humanity… My kids are watching me be……. me. 8 Apr 201925 Aug 2019 Seriously this thought scares me. Because really we don't test our readiness for most of life's big decisions. We kinda wing most things. We think for weeks and weeks before…
Ramadan series How Christmas Eve reminds me of Chaand Raat. 7 Apr 201925 Aug 2019 While writing this I had many pauses. Pauses where I thought about colorful bangles around mine and my sisters' wrists. Pauses where I remembered my mom's urgency in getting the…
Ramadan series “Ramadan took my R’n’R away”. 6 Apr 201925 Aug 2019 The caption of this blog entry is what grated on my nerves during most of Ramadan. I'm so ashamed to acknowledge this thought that sneaks into my mind and makes…
Ramadan series “Oh so you’re gonna fast the whole month? Like you can’t even have water?Wow!” 6 Apr 201925 Aug 2019 The caption must ring familiar to many of you. Why, I've been hearing it for the longest time myself and I wasn't born or raised in a predominantly non Muslim…
consumerism… “But….but…It’s MY money”. 4 Apr 201925 Aug 2019 Money is a tough thing to part with. We earn it painstakingly and save it with even more care. It seems almost unfair that we would be expected to share…
feminism… Patience and fortitude….. survival skills or human virtues? 4 Apr 201925 Aug 2019 Each Ramadan I learn the skill of fortitude again. I learn how to say thanks to physical pain as it aligns me with the pain of so many suffering with…
Ramadan series My best friend 3 Apr 201925 Aug 2019 My best friend hasn't ever judged me. My best friend has never laughed at me. My best friend has never minimized my worries. He has never called me stupid or…
Ramadan series Sujood is my favorite of all postures. 25 Mar 201925 Aug 2019 I'm not a regular mosque-goer. I don't offer prayers very regularly either. Try as I might I haven't been able to maintain timeliness and discipline for Salah. I don't think…
Ramadan series My first Ramadan 19 Mar 201925 Aug 2019 Like many Muslim kids I must have had my first fast when I was eight or nine years old. You know how it is? A super-special day that's punctuated with…
feminism… The theology of Eman 1 Mar 201925 Aug 2019 You might have felt judged by seemingly more pious women. Or this may also be a thing in you, about you. You don't think you are a religiously modest woman…
My mind as a woman 