:

Here's my version:

Cute Stars :D by Zaenab

I really like that star hijab pin, I think it ties the rocky theme together quite nicely :P

Hijab and Poncho: Love it or Shove it?

Before I start I have to say I completely and utterly hate the idea of hijab and poncho and I shove it right here but I am going to do a post on it because I want your opinions and also because I have seen a fair few hijabis adopt the poncho as their very best friend :S

Surprisingly, I did not find many photos of hijabis with ponchos but here are a couple to show you:

These two don't look too bad actually but I think the long ones look far better with trousers as wearing a long poncho with a skirt/jilbab is a material overload. Obviously with a sheer poncho you would have to wear modest clothes underneath but they could come in useful on those hot summer days.

Anyway, I'm still sceptical but I can see how a poncho could be nice with a headscarf..here are some ponchos I like:

This is cute and I like that you can button it at the top:

And the only kind of poncho I would ever even consider wearing myself..

So do you love it or did you, like me, shove it to the back of your wardrobe when it went out of fashion?

Chinese Hijab Style

China was the first country that popped to my head when I decided to do another 'country hijab style' post. With USA still being my fave place for hijab style (even though I don't live there) I want to see how a country on the other end of the world fares. So here are the piccys I've dug out:

Awww look at the cute little baby :P

Great polka dot headscarf!

I love this pic, don't know why exactly I just do lol.

A great picture, full of colours and patterns

Great hijabs and pretty little floral prints :)

I've saved the best until last..

What an amazing hijab! I love headscarves with sunglasses it looks so cute. So from these photos I'm guessing that Chinese style is full of bright colours and pretty patterns which I love but I still think US style is up there. Maybe next time..

Outfit Ideas

A section for inspiration, take what you like and leave what you don't. I like the dress but I think I would leave the belt lol:

Nabila's Pick Of The Week

I love this fun, casual outfit, it's so bright and colourful and the dress is lush! That little brolly is so cute too :D

And here's my copy..

Cute Dress by Zaenab

I put sandals instead because I wanted it to look more summery but I love the pumps she's wearing of course ^-^

To "Muslim" Terrorists..

Stop making the lives of us real Muslims so miserable by using our religion as an excuse for your unislamic acts of murder and destruction. Next time you terrorise people you don't even know do it in the name of your own freak show "religion" and leave us Muslims out of your bloody crimes.