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StoriesOct 3, 2014
Al Nisa – Making Challenges Work for Your Business
Nargis Yousuf began her career as a beautician from her small kitchen in a two bedroom apartment. Now her established beauty salon, Al Nisa is the official hair and makeup company for Suhaag's Ottawa Show .
StoriesJul 25, 2014
Grand-Mompreneur: Entrepreneurship at 60
Like any other Muslim mompreneur, Rabiya Moola is energetic, passionate, and inspirational. Her vision is to change the way Muslim women are portrayed, and she’s doing this all in her sixties.
NewsMay 24, 2014
Connecting Muslim Women Entrepreneurs
For the first time in Ottawa, Muslim business women got a chance to come together to network, share ideas and learn about each other. This networking event was organized by the Muslim Women’s Business Network of Ottawa (MWBNO) on Saturday April 12th, 2014. The event was a huge success and was…
StoriesMay 24, 2014
From “Halal Cakes” to “Cake Fantasies"
It all started 6 years ago on her daughter’s seventh birthday. Using icing tips she had bought from the dollar store, Sobia Kamran created a beautiful cake that impressed her family and friends. Like many women these days, Sobia wanted to stay home with her kids but also wanted to utilize her…
StoriesMar 17, 2014
Five ways to support your wife's work
As rare as it is to find a practicing Muslimah who is also an entrepreneur, it is rarer still to find a Muslim man who supports his wife in starting and running a home based business.
StoriesJan 19, 2014
Muslim Mompreneur: Registering Your Home-based Business (HBB)
As Muslims, we are obliged to abide by the laws of the land and the country that we live in. Because there seems to be general misconceptions that the legalities of running a home based business (HBB) are complicated and unnecessary, this article will address some of those misconceptions and show…
StoriesDec 9, 2013
Muslim Mompreneur: Before you start your business
In the past decade or so, a new generation of entrepreneurs has come into being: the Mompreneurs. Women business owners who balance being mothers and entrepreneurs are on the rise. Commerce and women is not a new idea for Muslims. Khadija (RA), the first woman to accept Islam, was a successful…
NewsAug 11, 2013
Muslim women artists showcase their talents at a local craft show
Three hijabis and a niqabi, were among 60+ vendors who set up tables at the Library and Archives Building in Downtown Ottawa on July 13. This was not an Eid Festival event, nor was it part of fundraising function or a picnic organized by a Muslim organization. These Muslim women -- owners of three…
NewsJul 7, 2013
Parents spend quality time with kids at the Abraar School Family Fun Day & BBQ
Abraar School held its annual BBQ & Family Fun Day on June 8th, 2013. Parents got a chance to spend quality time with their kids and actively participated in the Olympiad games (potato sack race, three legged race etc.) and the scavenger hunt.

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