A dusty summer day....

The challenge of organising an event that is delicate and new in any given society requires humility, patience and persistence aside from the usual requirements of success. I am constantly learning that to get things done, personal interferance is a pre requisite. I read some where that effective time managment interpretes doing the easy things first, delegating those tasks that you can to other poeple. About the delegation, finding someone who shares your passion and ideas is harder than frying ice blocks!
It has been wonderfully hot and since I have spent this beautiful day moving up and down this dusty city, I have not the heart to sift through my picture bank to give you a picture to look at.
However, if you want something nice. Surat ARAHMAN always melts my heart. until then, skimbugwe@gmail.com I will be patiently waiting.

passion for fashion!

Ramadan is around the corner and while the entire Muslim population has mixed feelings on how to react to it, it is indeed one of those things that are inevitable blessings. what the season represents is entirely a personal matter. what we do personally and individually is reflective on whether we contribute to the development of the Mulsim society by protecting the sacred norms, or by destroying it by carelessly diregarding them. Which ever way we look at it, it is incumbent upon us to do due diligence in the spread, protection of at least one aspect/piller/ettiquete of Islam.

As a young energetic woman, with fashonable aspirations, I am undertaking a pleasant challenge of "Raising awareness of the Hijab" to achieve this noble cause I am dedicating the next edition of the rayah magazine to the Hijab and organising the first ever hijab runway show. No, its not for bikinies, see throughs or skimpy outfits. Rather a representation of modesty, creativity and passion.

save the date 31st july 2010. At the Imperial Royale Hotel Kampala.

Remeber to save the date

weekend ideas........

for the ladies who love color.....

The chalenge of weekend hijab;

I find my self a victim of the challenge muslim women face when the weekend draws in on what to wear and how to wear it. I am sometimes torn between the jeans and the floral skirts. When I think about the tropical heat, and the fact that weekend translates fashionably into comfort, light fabrics, and color, I always go for comfort and avoid bits that will affect the aspects of myhijab like transparency.

when it gets to accessories, I go for functionality. Big bags are the "in thing" but if they do not work for me, why should I have one? We are not slaves to fashion but rather the masters. what makes a great outfit is how you wear it. Even a rag would look great if worn with grace.

HIJAB DONT'S

DONT WEAR SEE THROUGH SKIRTS, DRESSES OR TROUSERS.

ALWAYS keep a bottle of conditioner. ALWAYS!

forget the usual stress we get each morning. Mine, today like many women I know had another twist altogether. I was having a bad hair day! wait, the hair is almost always under a scarf. my worry? The whole lot was entangled. Now you may wonder why a veiling babe concerns her self with the looks, feel and style of hair. we do more so than you know.
Any way back to the hair mess, I couldn't get round to how it got that way given that I had slept like a baby through the night (honestly). Combs, Brushes, even sticks wouldnt help. I tried every posible means to disentangle- nowthis is African hair we are talking about proudly thick, dark and yep, hard, Verry hard-never mind my lateness.
After about an hour, I remebered my grandmother's good old words - coconut milk makes your hair soft and entangle free. I run into the bathroom like a mad woman hoping that the fusion conditioner I had, had some in it.
You guessed right! it did not but had avocado I curesed my self why I would buy such a thing, was I mad? well,it may have been not as good but it did the job.

sometimes hair can be ad avocadoa bother, and no woman will go out with a lousy head of hair. No self respecting woman hijab or no hijab. I know the hair dresser does it best, but a bottle of conditioner will be usefull on arainy day.

summer goodies........

Predictably we in Kampala are in summer(arent we always?). Muslimwomen are not averse to fashion. So whether working or at home, being fashionably dressed calls for your understanding of the weather. Now that it is summer, you definately have to have color! you dont have to put alot of thought in it. just let your moodguide you. and while you are at it, you might want to get a look if not for less, then maybe exactly like this one. remember, attitude is every thing. You will look cool in the hijab if you feel cool!

does the shoe fit?

I love shoes. Really. Some times I buy them without really needing them. But these babies are unvoidable. Now that we are raising awareness for the hijab, I might as well point out one thing that iritates me when it comes to shoes. fitting. Some feet overflow (its the feet that are big rather, its the shoe that is a size smaller), others swim (this time the shoe is a size bigger than the shoe). This puts a sad finishing to your outfit.

Hijabs are long and at the end of all those yards, one expects to find a perfect finish. When beginning a new day, we usually think about the numerous things we have to do, some of them non important really. And while we dress up, comfort plays second feedle to smartness. Its only when you
get into the office and the running around is unavoidable that you wonder if
they fit well enough to run around in all day. Did you know that shoes contribute upto 30% of productivity ?

Did you that shoes contribute upto 40% on the smartness of your hijab?





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