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Chapter 22: There and Back Again (Hajj series)
Visit MuslimahSource.org every Monday and Thursday for a new chapter to this Hajj adventure. Only a few chapters remain in the series. Stay tuned… I woke up as the rocking bus came to a stop. I tried pushing out my sleep and absorbing my surroundings simultaneously. The sun’s light was breaking over the horizon and there were crowds of people hustling all around pushing carts or pulling suitcases. We were... Read More →
Chapter 21: Good-Bye to Saudi Arabia… Well, Almost (Hajj series)
Visit MuslimahSource.org every Monday and Thursday for a new chapter to this Hajj adventure. Only a few chapters remain in the series. Stay tuned… I stood in the chilly air of Masjid an-Nabawi’s courtyard and seemed to be frozen there. The breeze picked up the end of my abaya now and then, tugging me to move forward. After a brief mental freak out I got my wits together and thought about this logically. Where... Read More →
Chapter 20: Visiting the Grave of Prophet Muhammed (sal Allahu ‘alayhi wasallam) (Hajj series)
Visit MuslimahSource.org every Monday and Thursday for a new chapter to this Hajj adventure. After much waiting in the hotel’s lobby Abdullah finally showed up and asked if I was ready for the mission we were about to embark on. I was all like, “Yeah, yeah, of course. Let’s just get going.” I didn’t understand what the big deal was – we’re just going to a gravesite. But it wasn’t any grave,... Read More →
Chapter 19: The Mountain of Uhud (Hajj series)
Visit MuslimahSource.org every Monday and Thursday for a new chapter to this Hajj adventure. More than a decade ago I remember standing at a wired fence in some desert in Saudi Arabia as a little kid. My parents must have made Umrah (the Lesser Pilgrimage) and this was one of the tour spots we stopped at but I was very confused. I was surrounded by weeping adults holding their hands up in prayer. I was standing... Read More →
Investing in Women Today: Talk by Ms. Kavita Ramdas
What does women’s empowerment have to do with reducing poverty in our world today? That’s precisely the question Ms. Kavita Ramdas addressed in her talk “Why investing in women is more important than ever”. Held at the Blum Center for Developing Economies, University of California, Berkeley, on September 12th, 2011, the speech touched on topics such as the meaning behind the word “development”, power of locally... Read More →
Chapter 18: The City of the Prophet (sal Allahu ‘alayhi wasallam) (Hajj series)
Visit MuslimahSource.org every Monday and Thursday for a new chapter to this Hajj adventure. In the cold, I barely wanted to move, but someone was tapping me and gently tugging the covers off of me. In a calm voice someone helped lift me up and slowly walk me to another bed, then tuck me into it. I was coughing, my nose was stuffy, my eyelids were heavy. Why was it so cold? What was happening? Was it fajr... Read More →
Simply Beautiful in Hijab
This article was written after reading “Tips on Overcoming ‘Modern Hijab Syndrome’”. It talks about the all too common faux paus of wearing hijab we see everywhere. Bangs coming out, the slippery hijab, the arm sausages (body suits)…we’ve either seen someone doing it, or we’ve become a victim to this ourselves. SO once we’ve realized our mistakes, tuck our big dangly earrings... Read More →
Chapter 17: Bus Ride #9235 (Hajj series)
Visit MuslimahSource.org every Monday and Thursday for a new chapter to this Hajj adventure. Since completing Hajj – packing a few bags, a couple of days, and one more trip to Bin Dawood later – we were boarding a nice big air conditioned bus to take us to Madinah – the second part of our Hajj package. We had spent two weeks in Makkah and now we were going to spend about two and a half days in Madinah. Surprisingly,... Read More →
Learning Lessons in Faith from a 9/11 Tragedy-Stricken Muslim Family
This article has been based off of a piece on CNN.com entitled “For Muslim family, faith complicates grief for loved one lost on 9/11″ Where were you on 9/11? Fahina was in her kindergarten class just like any other weekday. Her mom had just dropped her off there and was walking back to her home. Her brother was still in the womb, to be due any day. And her father? He was atop the North Tower. At such... Read More →
Children’s Book Review – A Sick Day for Amos McGee
InshaAllah this part of an on-going series of Children’s Book Reviews with Islamic morals and principles in mind. By: Philip C. Stead, Illustrated by Erin Stead, 2011 ALA Caldecott Winner This is one of first books I have read to my son (18 months) that is not a board book. I was worried he might get bored and not notice the illustrations because of the muted colors. This book taught me we shouldn’t underestimate... Read More →
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