One thing is for sure: When you’re at AfriPop! Sessions, you better bring your serious…
One thing is for sure: When you’re at AfriPop! Sessions, you better bring your serious hair game. Fresh ‘fros and gorgeous locs filled Brooklyn’s AfriPop! Sessions, that featured live acoustic performances by Denitia, food by Panla and music by DJ Sirak. Attendees of the festive day party also enjoyed celebration of talent from the African diaspora and fundraiser for MoCADA. Take a tip from these effortlessly stylish ladies while thinking of chic hairstyles this season.
Casablanca Calling premieres on Wednesday, 19 November 2014 at 22h00CAT on Witness, Al Jazeera’s observational documentary strand.
Filmed over two-and-a-half years, Casablanca Calling is an intimate portrait of three Moroccan women – Hannane, Bouchra and Karima – working as official Muslim leaders or Morchidat.
In Morocco, 60% of women have never been to school, but the Morchidat programme was introduced in 2006 as part of a raft of reforms to strengthen the position of women in Moroccan society and temper the rise of extremism, manifest in the terrorist attacks that struck Casablanca in 2003.
The Morchidat have a mission: to highlight Islamic teachings of compassion, tolerance and equality. Their work takes them into mosques, schools, homes, orphanages, prisons and out in the countryside. They support the education of women and girls; campaign against early marriage; and encourage young people to build a better Morocco, rather than dreaming of life in the West.
Award-winning director Rosa Rogers says, “The lives of women in the Arab world are often closed and off limits to those outside. As I learned about the work of the Morchidat and the lives of the women they work with, I discovered a different Islam from the images that dominate Western mainstream media. On every step of the way with this film, I have had my ideas and preconceptions consistently challenged, reframed and expanded.”
Break the internet with these superb ankara print styles. Who says it is only Kim Kardashian that can break the internet by taking off her clothes for the camera? You can also break the internet by putting your clothes on. and I mean, by wearing any one of these pieces that were presented by Aya Morrison at the last edition of Glitz Africa Fashion Week in Accra, Ghana. The top fashion event took place between the 6th ad the 9th of November 2104.
When Kim Kardashian posed nude for Paper Magazine, even with just the release of his backside, she broke the internet as almost everyone had something to say about it. There were condemnations and applauds for the reality TV star’s daring photo-shoot. But if you want to break the internet with your clothes on, you can pick one of these superb ankara print styles or several other ones on this site.
We have several other posts with the collections that were showcased by other brands. You can take a look at the site to find them. There are several other styles for both men, women, teenagers, as well as children. Also, take a look at them to find the perfect style for you.
Whether you are a designer or fashionista, there are several other posts that you can check out and get loads of inspirations from.
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Cara Anaya has been living with Persistent Genital Arousal Disorder and can have up to 180 orgasms in two hours. The 30-year-old American mum and wife was diagnosed of the incurable disorder three years ago. Due to the disorder, she has to endure constant arousal for up to six hours a day.
The first time she experienced the embarrassing ordeal was while she was in a shopping centre and walking through the shops. She said she became aroused all of a sudden by everything around her including the smells in the air and everything she touched. Confused and unaware of what was happening to her, she began to panic. But that did not prevent the arousal until she fell on the floor and had multiple orgasms.
According to Cara, the condition has ruined her social life as she’s afraid of going to public places and embarrass herself. She also has to quit her job as it was difficult to manage her job as a waitress with her situation. She said she can have impulsive and humiliating orgasms on a school run, at a supermarket and even while watching the children in a playground which makes her feel dirty.
“It is embarrassing and confusing and humiliating. When you are around children you feel like a pervert because you have all these really strong feelings rushing through your body at the same time. It has devastated my involvement in my son’s life because I feel too dirty to be a part of it. It will build and build and build inside me and it’s overwhelming. It makes me giggle because of the momentary high, and outwardly I look okay, but inwardly it’s a torture.”
Cara is married to 34-year-old Tony Carlisi and the couple lives in Arizona, USA. They have a young son Merrick, 10, who she said she has not been so much involved in his life as she is supposed to be due to her disorder. According to the mother of one, the situation has strained her relation with her husband. Speaking about her wife’s pain and hurts, Carlisi says he feels bad that his wife has to go through this embarrassing ordeal.
See the video below where Cara and her husband talk about her condition. She even had an orgasm in the process.
A former American soldier and aid worker Peter Kassig has been beheaded by the Islamist terror group ISIS. His killing was confirmed by the American government through a statement today after carefully examining a video released by ISIS alleging to show the beheading of the young man. The 26-year-old Peter Kassig is from Indianapolis. He was captured in eastern Syria on 1st October 2013 while delivering relief supplies to his aid group known as the Special Emergency Response and Assistance (SERA).
Before his beheading, his parents made a video appeal to his captors begging them to have mercy on their son and release him. But their pleading did not stop the terrorist from finally executing their son. In the video, the parents also said they were proud of what he was doing in Syria by helping those who were in need.
Kassig was previously spotted at the end of the video in which British hostage Alan Henning was killed. The news of his beheading came a few hours after it was reported that British Jihadi John had been injured in an air attack against IS in Iraq. He is the fifth foreigner to be beheaded by ISIS so far.
The pre-wedding event of Solange Knowles took place in New Orleans on Friday night and her elder sister Beyonce Knowles attended the party alone.
The wedding between Solange and her video director fiance Alan Ferguson will take place today November 16th. Beyonce and about 50 other friends were treated to a movie night at the Indywood Move Theatre. According to Indywood Cinema Facebook page, they watched a 1975 movie titled “Mahogany”. Mahogany is an American romantic drama that stars Diana Ross who is a poor African-American woman that became a popular fashion designer in Rome. In the romantic drama, Diana had to choose between living a famous and materialistic lifestyle in Rome or returning home to a man she loves in Chicago.
Jay-Z as a brother-in-law did not attend the Solange Knowles pre-wedding party with her wife. A few months ago, Solange had an elevator fight with Jay Z that was recorded and shared on the internet. The video went viral and got a lot of media attention with some people alleging it was because Jay Z was cheating on the “Crazy in Love” singer and mother of one.
“Solange is getting married to a wonderful man on Sunday and they rented out the theater for a pre-wedding party. It was beautiful, they were beautiful, Diana Ross is beautiful, love is beautiful,” the Indywood Cinema writes.
This will be the second marriage for the 28-year-old Solange. Her first marriage was with Daniel Smith in February 2004 when she was just 17 and he was 19. On the 18th of October 2004, the couple welcomed their son that was named, Daniel Julez J. Smith, Jr. Knowles.
The Fashion Designers’ and Craft Makers’ Young Designer Awards took place on the 1st of November at the Pullman London Hotel in St. Pancras and was hosted by Lovelda Smith and Annik Rau. The event was attended by the media, fashion lovers, as well as friends and families.
Established by Joanna Marcella, a London based fashion designer, the award aims to provide a platform of inspiration for multicultural dynamic and young fashion designers by helping in raising their profile as extraordinarily talented and innovative designers.
The fashion award event was hosted the FDC Emerging Designer Award, the FDC Young Designer Award, as well as the Radical Designer Award. The events panel of special guest judges were Speaker and Presenter Annik Rau, Writer and Journalist Sara Khan, as well as Business Women and Entrepreneur Nina Malone.
The first position was awarded to Claire Ozee who created an innovative design inspired by the Great Gatsby. The second position was then awarded to Chelsea Visda who epitomized the delicateness of the Great Gatsby characters and the 1920’s through her tapestry skills.
The Emerging Designer Award first position was awarded to Christina Hallett-Young. She’s a Contour Fashion graduate with specialization in lingerie. Her “Red Reliance” themed collection was chosen for depicting the elegance meets sophisticated power dressing. The second position went to Naomi Thompson who stole the show with her remarkable attire that was inspired by the Ziegfeld Follies girls.
Aisha Enashdias was the winner of the first place of the Radical Designer Award for designers over 21 years. The judge’s’ attention was captured by her outstanding collection. The second position went to Münüse Ağagil whose “War Bride” collection concept had an amazing and luxurious look.
“We’ve found a great bunch of new, fresh and innovative young designers and we seek to support and encourage them as much as we can, through our Designer Development Initiative. The Designer Development Initiative is an attempt to support aspiring multi-cultural fashion designers and aims to make a significant difference to their economic well-being, by offering support, mentoring and motivational sessions,” says Joanna Marcella.
The FDC Young Designer Award and the Designer Development Initiative is a platform for partakers to network and promote their work. Those who won the Radical Awards will begin the preparation of their presentation that’ll be put before a panel of directors at the Vancouver Fashion Week.
The winners of the Young Designer Award and Emerging Designer Award will present their collection in New York City. The Young Designer event ended with the showcasing of the collection of emerging international fashion designers as well as models from France, the USA and Russia.
Photo Credit: Diamond Braganza Photography and E.S.L
The 18th edition of the annual Hollywood Film Awards took place last night November 14th at the Palladium in Los Angeles and was well attended by celebrities among whom were Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Lopez, Queen Latifah, Kristen Stewart and several others.
First photo above is of Angelina Jolie who presented the New Hollywood Award to Jack O’Connell. O’Connell is a one of the stars in the new film Unbroken, which she directed. See the list of winners here.
Kristen StewartJennifer LopezFelicity JonesKeira KnightleyJanelle MonaeQueen LatifahShaun Robinson & Gayle KingHilary SwankJulianne MooreLaura DernLia Marie JohnsonEmily RatajkowskiAmanda SteeleShailene WoodleyShaun RobinsonTeala DunnMaitland WardTian JingKeltie KnightBrooke AndersonMike Myers and Kelly TisdaleLuciana Pedraza and Robert DuvallChanning TatumEddie RedmayneSimon Helberg
Steven TylerSteve Carell
Patrick FugitBenedict CumberbatchChadwick BosemanMichael Keaton
Last night was the 18th edition of the annual Hollywood Film Awards that took place at the Palladium in Los Angeles. The first edition of the award was in 1997 and below is the complete list of winners. See the red-carpet photos here.
Hollywood Film Award:Gone Girl Hollywood Actor Award: Benedict Cumberbatch, The Imitation Game Hollywood Actress Award: Julianne Moore, Still Alice Hollywood Career Achievement Award: Michael Keaton, Birdman Hollywood Director Award: Morten Tyldum, The Imitation Game Hollywood Ensemble Award:Foxcatcher cast Hollywood Documentary Award:Supermensch New Hollywood Award: Jack O’Connell, Unbroken Hollywood Comedy Film Award:: Chris Rock, Top Five Hollywood Animation Award:How to Train Your Dragon 2 Hollywood Supporting Actor Award: Robert Duvall, The Judge Hollywood Supporting Actress Award: Keira Knightley, The Imitation Game Hollywood Breakout Performance Actress Award: Shailene Woodley, The Fault in Our Stars Hollywood Breakthrough Director Award: Jean-Marc Vallée, Wild Hollywood Breakout Performance Actor Award: Eddie Redmayne, The Theory of Everything Hollywood Screenwriter Award: Gillian Flynn, Gone Girl Hollywood Song Award: Janelle Monae, “What is Love” for Rio 2 Hollywood Blockbuster Award: Guardians of the Galaxy
Pre-tel awards: Hollywood Cinematography Award: Emmanuel Lubezki, Birdman Hollywood Visual Effects Award: Scott Farrar, Transformers: Age of Extinction Hollywood Film Composer Award: Alexandre Desplat, The Imitation Game Hollywood Costume Design Award: Milena Canonero, The Grand Budapest Hotel Hollywood Editing Award: Jay Cassidy and Dody Dorn, Fury Hollywood Production Design Award: Dylan Cole and Gary Freeman, Maleficent Hollywood Sound Award: Ren Klyce, Gone Girl Hollywood Make-Up and Hairstyling Award: David White (Special Make-up Effects) and Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou (Hair Designer and Make-up Designer), Guardians of the Galaxy
Check out how heavily pregnant Alicia Keys is rocking her skinny jeans, leather and hot pink heels while out and about in the city.
You don’t want to play with today’s pregnant women. Gone are the days’ maternity fashion was zero and most women cannot show off their fashion style due to their baby bumps. Today’s woman has not taken the fashion style to another level but is not hesitating to put oh high heeled shoes.
Heavily pregnant Alicia Keys stepped out in skinny jeans, leather jacket, and hot pink heels. The 33-year-old singer had on an edgy haircut, buzzed on one side of her face that was styled in a side-plait. She then completed her look with bright red lips and dramatic eye makeup.
The mother of one dressed to accentuate her curves and baby bump. Alicia and her husband Swizz Beatz, 36 have been married for four years now.
Pregnant women like Alicia Keys and Kim Kardashian have been proving that you can be pregnant and wear almost all the types of clothes you used to wear when you had no bumps. That in fact, you can wear high heeled shoes and still pull off your bump with no stress.
Today’s designers now make almost every kind of style available for pregnant women. Whether it’s a jean pant, straight trousers, dresses, skirts and blouse, jumpsuits, and much more, every style is now being made to accommodate a pregnant woman’s bump. This has made it easy for pregnant women to remain stylish and slay while pregnant.
Ladies, what do you think about Alicia Keys’ pregnant style? Would you wear your skinny jeans the way the singer did while you are heavily pregnant? Share your views by leaving a comment below.
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The FDC Young Designer Award and the Designer Development Initiative is a platform for partakers to network and promote their work. Those who won the Radical Awards will begin the preparation of their presentation that’ll be put before a panel of directors at the Vancouver Fashion Week.
