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Whenever I’m getting ready to use the video camera and put together hijab tutorials or weekly videos, my almost-three-year-old daughter watches with curiosity.

She’s observed me for quite some time and it shouldn’t come as a surprise when she one day she stood in front of the camera trying to do a hijab tutorial.

“First you put da side like dis.. and den you wap it awound like dis.. I’m making a hijab style mama.. it can help fix da poofy hair.”

I laughed and thought I’d capture her next time on my phone.

Luckily enough I did and I taped it.

She was a riot! How cute and funny. (Of course every parent probably thinks their kid is hilarious and entertaining).

I decided to share the video with my family via email. Then I had a thought, what if I once in a while used her funny videos and posted them on YouTube and Hijabtrendz instead of my regular ones?

As I was getting ready to edit the video and put it online I looked at her innocent joy and how she was in her own little world. Something changed. My husband was standing by and we looked at each other and back at the video and it was in that moment that we both knew… we couldn’t go through with it.

When I first thought about the idea, I knew there would be weirdos on the net who would probably say “look at this child forced to wear the burka” or some other such idiocy. But that’s not what I was worried about.

What really hit me and struck me deep in my heart was her purity and innocence and I felt like I didn’t want to share it with the whole world.

I love my daughters so much that when they cry I often tell them, “You’re breaking my heart”. And in that moment when I almost put my eldest daughter’s cute little escapade online, I knew that if I did, I would end up breaking hers.

What do you think? Should we air our families online or just leave those special moment for our own personal memories?

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Emirati based hijab fashion designer Rabia Z. is heading to France to tell the government her thoughts on the Burqa Ban.

Read the full article here.

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For those of you who may not know the lingo, a “muffin top” is when you’ve got jeans that fit perfectly but there is a little jiggle that comes up over the top of the waist forming a sort of muffin top shape.

We wanted to let you know that there is a way to alleviate that problem temporarily without resorting to exercise (or in drastic cases surgery).

Ever since low cut jeans became the popular thing, muffin tops exploded on the scene. Unless you have an extremely flat stomach, it’s just not going to work. Sorry.

And for the ladies who think they can just wear a tight shirt to hold things in… oops.. now you we can see the muffin top even more clearly.

Not Your Daughter's Jeans $54.00~$120.00

We have been in your shoes, so we know it can be frustrating. What are you to do?

The answer: higher waist jeans.

It sounds scary and like something older women wear that could care less about fashion, but they work. Now they are coming back in style and they are hip and trendy.

"The Dreamer" by Old Navy $39.50

The whole reason mom jeans probably came into existence is because they GET RID OF THE MUFFIN TOP.

These types of pants have a higher waist so they hold everything in.

Back in the day jeans didn’t come in any decent cuts and were usually very tapered at the leg making you look like you had an enormous behind. But now you can find them in the trendiest cuts.

So next time you’re on the lookout for jeans, try one of the higher buts and we can guarantee you will not be disappointed.

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Fake fur never goes out of fashion.

Here is a great hijab style you can wear to go shopping and then to meet your beloved for dinner. It’s furalicious for any occasion!

Elif Kavakci is a Manhattan based fashion designer and fashion journalist. She enjoys styling wearable collages as a hobby. You can reach her at elif@kavakcicouture.com

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This one enables us to connect directly with you!

We have some exciting features we’ll be adding to it in the near future so keep your eye out for alerts. The alerts will be used sparingly to update you on giveaways, winners and other important news, so don’t worry we will not be bombarding you.

If you don’t like the toolbar you can minimize it and it will be out of your way. But if you want to chat with us, check out the latest happenings or even get to know other readers, this is the place to do it.

You never have to leave the website to check your other favorite places like twitter, youtube or facebook. It’s all here for your convenience.

Feel free to play around with it and find out what all the cool buttons do.

We hope you enjoy it and we’d love to hear your thoughts.

This feels like the beginning of something totally awesome and we’re excited to share it with you!

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