AFGHANGSTAH: 2017

Hi there lovely people! Hope you're having an amazingggg day!

I got so much love on this outfit and the best part isn't even how it looks, it's how cool it felt in the crazy Atlanta heat! I haven't been a hijabi for too long but making it through the summer wasn't so easy; here are some tips and tricks on how I managed to keep cool and still layer my outfits! If you live in Atlanta or anywhere with high temperatures and humidity you'll know that you may run into hot weather even in December so these should help you out for a while...

When layering always keep your options open. You're not confined to a tight hot undershirt or a cardigan. Those can get so hot and thick at times! Plus, sometimes those undershirts can end up looking tacky under a lot of stuff. As you can see here I paired up a really wide and flow-y shirt underneath. Ahhh sweet ventilation!
RIPPED JEANS! Wear them! If you're concerned about the modest aspect, here's what I do, I cut off a piece of fabric that matches my outfit and slide it into the holes if they're skinny jeans and will sit in tight, if not, FABRIC GLUE! Just clue a patch onto the back of the hole and voila.
Lightweight hijabs are essential and so are turbans. I've been wearing my "signature style turban" but for this look I had an ultra light weight hijab that I picked up at TJ Maxx! Always stay on the lookout.

OUTFIT DETAILS

Hijab is Calvin Klein but got it at TJ Maxx

Dress from H&M (I got it on sale in Atlanta, only 2$ my homies)

Undershirt from H&M

Watch from Michele Caber

Pants were sent to me complimentary by Hollister through Influenster (sign up using my link and try and review free products!)

Shoes from Charlotte Russe (keep an eye out for their 50% off all shoes sale)

Purse from Francesca's

OUTFIT SPECIFICS

The top is a dress in a size M, I'm actually an S but that was the only size they had left so for $2 I HAD to work with it.
I cut of a chunk of the dress in the front since there was so much fabric and tucked it into the holes of my pants for coverage.
Hollister's skinny high waisted pants allowed me to just tuck that hole right in and drape the dress as I pleased.
Last but not least the entire outfit cost less than $60 (if you don't count the watch)

I hope that was a tad bit helpful!

Shoutout to @a.squared.photography for her amazing talents!

Enjoy the rest of your week :)

- Afghangstah

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Hey guysss! So let's lighten up the mood a bit from my last post... let's talk about that one time I was in a Deen Squad video!

If you don't know who Deen Squad is, Wikipedia (YES Jae Deen is on Wikipedia, sheesh get with the times!) defines them as "a Muslim rap duo that aims to bring Islamic flavor to hip-hop"

I would always see Deen Squad videos pop up on my Facebook feed and talk to my friends about .... well, idk, how "interesting" it was... neither in a good or bad way.

So how'd I end up in the video?

Jae Deen DM'd me one day! Chill, I ain't lyin! Look below!

Obviously I got excited. I was like no waaaaayyyy! This is hilarious. I hit up all my friends who knew them some of who got excited and others who were like.... really? You want to be in a deen squad video???

I mean what did I have to lose? Sounded pretty fun to me! Not to mention, they seemed to have good intentions and I had JUST started wearing the hijab. Of course I wanted to be a "cover girl" and "be rockin' that hijab" - it was exciting and new - a chance to play up the hijab in a time where it was frowned upon! It was a project even Ibtihaj Muhammad was a part of so naturally my instinct was to say yes! After all, I did wear the hijab to raise awareness and to play up my identity and this was exactly aimed towards that goal.

Now let me tell y'all, I was in this video for

literally two seconds and I didn't stop hearing about it for a good few months. I guess you could say that was my two seconds of fame.

It went from friends tagging me in popular Arabic news posts about the video, to girls saying it's basic and full of girls who wear too much makeup, to people thinking I'm so much cooler or lamer than I actually am, to religious group chats I was in discussing the controversy behind it.

If anything, I guess you could say the video made its way around the Muslim community.

Check it out:

Let me know what you thought of the video... (well, I don't think I really WANT to know heh...)

Till next time!

-Afghangstah

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"At Least 20 Are Killed in Attack at Afghan Wedding Party"

"US air strike wiped out Afghan wedding party, inquiry finds"

"Gunmen attack Afghan wedding party, killing 21, wounding eight"

"Bombing kills 11 family members headed to Afghanistan wedding"

"Rocket kills 26 at Afghan wedding party"

Today I'm here to talk about a country's independence; but what is independence really? Being self-sufficient. Doing what you'd like when you'd like. Living your life the way you wish to live it... above all, living.

Independence is a word that leaves a bitter sweet flavor on the tongue of many Afghangstahs.

Sweet because it's the very defining core of our being yet bitter because the very essence that defines us has been taken away from us.

Today the very land that was built on the backs of warriors, a graveyard to the biggest of empires should be celebrating it's well earned independence. Instead, those very warriors are mourning. Today that very country is stripped of its defining factor. Today we remember how these bombs broke our home, how a bride died and how a baby wasn't born.

Today my family is mourning the death of Shams, an uncle whose only memory left is his heroic tales and picture. Shams, a son who went missing never to be found again. Shams, a brother who sacrificed his life while standing up for the freedom of his country.

Today a widow mourns because her tears will never be enough to feed her orphans. Today a mother's heart bleeds more than her son's body. Today a bride's hands are red with blood and not henna.

Today all these people are scattered across the globe. Standing independent yet with no independence.

Today I am here to mourn my country that has been at war for over 40 years.

The people of Afghanistan have not only lost their independence. With it, they have lost their families, their arms, their legs, their faces and their peace of mind.

Now imagine losing all of this on the same day, not just any day, one of the most happy and long awaited days in your life, your wedding day.

Afghan weddings get bombed more than anybody hears about... now tell me what country is independent when a girls smile is blown off her face on her wedding day...

I ask of you to help me help the victims of bomb attacks with the basic necessities and more. Most of you reading this have the means to do many things these people can't. We have the means to recreate these horrors but wipe them right back off our faces while they don't even have the means to lessen the scars that keep scarring them.

Help me help restore the little independence they may have left. Join me on my mission to provide these bomb attack victims with makeup and more. Makeup that matters.

More details coming soon.

Below I've provided links to organizations that help with these matters:

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"At Least 20 Are Killed in Attack at Afghan Wedding Party"

"US air strike wiped out Afghan wedding party, inquiry finds"

"Gunmen attack Afghan wedding party, killing 21, wounding eight"

"Bombing kills 11 family members headed to Afghanistan wedding"

"Rocket kills 26 at Afghan wedding party"

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