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What happens when Tanya from the youth group asks me "Sister Hena, she is a Muslim isn’t that cool?" Is it cool? I know sex and all that is sexy sells and that’s what people are into, but Muslim teens need stronger Muslim women highlighted in other fields Read More »

"The idea of the pageant is to measure the contestants' commitment to Islamic morals... It's an alternative to the calls for decadence in the other beauty contests that only take into account a woman's body and looks," said pageant founder Khadra al-Mubarak. "The winner won't necessarily be pretty," she added. "We care about the beauty of the soul and the morals." Read More »