Back to blogging

by Ikhlas // 1 November, 2011 // No Comments

Hello! So you might have noticed that I’ve haven’t been blogging lately. You might be thinking I’ve been off on adventures, such as travelling the world or slaying dragons, but alas, you are wrong. I haven’t travelled anywhere other than...

Continue reading →

Becoming Ikhlas

by Ikhlas // 7 September, 2011 // No Comments

I didn’t realise I was brown until I was 4 and a half years old. I didn’t realise I was different until I was the age to start school. I didn’t realise there was something different about me. I thought...

Continue reading →

Muslim Fashionistas: My Amethyst’s Shea Rasol

by Ikhlas // 26 August, 2011 // 4 Comments

When researching for my Muslim Fashionistas paper in my 3rd year Islam and Modernity class, I discovered Shea’s blog My Amethyst. Instead of feeling like I was doing homework, I researched happily, discovering the different ways that Muslim...

Continue reading →

Catching up

by Ikhlas // 22 August, 2011 // 4 Comments

Hello! Hi. Anyeo (that’s Korean for hi) 🙂 How’s it going? So its been a really long time since I’ve posted here, and I thought I’d do a catch up post. It feels like I haven’t posted anything in ages...

Continue reading →

No

by Ikhlas // 17 August, 2011 // 4 Comments

I don’t know what they want from me. Its show day and the girls scuttle around the tent, gathering skirts and veils and bangles and shoes. We are all made to sit on chairs; our smiles frozen on our faces....

Continue reading →