“Van depressie naar inspiratie”
Assalamou alaykom,
After a major breakdown I had in 2016, I quit my job and travelled back home in North Africa, to join my parents where I’ve spent some time there to recover, that’s when I have had the chance to spend more time in the mosque and learn more about Islam to get closer to Allah.
I couldn’t help but noticing then the lack of choice and variation in Islamic Casual/Fashion wear for Muslim Men, apart from the classic Kameez, Jubba or Thobe that you wear mostly for prayer or special occasions like Eid etc. and not really much for everyday wear.
Being a Muslim Man who should care about his appearance, I used to combine casual clothing & traditional Islamic garments to get a more contemporary look yet meet our Islamic dress code, without feeling alienated by the society we live in, especially in the west.
Een paar maanden later, door de leiding van Allah SWT, voelde ik de drang om iets te doen. Toen ben ik het idee beginnen vorm te geven om een online marktplaats voor islamitische mode en lifestyle te creëren, en toen kwam de naam “MOOMENN” in me op, een Arabisch woord dat “gelovige” betekent.
May 2017 I came back to London and started my research, which led me to realised how so many young and adult Muslims around the world who were just like me, needed not only solutions but guidance as well, and so I began pursuing a dream to create a network of Modest clothing and accessories brands to build not only a hub of choices and variety for Muslims but also reaching out to Muslim writers to create an educational content for young and adult Muslims about our garments’ history and dress code.
Al Hamdoullillah, after several months of market research, building the business and founding partnerships, I’ve founded the project in Feb 2018 and launched the website couple of months later.
Het MOOMENN-team werkt dag en nacht om moslims over de hele wereld een one-stop-shop te bieden voor alle islamitische modecategorieën, van smart/casual kleding en sportkleding tot badkleding, accessoires en meer, allemaal zonder concessies te doen aan onze islamitische identiteit en waarden, en toch passend binnen elke samenleving waarin we leven.
May Allah purify our intentions and put baraka in our actions.
All praises due to Allah Soubhanahou wa Taala, who guided me All Along!
Let’s begin by saying Besmellah.
Vrede & Zegeningen
Founder
Aziz Louhichi
