{"id":3351,"date":"2020-08-31T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-31T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/?p=3351"},"modified":"2020-08-31T09:05:50","modified_gmt":"2020-08-31T13:05:50","slug":"amaliah","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/amaliah\/","title":{"rendered":"Amaliah"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Launched in 2016 by <a href=\"https:\/\/uk.linkedin.com\/in\/nafisab\">Nafisa Bakkar<\/a>, a 27<sup>th<\/sup> years-old entrepreneur based in London, U.K., <a href=\"http:\/\/amaliah.com\/\">Amaliah<\/a> is an online media-platform aiming to serve as an amplifier for Muslim women&#8217;s voices. Rich of contributions from over 300 women living all around the World, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amaliah.com\/\">Amaliah<\/a> allows for different feminine experiences within Muslim communities to be made pubic and widely accessible. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amaliah.com\/\">Amaliah<\/a> is committed to inclusion trying to take a broad-range of perspectives into consideration when addressing issues.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amaliah.com\/about\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5235\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2020\/08\/Amaliah-www.amaliah.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"915\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2020\/08\/Amaliah-www.amaliah.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2020\/08\/Amaliah-www.amaliah-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2020\/08\/Amaliah-www.amaliah-1024x488.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2020\/08\/Amaliah-www.amaliah-768x366.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2020\/08\/Amaliah-www.amaliah-1536x732.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2020\/08\/Amaliah-www.amaliah-500x238.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Over the years, <a href=\"http:\/\/amaliah.com\/\">Amaliah<\/a> and its founder received a lot of attention from main-stream media: they were featured in <em>Forbes<\/em>, <em>The Telegraph<\/em>, <em>CNN<\/em>, and <em>The Guardian<\/em> -to name only a few- increasing the platform\u2019s visibility and leading to a digital footprint of over 3.2 million every month.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amaliah.com\/press\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5236\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2020\/08\/FireShot-Capture-409-Press-Amaliah-www.amaliah.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"915\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2020\/08\/FireShot-Capture-409-Press-Amaliah-www.amaliah.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2020\/08\/FireShot-Capture-409-Press-Amaliah-www.amaliah-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2020\/08\/FireShot-Capture-409-Press-Amaliah-www.amaliah-1024x488.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2020\/08\/FireShot-Capture-409-Press-Amaliah-www.amaliah-768x366.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2020\/08\/FireShot-Capture-409-Press-Amaliah-www.amaliah-1536x732.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2020\/08\/FireShot-Capture-409-Press-Amaliah-www.amaliah-500x238.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The platform categorizes its multimedia content (text, video &amp; audio) in seven main categories:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amaliah.com\/category\/identity\">Identity<\/a> relays stories of personal journeys to becoming a woman<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amaliah.com\/category\/relationships\">Relationships<\/a> is interested in romantic\u00a0relationships, family relationships, and the relationship individuals have with themselves<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amaliah.com\/category\/soul\">Soul<\/a> focuses on the spiritual side of things (tips, advice,\u00a0and experiences\u00a0helping to nourish and boost one\u2019s faith or comfort one\u2019s heart<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amaliah.com\/category\/fashion\">Fashion<\/a> shares fashion and inspiration from bloggers<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amaliah.com\/category\/beauty-makeup\">Beauty &amp; Makeup<\/a> brings beauty and make-up advice<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amaliah.com\/category\/lifestyle\">Lifestyle<\/a> aims at inspiring, guiding and motivating with content inspired by one\u2019s personal interests and daily activities<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amaliah.com\/category\/world\">World<\/a> focuses on current affairs, news stories across the globe and trending topics.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amaliah.com\/category\/podcast\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5238\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2020\/08\/FireShot-Capture-415-Podcast-Amaliah-www.amaliah.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"915\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2020\/08\/FireShot-Capture-415-Podcast-Amaliah-www.amaliah.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2020\/08\/FireShot-Capture-415-Podcast-Amaliah-www.amaliah-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2020\/08\/FireShot-Capture-415-Podcast-Amaliah-www.amaliah-1024x488.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2020\/08\/FireShot-Capture-415-Podcast-Amaliah-www.amaliah-768x366.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2020\/08\/FireShot-Capture-415-Podcast-Amaliah-www.amaliah-1536x732.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2020\/08\/FireShot-Capture-415-Podcast-Amaliah-www.amaliah-500x238.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amaliah.com\/category\/podcast\">Amaliah Podcast<\/a> won the 2019 \u2018Grassroots Production of the Year Award\u2019 from the <a href=\"https:\/\/audioproductionawards.awardstage.com\/#!\/p0\">Audio Production Award<\/a>, and was nominated for the 2020 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.britishpodcastawards.com\/\">British Podcast Awards<\/a> in the \u2018Best Sex &amp; Relationships Podcast\u2019 category. The Podcast discusses Muslim life, culture and politics in the U.K.<\/p>\n<p>If some of you have ideas that they would like to share, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amaliah.com\/\">Amaliah<\/a> welcomes new contributions and contributors. So don\u2019t hesitate to contact them at <a href=\"mailto:contribute@amaliah.com\">contribute@amaliah.com<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amaliah.com\/contribute\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5237\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2020\/08\/FireShot-Capture-412-Write-with-us-Amaliah-www.amaliah.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"915\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2020\/08\/FireShot-Capture-412-Write-with-us-Amaliah-www.amaliah.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2020\/08\/FireShot-Capture-412-Write-with-us-Amaliah-www.amaliah-300x143.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2020\/08\/FireShot-Capture-412-Write-with-us-Amaliah-www.amaliah-1024x488.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2020\/08\/FireShot-Capture-412-Write-with-us-Amaliah-www.amaliah-768x366.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2020\/08\/FireShot-Capture-412-Write-with-us-Amaliah-www.amaliah-1536x732.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/blogs.library.mcgill.ca\/islamicstudieslibrary\/files\/2020\/08\/FireShot-Capture-412-Write-with-us-Amaliah-www.amaliah-500x238.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<p>Last, in March 2020, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amaliah.com\/\">Amaliah <\/a>introduced a membership option giving access to a variety of exclusive events and content. You can check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amaliah.com\/support\">Support page<\/a> to learn more!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Launched in 2016 by Nafisa Bakkar, a 27th years-old entrepreneur based in London, U.K., Amaliah is an online media-platform aiming to serve as an amplifier for Muslim women&#8217;s voices. 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