I often hear sisters whinging about their husband’s. It’s very rare for women to say their husband is wonderful, is enough for them and does enough. Sometimes, I think they just like to moan and sometimes I’ve met their husband and I can’t blame them for complaining.To be fair, the standard set for Muslim men […]

One of the toughest aspects of modern life for Muslimah’s right now is marriage – or lack thereof.  I know so many sisters who are looking to marry and are struggling for so many reasons. We seem to be a generation caught between the old way of doing things where our parents found someone vaguely […]

Alhamdulillah Eid day was lovely, with family gatherings, meals together and lots of presents for the babies.  I was so busy I didn’t get many photos, so these are a mix of mine and Shutterbug Sisters pictures. I started the day early by beginning preparation for lunch and cooking a traditional sweet breakfast of vermicelli […]

This weekend one of hubby’s friends from the masjid wanted to visit a boot fair with his wife and daughter, so he invited me to come with them.  Little Lady was still awake from fajr (dawn prayers), so invited herself along too. I have only been once or twice this year, so was very keen to go.  We […]

This weekend one of hubby’s friends from the masjid wanted to visit a boot fair with his wife and daughter, so he invited me to come with them.  Little Lady was still awake from fajr (dawn prayers), so invited herself along too. I have only been once or twice this year, so was very keen to go.  We […]

Little Lady finished Quran recently and I wanted her to know that I was proud of her and wanted to celebrate her hard work.  So we agreed a party was in order before the next phase of studying and learning really takes off (she actually thought she was finished and that would be it!! Think […]

One of the toughest aspects of modern life for Muslimah’s right now is marriage – or lack thereof.  I know so many sisters who are looking to marry and are struggling for so many reasons. We seem to be a generation caught between the old way of doing things where our parents found someone vaguely […]

I already had too many books to read checked out of the library, but I could not resist one more when I saw the quote on the back of this book from the reviewer at Vogue: “Heartbreaking…the beauty of Islam pervades Shafak’s book”. Books from the Middle East and South Asia (Pakistan and Afghanistan especially) […]

One of the most enraging and satisfying thing about growing up has been being one of four sisters (although we have a brother too) – all so different, all strong-willed and all forging their own paths through life.I look back at our childhood years and at us now with a smile. We always used to […]

I know things are getting me down when I get through a whole pack of chocolate button and didn’t manage to enjoy one of them.  Instead I feel sick and the feeling of dread and anxiety hasn’t shifted all morning. You hear these sayings all the time, but you don’t really appreciate the grain of […]

I already had too many books to read checked out of the library, but I could not resist one more when I saw the quote on the back of this book from the reviewer at Vogue: “Heartbreaking…the beauty of Islam pervades Shafak’s book”. Books from the Middle East and South Asia (Pakistan and Afghanistan especially) […]

I often hear sisters whinging about their husband’s. It’s very rare for women to say their husband is wonderful, is enough for them and does enough. Sometimes, I think they just like to moan and sometimes I’ve met their husband and I can’t blame them for complaining.To be fair, the standard set for Muslim men […]

I was raised in a generation where girls were being told that if we worked hard enough we could be equal to men in the workplace. In tandem with this the traditional work of women – housework and childrearing was relegated to non-work, or at least work that was not valued as equal to work […]

One of the most enraging and satisfying thing about growing up has been being one of four sisters (although we have a brother too) – all so different, all strong-willed and all forging their own paths through life.I look back at our childhood years and at us now with a smile. We always used to […]