Articles filed under Relationships
Wings of Mercy, Part 1
By: Rahma J. In the midst of studies and many more other things, a friend of mine brought up the topic of family relations and the preservation of the ties of kin. Subhana’Allah, this topic is one that concerns many of us, as none of us live in isolation but our surrounded but those who have rights upon us. Prior to sitting down and beginning to write about this particular topic, I personally had to sit down and actually... Read More →
An Open Letter to Mr. Single-and-Looking
I heard what happened and it really irritated me. It’s not that I was upset myself, not at all! I was just miffed to the point that I knew this was something I had to blog about. That’s because I have a heart, you know, and it’s not a cold boulder – it’s alive and it can feel pain and joy, both. You said what you had to say but, unlike many others, I couldn’t overlook the ridiculous nature of your “preferences”. Why... Read More →
Needs Don’t Have Servants in this Castle
Part 6: Searching for Mr. Right You could marry a prince, live in a nice castle and never have to lift your fingers again to wash a dish, but no matter how much money and maids and servants, there is one thing you must do alone: meet his needs. Yes, his needs. Your man is looking forward to a wife who will take care of him and serve him. Sure sure…. He will never say that in the initial “interview” you will have... Read More →
Kissing Frogs is Optional
Part 5: Searching for Mr. Right There is a reason that fairytales continue to be read generation after generation. There are elements of truth in them, and specifically, the Brothers Grimm, which breakdown the level of evil a human heart can reach. Fortunately, good always conquers evil. In the tale of the frog prince, if you recall, there is a princess who has promised the frog he can be near her after he retrieves her... Read More →
The Fairy Tale that Never Was…
Part 4: Searching for Mr. Right Hollywood is full of love stories in nearly every film. Love stories that are about finding the right person, and after that, it’s smooth sailing. Love is beautiful. Love feels amazing. Love, however, is not something that just happens. It never has been, and it never will be. That part of the fairytale is an absolute lie. Yes, a lie. Falling “in love” exists, but what we need to... Read More →
Marriage Mermaid Style
Part 3: Searching for Mr. Right Do you remember that part in the movie where the Little Mermaid decides that she has to marry this strange human guy she saved on the beach? Well, maybe she didn’t say she had to marry him from the get go, but she, in all her fascination, falls in love with him from that brief encounter (here we go again.) Now honestly, I know he was supposed to be all handsome and what not, but this... Read More →
Ameer Charming
Part 2: Searching for Mr. Right If you are waiting for Prince Charming, or as I like to call him “Ameer Charrrrming” (roll those r’s!) to come and whisk you away in into the land of happily-ever-after, all I have to say, is “uh oh.” You are about to be one damsel in distress. Sure, you may not be locked up in a tower somewhere, screaming for help. You will, however, have locked yourself into a cage and thrown... Read More →
The Stupid Glass Slipper
Part 1: Searching for Mr. Right I think I am going to make a few enemies right now when I say that Disney is not my favorite place to find “halaified” entertainment. I have, over the years, grown utterly disgusted by all of the female roles that lead to a love affair turned marriage and the whole happily ever after thing. My daughter, for example, who just turned seven keeps on asking me why I won’t show her the... Read More →
He’s Like A Brother
“You’re just like a brother to me!” she’d often tell her Muslim college friend whom she’s grown close to over the years. She feels comfortable with confiding in him, trusting him, opening up to him – but she’s never thought of him as a husband. They hang out together during their breaks, she calls him whenever she needs to vent, and she loves how he’s never judgmental towards her. To him, she was a friend... Read More →
No Love Lost
I know the second glance is sinful, but it was instinctive, and I could hardly have helped a double-take as Dawud Ali walked right past me, headed straight back into my life. It was the fall of 2006, and I hadn’t seen Dawud in the two years it’d been since I’d left high school. We were in the same homeroom all four years, but moved in different circles and rarely spoke, outside one conversation senior... Read More →
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