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Visions of Beauty
As I travel home on Royal Air Maroc, I have the opportunity to read a popular American fashion magazine. After a week in Morocco among mostly moderate Muslim women, I...
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Organic Spa Magazine
In the August Issue of Organic Spa, Kahina Giving Beauty's Argan Oi is highlighted as the product with one of 10 new natural ingredients the magazine's readers should know about.
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An Argan Cooperative Near Biougra
My Berber hostess Zaina insists I return for a visit to a cooperative in a remote mountain village followed by lunch at her house for couscous, although we were scheduled...
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A visit to an argan cooperative near Agadir
We start the day at the fish market where we pick out 8 pounds of various fish to bring to Zaina to cook for us. I thought we would just...
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Marrakesh
After arriving in Casablanca, I am picked up by Majid, my guide, driver, translator, negotiator and body guard all rolled into one see http://kahina-givingbeauty.com/blog/light-of-the-prophet, to drive me the two and...
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Flying High: New York - Morocco
After a day of great news -– Vanity Fair wants an interview with me, Holt Renfrew has agreed to take the line as well as ABC Home, and an Italian...
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Kahina Introduces Travel Basics: Inspired by Travel for Travel
After having my favorite (before Kahina) skin care products confiscated at the airport on my first trip to Morocco (see Destiny: the beginnings of Kahina), it was only a matter...
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Signature Statement - What Signatures Say About Personality
I read recently that your signature tells a lot about who you are as a person. If your signature slants upward, then you are an optimistic person. If it slants...
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Organic Skin Care Line Based on Argan Oil
My goal is to produce high quality natural and organic products without sacrificing efficacy. Working with an organic chemist, I produced Kahina using all natural ingredients and organic botanicals whenever...
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Making a Mark: Helping the Berber Women
Most women of the argan cooperatives are illiterate and some are just learning to write their names through literacy programs provided by the cooperatives. Meeting these women for the first...
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SPA
SPA magazine features Kahina Giving Beauty's product line in its "face and body: fair trade and local" and for giving back to the co-ops. Giving Beauty sources key ingredients from...
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Vanity Fair
Vanity Fair shares video, images and Katharine L'Heureux's journey bringing Giving Beauty and the argan oil inspired Kahina organic beauty product line to life. When Katharine Phillips L’Heureux embarked on...
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ZAHRA AZIZ
All of the women have been prepared for my visit and it is obvious that Zahra Aziz has draped herself in her finest fabric in honor of my arrival. When...
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Meaningful Beauty
Our beauty rituals are the first thing we do in the morning and the last thing we do at night. What a powerful thing it is to stand in front...
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Kissing Camels: Or How I Got Here
It all started in seventh grade with Bonne Bell's Ten 0 6 cleanser. At first, I would sneak into my mother's bathroom, cotton ball at the ready, and rub it...
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Fatima Achkich
Fatima, who has two children she is raising on her own, has worked at the cooperative for 9 years. When I ask about her life, she tells me that she...
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Aarbia Amzil
Aarbia claims to be 70, but doesn’t know her age exactly. With no children of her own, Aarbia has adopted her 30 year old niece so that she has someone...
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Ija Obella
Ija is one of the senior members of the cooperative at 80 years old. She has worked at the cooperative since it was founded 11 years ago. While her stern...
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Taarabt Benfenzi
Taarabt Benfenzi has worked almost 9 years at the cooperative, an obvious source of pride for her. Like many of the women, Taarabt’s husband is without work. Her income provides...
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Zahra Elkatim
Zahra, whose name means flower in Arabic, is a 61 year old widow with 7 children, one of which is physically handicapped. The money Zahra earns working in the co-op...
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Fatima Baskar
Fatima is married with 2 children. She tells me that her husband is a very good man, very supportive of her and proud of her for working in the co-op....
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Zaima Imchurga
60-year old Zaima has worked at the co-op for 6 years. Zaima’s husband works on others’ farms as a hired hand, but, because there is no work for him now,...
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Zahra Amarir
Zahra Amarir is married with 8 children. Before working in the argan cooperative, she did farm labor with her husband. She tells me it was very hard work and that...
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Real Simple Recognizes Kahina-Giving Beauty for Giving Back
Real Simple cites Kahina-Giving Beauty for giving back 25% of their profits to Disadvantaged Women in Morocco. The Kahina-Giving Beauty line of face care products contains all-natural skin-nourishing ingredients, including...