EID 2012 Beautifully Wrapped Photo Contest!!!!!

It’s that time of year again! EID TIME!!!!

Now ladies, we know you are going to be decked out for Eid!   We want to see you in hijabs, turbans, sky-high wraps, geles, drapes and more!

Submission Procedure: The contest is simple: To enter, post your picture on our Facebook page (www.facebook.com/headwraps).   Include your name, short sentence description and location.   The photo with the most “likes” will win a copy of our 2013 Beautifully Wrapped Wall Calendar, AND possibly, just possibly a coveted spot in our 2014 calendar!

Timeline:
August 18: Contest begins.
August 24: Last day for submission of entries.
September 5: Last day for voting.
September 7: Winner announced!!

Voting Procedure:
If your entry is selected as one of the top submissions, you will be informed.

Guidelines:

• A “like” is counted as one vote. A comment is not.
• Each person is allowed to vote for multiple entries.
• You are required to have a Facebook account to enter the contest.
• The winners will be contacted by email. Please ensure that your email address is valid and in use.
• Votes from fake Facebook profiles that have been created to increase vote tallies will not be counted.

Terms and conditions of the competition:

• Participants must send entries as required in the contest announcement and in accordance with the theme in order to be eligible.
• Entries received after the deadline set forth in the contest announcement are ineligible.
• By submitting materials to Beautifully Wrapped, you represent and warrant that the materials do not infringe any copyright, trademark, property rights, rights of privacy or publicity of any person, or any other right of any third party and that you have the full and unrestricted right to transfer the materials to Beautifully Wrapped and Niyah  free and clear of any claims or encumbrances.
• Niyah/Beautifully Wrapped reserves the right in its sole and absolute discretion to alter any contest rules at any time.
• By entering the contest, you conclusively are deemed to have agreed to be bound by these contest rules and terms and conditions as well as by any rules specific to such contest. This is an irrevocable condition of entry.

From Amanda: “I took this picture of myself because the combination of two individually strong messages is impossible to ignore. As evidenced by the Civil Rights movement and current hijab rights movements in Europe, visible Black American and Muslim American identities are dangerous by themselves. The t-shirt and keffiyeh hijab, therefore, combine to create a very dangerous image for audiences that may be threatened by them.”

Thanks for entering Amanda!

(c) Nama Khalil

Nama Khalil received her Bachelor in Fine Arts from the Cleveland Institute of Art. Khalil’s Thesis Exhibition was derived from her personal experience, exploring instances of silenced and suppressed voice in post 9/11 society. She explores the notion of ‘Otherness” in her work while attempting to speak for herself as an Other, or acting as a mediator between her subjects and her viewers. She will be receiving her Masters in Middle East Studies from University of Michigan as she will continue to explore current issues prevalent to United States and Middle East, in her academic and art career.

Thank you for entering!

So what’s the one thing a “wrapper” can’t live with out?   Fabric of course!

Tons of Fabric! Photography by Alvyn Maranan and Mohammed Langston

When wrapping, your final look is dependent on the materials you use.  Are you looking for a tall crown like Erykah Badu look?  Don’t expect to achieve that with a silk scarf unless you have a LOT of hair underneath to support it!  The weight of fabrics has a lot to do with the look.  Experiment with creating the same style using different fabrics. You’ll learn quickly what goes with what.   Look out for a more detailed post later.  Meanwhile, take our poll!:

African-American Muslims