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Memories of Event Arranged by AMU Alumni Association of New Jersey & Pennsylvania

(Left): Mariyam, daughter of Dr Rahi Masoom Reza, recites Jinse ham chhoot gaye ab wo jahan kaise hein... (Center): AAINA dar AAINA in New York with Fozia Qamar and Zafar holding the
Filmfare award for Lamhe. (Right): NAGEENAY in NJ. The trio of Meenakshi, Meena and Shalini present Dr Rahi’s Mata Saraswati Sharda of ALAAP
n By Siraj Khan that it was also Dr Rahi’s 25th the same name. The 94-episode fare Awards with me in each of
AAINA creation in Boston, death anniversary. It is that time TV series ran from 1988 to 1990. those three events - AAINA,
arch reminds me of which I was privileged to script of the year again. His contribu- If to chose a Muslim by film icon AAINA dar AAINA and NA-
many things. One of and direct. tion to Bollywood goes beyond a BR Chopra to do that job was GEENAY. The trophies were for
Mthem is the event NA- I flew in from Dubai to join class act of 200 films - dialogues, daring, what Dr Rahi delivered Mili, Mein Tulsi Tere Angan Ki
GEENAY same time last year in the team in Boston and we all script, screenplay, lyrics you have was nothing short of phenom- and Lamhe. Tawaif will go in the
NJ, hosted by The Aligarh Mus- drove to NJ to stage our per- it all, overflowing like a fountain. enal. Art belongs to the whole next one, whenever that takes
lim University Alumni Associa- formance. One of the luminar- What amazes me most about Dr world. place.
tion of New Jersey and Pennsyl- ies of AMU, whose work we Rahi is his writing the script for It was never planned to be Here are some pictures of the
vania. This was the third stage were showcasing, was Dr Rahi Doordarshan TV series Mahab- like this, but I did hand-carry three events held in 2015, 2016
presentation of the original Masoom Reza. It so happened harat, based on the Hindu epic of three trophies of Dr Rahi’s Film- and 2017.
Macy’s Launches a Line of Muslim-Friendly Clothes

acy’s is set to launch a inside and outside’
new line of hijab-friend- Tip to toe: The maxi-dresses
Mly clothing after teaming and jumpsuits are made with mod-
up with an Islamic fashion brand esty as well as style in mind
to create the ‘modest’ designs. Give it a flip: The line will
The new collection, created in launch on Macys.com on February
collaboration with Verona Collec- 15, with prices between $13-$85
tion, features full-coverage, styl- Next up: The brand follows
ish garments, including items like similar moves by the likes of Nike
sweaters and long coats that mix and American Eagle.
modesty with style. While the steer of the cam-
Verona Collection was found- paign is aimed at Muslim women
ed in 2015 by Lisa Vogl after she who may have felt there was a lack
became frustrated with the lack of of choice for themselves when it
fashionable modest clothing avail- comes to fashion, the collection is
able for herself and other Muslim also bound to have widespread ap-
women. peal for shoppers.
Hitting the stores: Macy’s has Macy’s, which also sells
announced that it’s launching a line brands such as Ivanka Trump
of Muslim-friendly clothes and Anne Klein, is just the latest
Making it work: The depart- in a long line of brands that have
ment store is partnering with Is- released a clothing line of mod-
lamic fashion brand Verona Collec- est fashions, including Nike and
tion for the line American Eagle, who both re-
A new reality: Verona Collec- leased hijab-friendly lines last year.
tion was founded in 2015 by Lisa May 2017’s run of The Work-
Vogl (not pictured), who had been shop was Macy’s seventh year of
frustrated by the lack of fashionable the program aiming to grow Ma-
options for Muslim women cy’s partnerships with designers
Choices: The collection in- and entrepreneurs.
cludes long jackets and cardigans as ‘Through The Workshop at
well as hand-dyed hijabs Macy’s, we want to nurture and
Lisa herself is a graduate of The support minority- and women-
Workshop at Macy’s minority- and owned businesses to build their
women-owned business develop- capabilities and become the next
ment program. She shared her generation of retail partners,’
ideas for the collection during the Shawn Outler, Macy’s executive
program last year. vice president - Licensed Business-
Soon enough, Macy’s was help- es, Food Services and Multicul-
ing Lisa develop her ideas to be sold embrace fashion that makes them introducing our brand to their con- an affordable price range of $13 tural Initiatives, said in a statement.
on the racks of one of America’s feel confident on the inside and sumers through this collaboration.’ to $85, will first be released on the ‘We are truly encouraged by
largest retailers. outside,’ Lisa said in a press release. Among the pieces is a focus Macy’s webiste on February 15. the successes of our graduated
‘Verona Collection is more ‘Macy’s has been an amazing on essentials, from demure maxi- In it: Lisa described the Verona businesses, including Verona Col-
than a clothing brand. It’s a plat- partner, helping us strengthen the dresses to long-sleeved blouses and Collection as a community where lection, and look forward to host-
form for a community of women to foundation of our business through hand-dyed casual hijabs. women can ‘embrace fashion that ing a new class of participants this
express their personal identity and The Workshop at Macy’s and now The collection, which boasts makes them feel confident on the spring.’
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