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A woman’s gaze on women: Sudanese female director wins French award for film about arranged marriage

Suzannah Mirghani's short film Al-Sit won the Canal+/Cine+ Award from the French channel Canal Plus Cinema.

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Saudi Arabia women in sports: Miles ahead five years on but still a lot more ground to cover

11 Feb 2021

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In a modest fashion: Refugee women stitch together humanity, design, and sustainability with help of German social enterprise

05 Feb 2021

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There’s money to be made in Arabic podcasts but the Middle East needs more ‘interesting’ local content

22 Jan 2021

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Freedom, empowerment, mobility: In 2020, Saudi Arabia fashion forwarded as reforms for women reap rewards

16 Dec 2020

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In 2020 as more of life went online, we ask: What are the limits to Virtual Islam?

15 Dec 2020

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She’s normalising hijab in the mainstream: ‘You don’t get in this game if you’re not strong’ – Melanie Elturk, Haute Hijab

16 Nov 2020

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Islamic Lifestyle

A woman’s gaze on women: Sudanese female director wins French award for film about arranged marriage

Suzannah Mirghani's short film Al-Sit won the Canal+/Cine+ Award from the French channel Canal Plus Cinema.

17 Feb 2021

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Islamic Lifestyle

Saudi Arabia women in sports: Miles ahead five years on but still a lot more ground to cover

Almost five years after the April 2016 launch of Saudi Arabia’s big reform masterplan women have been thrust into socio-economic life across arenas.

11 Feb 2021

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Islamic Lifestyle

In a modest fashion: Refugee women stitch together humanity, design, and sustainability with help of German social enterprise

“Craftsmanship is cross-cultural and tailoring a global language.” - Nicole von Alvensleben, co-founder, Stitch by Stitch.

05 Feb 2021

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Islamic Lifestyle

There’s money to be made in Arabic podcasts but the Middle East needs more ‘interesting’ local content

Arabic podcasts are experiencing a growth in popularity in the Middle East although they haven’t quite reached mainstream adoption.

22 Jan 2021

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Islamic Lifestyle

Freedom, empowerment, mobility: In 2020, Saudi Arabia fashion forwarded as reforms for women reap rewards

As social changes and reforms take hold, personal dressing style is also changing to reflect a new sense of freedom.

16 Dec 2020

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Islamic Lifestyle

In 2020 as more of life went online, we ask: What are the limits to Virtual Islam?

As the COVID-19 kept us socially distanced, prayers and lectures streamed over platforms like Zoom, and Ramadan virtual iftars became commonplace.

15 Dec 2020

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Islamic Lifestyle

She’s normalising hijab in the mainstream: ‘You don’t get in this game if you’re not strong’ – Melanie Elturk, Haute Hijab

Haute Hijab celebrates its tenth anniversary this year, a journey that co-founder Melanie Elturk admits has “not been a straight line”.

16 Nov 2020

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Islamic Lifestyle

These women opened up Muslim-friendly tourism: ‘We’ve always stuck to our cause’ – Tengku Suzana and Elaine Tee, Have Halal Will Travel

Have Halal, Will Travel reaches over 9 million users monthly and is Asia’s biggest travel and lifestyle platform dedicated to Muslims.

16 Nov 2020

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Halal Industry

What do Gen-Z Muslims think about the Islamic economy?

Born from the mid-1990s Gen-Zs are starting to make their own life decisions, impacting on the world’s businesses, the Islamic economy included.

16 Nov 2020

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Reports

Global Islamic Fintech Report 2021

State of the Global Islamic Economy 2020/21 Report - English Executive Summary

State of the Global Islamic Economy 2020/21 Report

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Announcements

TIME to open its first two hotels in Egypt

22 Mar 2021

46% of Middle East luxury travellers plan to holiday abroad in 2021, says YouGov survey

26 Jan 2021

HalalTravels to become an exclusive partner agency of Wome Deluxe all-inclusive halal resort

17 Jan 2021

UAE and Bahrain first to benefit from Israeli tourism

07 Dec 2020

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Islamic Finance

What are the most conducive countries for the growth of Islamic fintech?

24 Mar 2021

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Events & Courses

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Halal Expo Canada 2021

03 Jun 2021

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ICSD 2021: 9th International Conference on Sustainable Development, 8 - 9 September Rome, Italy

09 Sep 2021

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Malaysia International Halal Showcase

09 Sep 2021

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Special Coverage

Global Islamic Fintech Report 2021

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State of the Global Islamic Economy 2020/21

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Women in the Islamic Economy

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COVID-19 and the Global Islamic Economy

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E-book: Impacts of the COVID-19 outbreak on Islamic finance in OIC countries

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