My mum is one of those cooks whose technique has been hones through forty years of cooking and complaints from a fussy husband and picky kids. All of us siblings and out spouses savour her cooking, and especially on Eid when we all gather to have lunch together and she makes her lamb pilau. This […]
I know that people will say that “every day is a Mother’s Day for Muslims” and I fully agree, but you don’t get flowers and presents every day (or many days at all in my case) so I will take what I can get. Mother’s Day this year was a light hearted and sweet affair. […]
We are now well into the third lockdown in London and the second stint of home-schooling. I remember how relieved I was when the children went back to school, thinking to myself: “I am never doing this again”, only to find myself there again less than six months later: Home schooling five children Navigating GCSE’s, […]
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 […]
I got an interesting e-mail a few weeks ago, rebuking me for being a bad Muslim because my family have big weddings and for wasting money when people are suffering across the world. Basically, saying I have no shame and should set a better example. I haven’t got around to replying yet…but where do I […]
We are now well into the third lockdown in London and the second stint of home-schooling. I remember how relieved I was when the children went back to school, thinking to myself: “I am never doing this again”, only to find myself there again less than six months later: Home schooling five children Navigating GCSE’s, […]
A while back the nice people at online beauty retailers Beauty Base sent me some products to try out, including products from the Himalaya Herbals line (review here) and make-up from a new range called W7 Very Vegan. The range is certified vegan by the Vegan Society. It was rather a nice treat to get make-up through the post: […]
I created the Muslimah Life Planner 2019 by taking the best of the techniques, tools and planners and journals I have used over the years to try and manage my life better. I have built on previous versions to make this the biggest and best version yet insha’Allah. This year The Muslimah Life Planner 2019 is 451 pages […]
I received two interesting comments yesterday that made me think. The first was from one of my husband’s “auntie” – a lady who calls him her son and who he helps out on occasion with chores and DIY. She sees me as her daughter-in-law; because we all need more than one mum-in-law…. She came to […]
Last week Little lady had a school trip to an event called Countryside Live. We looked it up together on the internet to give her an idea of what it was about and I found that entry was only £4 for adults and free for children and there seemed lots to do. Little Lady came […]
Happening to be in Ipswich and having some time to kill, we decided to see if we could find somewhere quiet and near a river or the sea to walk. Looking at the map, it was a toss up between Harwich and Felixstowe, so we ended up going to Felixstowe. We got there and manged […]
You may think that cleaning thoroughly your whole house every week is enough to keep your home clean and well-protected from germs. However, have you ever thought about whether you are truly cleaning every single place in your house? You might be surprised how many spots you are actually forgetting. Next time when you do […]
My husband is away for dawah work again this month. For those who are regular readers of the blog, you will know that my husband goes out to preach through his masjid every year for forty days (through a group called Tablighi Jamaat). It is something we believe in and value and has been a part […]
My office marked International Women’s Day 2018 with a series of talks by women discussing success, how they got to where they are today and how they balance the different parts of their life. The conversations I am hearing around me are about gender parity, career progressions, self-belief and equal pay. As a believer in […]
