Eid Mubarak everyone. Taqabbal Allahu Minna Wa Minkum (May Allah accept it from you and us). I hope everyone had a happy, peaceful and blessed Eid insh’Allah. Hajj Mubarak to those lucky enough to be invited by Allah (SWT) to His sacred house this year. I hope your dua’s are accepted and that you […]
A few month ago my second youngest child, Darling, aged 9, asked me if she could wear her hijab to school. I asked her if she was sure, and on hearing that she was, I said of course she could. I can’t lie, I hesitated for a few moments. Not because I don’t love the […]
I recently attended unconscious bias training at work. This training aims to help you to become aware of your own internal biases for or against any group and understand how this may affect the way you treat others at work. The training was for managers, particularly those that recruit staff. I attended because I advise […]
I tried my hand at being a businesswoman this weekend at a charity bazaar. It was an interesting experience and I learned lots about what sells, who buys and who buys what (watching other poeple’s stalls, I really got an insight into the phenomenaen that is “pester power”). I had lots of fun, but I […]
We had snow recently, not much, but enough to make snowballs. I don’t know what it is about snow and children, but mine go a bit crazy. I stalled mine as long as I could, but it wasn’t long before they were all in the garden making snowballs and trying to make a snowman. For […]
Daffodils usually mean spring and an end to the cold, but these ones seem to be getting along just fine with the cold. As work is closer to home, it’s nice walking to work, even in the snow, especially if you get to see daffodils in the morning.
The newest edition of InCulture Parent is out now including my column “Seperating Faith from Culture in Islam”. This months column came about as a result of a discussion between me and my sis-in-law. Please do take a look and leave a comment. An extract is below: “I had an interesting conversation with my sister-in-law recently […]
Haven’t written in a little while due to not being my happy self for a few days. Have been in a bit of a funk due to a mix of nasty cold virus, kids having colds, mother-in-law being out of action (she has Hep C and some days it catches up with her), an annoying […]
We visited a few beaches whilst we were in Cornwall, but by far my favourite was Fistral Beach in Newquay. The sand was so fine and powdery we could hardly walk on it. The sea was choppy and freezing cold but the day warm enough for it to be bearable. We went late in the […]
I set everything else aside to start work on the garden today after work. It is already May and we haven’t started planting yet. I really wanted to involve the kids and give them their own areas to look after. Our garden is little so we pored over gardening books and tried to find ideas […]
I usually find myself having to wheedle my way out of Christmas parties at work with whatever excuse I can think of. This week I had been covering a colleague who usually takes minutes at management meetings and at the end of the meeting found myself listening to a conversation about the Christmas do. Everyone […]
A lady from my office posted on our work online notice board if anyone was interested in joining her to learn about jewellery making during our lunchtimes. She was a big fan of jewellery making and it would be an excuse to get away from her desk at lunchtime. As another fan of crafts and […]
The quote for Day 22 of Ramadan from my box of things to think about is: “Of the signs that Allah has turned away from a person is that he becomes occupied with that which does not concern him” ~ Hassan Al-Basri (RA) The frightening thing about this reminder is how easy it can be to steer […]
I found myself with a quiet evening to have a go at making something that would go with my green and blue clothing. I use mostly glass beads and a few acrylic and clay beads, including some charm-type drop beads on metal hooks. This mix of colours are my favourite together. They would look nice […]
