We need your support to continue developing exceptional content to represent Muslim women in the media. We don’t believe in being “a voice for the voiceless.” We believe that everyone has a voice, but that many are conveniently silenced. Your contribution goes directly towards ensuring that our marginalized narrative is out there, front and center.

Here are some MuslimGirl.net initiatives that are totally changing the way we do media representation:

• #MUSLIMGIRLPROBS: Our version of media watch. Our weekly link roundup of headlines, stories, events, and situations from across the Internet that are problematic for Muslim women and make us want to rip our headscarves off.

• THE GIRLS’ ROOM: Our online series of monthly Google Hangouts where we talk about the issues that young Muslims actually want to talk about, with prominent guests from the Muslim community and beyond.

• BADDIE OF THE MONTH: Our profile series on badass Muslim women that are doing incredible things and making waves for the Muslim community. Our inaugural Baddie of the Month was Sana Saeed, producer at AJ+ and who we dubbed “the voice that launched a thousand tweets”!

• COLLEGIATE CHAPTERS: MuslimGirl.net has a student organization arm that is the IRL manifestation of our goal mission. MuslimGirl student leaders create a presence for Muslim women’s voices on their campuses and host events to directly benefit their communities. For more information, clique here.

Your support goes directly towards empowering Muslim women’s voices — it makes the strong declaration that you believe we deserve representation in the media. More than anything, we need your vote of confidence in Muslim youth. We’re the post-9/11 generation of Muslims that grew up during the height of Islamophobia. Our formative years took place under a complete assault on our identity. MuslimGirl.net is a direct product of that experience and a positive force to address it.

MUSLIMGIRL.NET MISSION STATEMENT:

1. Create a powerful voice for Muslim women in the media;

2. Empower a generation of Muslim women leaders around the world;

3. Reshape the image and eliminate stereotypes of Islam and Muslims;

4. Impact policies on both Muslim and women’s issues.

We need you to have our back on this one, fam.

To put it simply: we want to take things to the next level.

You know that feeling of always being talked over? Of being invisible? Of your voice being diluted by people speaking on your behalf? We want to make sure that ends by creating a presence that no one will be able to ignore.

You’ve made it clear that you love what we have to offer: MuslimGirl.net has experienced unprecedented growth over the last six months. We are eager to meet our growing audience with the resources it deserves. Here are just a few of things we’ve had to deal with during our expansion the past few months:

• IS MUSLIMGIRL DOWN?: Our cheap shared server simply has not been able to handle all the traffic to our website (mashallah!), thus causing periods of time where MuslimGirl.net goes down. This makes the website completely inaccessible at moments of high virality — which is exactly when you want to visit us the most! We want to make sure that MuslimGirl.net is always a reliable and accessible online destination for you. We would like to put funds towards having our own dedicated server.

• STAY ON THE LIST: So many of you have subscribed to our email list (mashallah, again!) that we simply don’t qualify for free email newsletter services anymore. MuslimGirl.net now requires a paid service to handle our badass subscribers. We’ve been paying out of pocket for the past few months to make sure our stories and relevant information are delivered straight to your inbox.

• LABOR OF LOVE: Not a single one of our beautiful growing family of staff and writers has ever been compensated a dime for their incredible work. Not one has ever reaped a profit off of MuslimGirl.net. #Wallah. Many set aside time from school or work to serve our community with the content you see on MuslimGirl.net. They pour their hearts into this because they believe in it. We think those are the people who deserve to be compensated the most.

• MO’ IDEAS, MO’ PROBLEMS: We’ve developed story boards and themes of new media projects to serve our increasing demand. The only problem? They haven’t left the cutting room floor because we haven’t had the resources to make them come to life for you!

Here’s how you can help us keep doing our thang:

• SHARING IS CARING: If you’re broke like us, join the club — literally. All you have to do is post, tweet, and share our campaign. Just like donations, your shares = your votes for the inspiring badassery we’re concocting over here. We <3 you.

• EMPOWER A VOICE: Upload a 30-second clip to your social media telling us about an inspiring Muslim woman in your life. Why is MuslimGirl.net important in getting her story out there? Tag it #MuslimGirlComeUp for an instant RT/like/reblog from us and a chance to have your subject be featured as MuslimGirl.net’s Baddie of the Month.

• DONATE $$$: As much of a loudmouth MuslimGirl is, it’s hard for us to put ourselves out there like this. We’re peeling back the layers and sharing our heart’s work with you in the hopes of finding your support. Will you extend your hand?

• JOIN THE CLIQUE: We roll with the baddest women around and get really excited about new additions to our gang. Our passion is palpable, our troublemaking is fearless, and our voices are loud and proud together in the face of adversity. We like teaming up with creative media types, bold writers, and dedicated bossladies. If you think you can hang, apply to join us.

• BECOME A PREZ: Want to really make waves in your community? Become the founding president of your very own MuslimGirl chapter. Our student organizations bring our mission to real life by hosting fun events, collaborating on campaigns, and becoming a real local presence on important issues. Get your leadership on, right here.