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Nabila Usman, Techno Wiz - Quietly Convincing -  Persistent

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Nabila was born in Dubai, UAE. She belongs to a Muslim family who moved to Dubai in 1970s and thereafter considered Dubai as their home. She is a lifelong student of Qur'aan and Islam, currently, enrolled with the Holy Qur'aan and Sunnah Establishment, Sharjah, UAE to learn memorization and tajweed and is a teacher of Islamic Education and Qur'aan in Dubai, UAE. She has studied Journalism and Communication Studies at the Middlesex University, Dubai (2011-2014) and received the "Young Journalist Award" of the year from Dubai International Film Festival in 2011. In 2009, she completed a Diploma in Creative Writing from University of Oxford's Department of Continuing Education via e-learning and was invited to be a panelist at a discussion about digital journalism in 2010. She has written articles for Productive Muslim, Aaila Family Magazine, Socially Conscious Arabia, My Oasis Living Magazine, and Muslim Women Writers' Workshop.
She recently completed a short course to qualify as a certified hijamah practitioner (Cupping Therapist) in Sharjah, UAE. 


Since childhood Nabila loved books, reading and writing. English is not her mother tongue, she writes in Urdu as well, but she loves this language. She dedicates most of her write-ups to current issues, historical, motivational and editorial features and on issues, which inspire her.  She strives to keep in touch with people of similar interests who motivate her. This is how she became involved MWWWI, early in 2005.

She is presently majoring in journalism and is employed in a media related company. She won, "Young Journalist Award" in 2011 from Dubai International Film Festival. She now lives in Sharjah, UAE.


An Example of her work

..…I believe that to become a successful writer, one must first be a good reader. So the more you read the better writer you will become………
…….When it comes to my personal writing interests, I usually work best in a calm ambiance with fewer people. At other times, all I need is "inspiration" to get my words flowing. I feel blessed because once I get an inspiration from anything and start writing, I don't care about my ambiance and it just happens naturally that I seclude myself from my surroundings and all that remains are my words……….
……..it is very important to keep writing everyday even if it is just one paragraph………
……..I believe that time management; inspiration and commitment will help any aspiring writer succeed in
their writing goals.'


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​ Peace and Blessings,
     My name is Haleemah Muhaymin, not too long ago I learned that women around the world do not have access to the necessary feminine supplies needed to function on a daily basis. Girls do not attend school at least one week of every month because they do not have the necessary sanitary supplies needed when they have their period. For the past two years I’ve sewn purses and donated them to the Sew Powerful Organization based in Washington State, which then fills them with the sanitary supplies. The filled purses are taken to Lusaka Zambia and are gifted to the girls. I am so humbled and very honored to be a part of that, but I want to do more. I began researching how to make quality reusable cloth period pads and I started sewing.
My mission (to empower girls), is to gift as many girls as I can in Africa and worldwide with a purse and ten sanitary pads inside. Having a period and proper protection should not be a hardship on any female especially for young girls who lose so much time every month during their educational years.
The materials I used for making cloth pads:
Toppers (placed against the skin)- 100% quilters cotton, flannel/brushed cotton
Core (absorbent center)- flannel, terry cloth
PUL (polyurethane laminate) waterproof fabric to prevent leakage
Backers (back of pad) flannel, fleece
Poly resin snaps (to snap around the panty crotch)
     If you want to be a part of this great cause you can donate the materials to make the pads: I will recycle gently used 100% cotton clothing such as flannel, quilter’s cotton, fleece or you can purchase any of the above mentioned fabric and/or PUL by the yard.
The fabrics I used for the purses:
Cotton, cotton blends,
Jean fabric, corduroy
Soft canvas fabric
*The girls love color and pretty designs.
Email me at-  ummyouseff@yahoo.com  - if you are interested in donating fabric or would like to sew and donate a purse.
Thanks,
Empowered Girls,
Haleemah Abdul Muhaymin

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