Just a quick post to say jazakh’Allah-khairun to all of the sisters who have commented in the last few days and e-mailed me. Your words have been a comfort.I met up with the manager who wanted me to join her team and she said she was very keen for me to apply for the posts […]
This list contains the best receipes I could find for Ramadan. I hope you find this list useful for your meal planning and for inspiration and motivation. I will keep adding as I come across recipes I love or readers make suggestions. 30+ Recipes you can make and freeze for Ramadan Kareem by Fun Cooking, including […]
The traditional foods for Ramadan in Pakistan include Dhai Balle, Fruit Chaat and Pakora which my family had been hinting they wanted. These are served with tea, at parties and also to accompany main meals. My brother-in-law who just married insists on them being made every day during Ramadan. I had planned on telling his […]
As it is the precious Jummah day and because I am in a good mood (despite the kids throwing Penguin chocolate bars into the loo and blocking it up) this list felt apt: The Pleasure of Small Things Eating toast in bed on a rainy day.The feeling of warm water on my hands when you […]
I am writing this as things have gone all quiet in the office (what, you thought I had time to write this stuff at home?). My work is done, the internet is saying “error message” and my manager says there is nothing else to do. Her manager is sitting a few feet away from so […]
I have been craving a day off. However a day off usually means a day where I am keen to do as much as I can outside of work. After a week with a sore shoulder (most likely a mix of being hunched in front of a computer and a too heavy handbag), I decided […]
Our Ramadan Giving series highlights the amazing work charities are doing and showcases their special Ramadan campaigns, giving us all the opportunity to support, donate and do a little good insh’Allah Ramadan Giving Day 6: Human Relief Foundation Founded in 1991, Human Relief Foundation strives to promote sustainable social and economic development through working with […]
One issue close to my heart is the way we treat our old people. I mean as young people, as an Ummah, as Brits. More and more we are hearing our elderly complaining about not being able to afford to live, of being ignored or treated as fools and of being written-off, of being alone […]
I had never heard of this writer before, but like to try books by Pakistani authors in the hope there is something that I can relate to or recognise in them. Plus I like books where the blurb suggests that there is a big juicy secret along the way.This book is set in the lusciously […]
I enjoyed playing with this girly colour-combination: I think my favourite was the one that I made from the left over off-cuts of card:
Was invited for iftar at my mum’s today. Little Lady suddenly got the urge to wear hijab, she even found a pin to match her outfit and pinned the hijab herself. I got to enjoy mum’s garden in what was probably one of the last warm weekends of the year as we spotted all the […]
The theme for our side of the family for my brothers wedding was purple: This is the motif running through my abayah, mum’s shalwar kameez, Long-Suffering Sisters jacket and Fashionista’s Anarkali dress. I bought this flower and ribbon to customise Little Lady’s white dress, that way, it could be used again for a different wedding […]
We visited Kew Gardens a few years ago and enjoyed our visit so much but never got to see everything we wanted to in one day. Since then the older two children have been there on school trips but I thought it would be nice for us to go as a family and I remembered […]
This week and next (12-25 May) is Foster Care Fortnight in the UK. In this country it appears that we have a real shortage of foster carers, but in particular of Muslim foster carers (also here), although there are exceptions.For those of you make the good intention to do this, my dua’s are with you, […]
