Assalam-alaikam, I am back from my Ramadan trip. We had planned to go Germany and then thought we might be going to Ireland. In the end we went to Birmingham and Stoke-on-Trent, UK. I had a brilliant two weeks away spending time with Alima’s (female scholars) and other Sisters who helped me by checking if […]

These are the two bags I use, the smaller one I bought a few months ago from River Island to use when I am on the go.  I don’t like to have big hefty bags over my shoulder as I end up with a numb arm very quickly.  So this little cross-body bag was handy […]

With my in-laws back living with me alhamdulillah, it took me to thinking about living harmoniously and issues of control, privacy and co-operation.I enjoy my in-laws extended visits, especially the long meals, the long walks and the long talks, with laughter late into the early hours of the morning at time. This means that at […]

Alhamdulillah, every time I read the Prophet’s (sallallahu alayhi wasallam) sermon on Ramadan I find something new and moving in it.  It never fails to inspire me, remind me how blessed Ramadan really is for us and take me back to why we fast and what we should be doing during this special month: Baihaqi reported […]

We have just introduced a cute range of children’s jewellery to our online Shop. I originally found these for my baby daughter and baby niece and everyone loved them. They are smooth with nothing that catches and seem to go beautifully with everything. We’ve been giving these as gifts and everyone just seems to love […]

Someone at my office had a nice idea of hosting a healthy pot luck lunch.  I am always up for any work social occasion, especially if involves food: A colleagues made these mini wraps and someone on Instagram has asked for the recipe, I will see if I can get it to share. I made […]

Me and my sisters were recently invited to a baby shower for someone very special to us who is expecting their first baby.  The party decor was in a very pleasing mint green and we all helped out with the decor.  I did the banner and all three of the girls found green sweets, Fashionista […]

Last weekend was the date of our annual Eid party.  This year I kept it small to make life easier, with family and neighbours invited. I had my decorations from Eid which let me indulge shamelessly in my love for colour and rainbows: I found some rainbow roses and mixed them with these creatively named […]

We have been home for about four weeks now and fallen into an easy going school routine. Right in the beginning my youngest two and I sat down together and agreed what a school day should look like. I let them take the lead and they ended up with the following simple routine: Sports/PE English […]

I picked this slim little book up not sure if it was an adult or children’s book. I started reading it and found myself none the wiser.The book is the story of Winnie, only child of the privileged first family of their little village. Winnie is isolated from other children both by her family’s over-protectiveness […]

I have always been of the belief that being a working mother does not make you any less competent or capable of handling complex and high profile work, nor of handling work that puts you under intense pressure. That sounds like an obvious thing to say but I think working mothers are sometimes considered as […]

My husband was given this little spoon by a friend that collects things like this.  It says “Go smash and egg” and when he gave it to Gorgeous, who breaks things without even trying, I knew it was a bad idea.  So after carrying it around for a day or two and laughing to himself […]

Although I do like the mystery, twists and turns and eventual bombshell disclosure of a good detective novel, I find that they are mostly predictable, poorly written and sometimes feel more like someone has written a movie script. An Interpretation of Murder, in contrast, was a nice surprise.The novel is set in 1900’s New York […]

This article has made me feel sick to my stomach. As a Muslim, it angers me that my faith is abused so, as a human being and woman it pains me that people still live like this and the rest of the world turns a blind eye. This is nothing but complete injustice. The way […]