Kahina~Giving Beauty

Dahia al-Kahina of Mauretania was a warrior queen of the Berbers around 690 . Al-Kahina, described as possessing "dark skin, a mass of hair," was a Moorish freedom fighter, resistance leader and African patriot. The term Moor, meaning scorched or black, was a designation applied to the Black populations of Northwest Africa.
Dahia al-Kahina directed the most determined resistance to the seventh century Arab invasions of North Africa. Al-Kahina, whose name means the 'priestess' or the 'prophetess,' commanded the African forces, and under her leadership, the Arabs were briefly forced to retreat. The Arabs were relentless, however, and Kahina ordered a scorched earth policy . The the effects can still be seen in North Africa today . In 701, however, after fierce resistance, her troops were defeated and she took her own life, sent her sons to the Arab camp telling them to adopt Islam . Eventually , her sons participated in invading Europe and the defeat of Spain and Portugal. When she died , the fight to preserve North Africa for Africans died with her .

Many of the women of Morocco cannot read or write . Cooperatives now exist for these women to work , support their children and learn to read and write . Kahina~Giving Beauty has created a line of beauty products using the amazing argan oil harvested by hand in these coops . Argan oil has been used for centuries by Moroccan women as their beauty ritual for hair and skin . It 's properties are healing and balancing , containing 4 times the vitamin E of olive oil . It has a lightly fruity scent and immediately is absorbed by thirsty skin . We recieved a 1 oz dropper bottle of this new product , not yet released to the world . Incredible !!

For more information , please visit the website to find out how they are donating 25% of their profits toward improving these women's quality of life . ( to build a school for the children !!) http://www.kahina-givingbeauty.com/