Back in 2018, I had the idea of creating a Halal Food Festival — a place where food, culture, creativity, and community could come together in a modern and inspiring way. But when the plans slowly started taking shape, COVID changed everything and forced the project to pause.In 2024, together with a new team and strong partners, I decided to bring the vision back to life. What once started as an idea became reality: in September 2025, we organized Germany’s first Halal Food Festival in Berlin and welcomed more than 5,000 visitors.For me, this festival was always about more than food. It was about representation, connection, and creating something our community had never seen before.
In 2019, I founded battutabooks with the vision of creating meaningful and beautifully designed children’s books for Muslim families.In 2020, we launched what became the world’s first personalized Islamic children’s book — a project that combined storytelling, illustration, technology, and identity in a completely new way. I wanted Muslim children to finally see themselves reflected in high-quality personalized books made especially for them.Since then, battutabooks has grown into a creative universe with four personalized children’s books, reaching families around the world. Every book is designed to create emotional moments between parents and children while celebrating values like kindness, identity, self-love, and faith in a modern and inspiring way.
Together with my partner Hind, I founded Gaufres du Monde — a postcard project centered around emotions, visual simplicity, and thoughtful design.We began by creating a collection of minimalistic postcards produced in Berlin using risograph printing, known for its unique textures, imperfect details, and beautiful color depth. Each card is paired with carefully selected envelopes sourced from Brussels to complete the experience.Our focus is on quiet beauty: simple words, subtle emotions, carefully curated color combinations, and timeless visual compositions. We are inspired by everyday feelings and moments that often go unnoticed, transforming them into objects people want to keep, display, or gift.Gaufres du Monde is not about trends or loud communication. It is about creating small, beautiful pieces that feel personal, warm, and visually meaningful.