Have been so busy this week with kids half term holidays about to start, trying to organise getting some stuff to my husband, party planning for the weekend and Arabic classes, but it all came to a grinding halt this week. I have been trying to keep up with the Arabic classes and carve out […]
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 […]
In a previous post I set myself some 40 day challenges. One of them was to take a picture every day for 40 days. I hope to capture something that moves me, delights me, makes me think or is perhaps just eye candy. The hope is that I get through this first challenge and then set […]
Yesterday morning I had a miserable time, made worse by an argument with a Dr’s receptionist that pushed me right to the edge. I am a very honest and open person, I blog about how my real life is – both the good times and the hard ones. I am by nature upbeat, positive and […]
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 […]
This Friday we were invited to a sister’s lunch with other ladies from the area. The host was a sister who moved here from the other side of London about three months ago. I always love these occasions mainly because they involve good food and we get to wear something nice. Now that I have […]
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 […]
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 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 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 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 […]
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 […]
It’s been a while since I attempted to do a 40 day challenge. But there is one that I have been meaning to do for some time. I know I have been drinking way too much fizzy drink, especially cola. It started with enjoying a glass with something spicy like biryani or when I am […]
Yesterday morning I had a miserable time, made worse by an argument with a Dr’s receptionist that pushed me right to the edge. I am a very honest and open person, I blog about how my real life is – both the good times and the hard ones. I am by nature upbeat, positive and […]
