My brothers wedding reception was held at Ingatestone Hall in Essex. We stopped at the gates and had a dhol-player lead the grooms party in. The bride and groom had decided on a marquee in the grounds and the brides family were waiting to receive us. The bride had picked the colour theme, the table […]
The newest edition of InCulture Parent is out now including my column “Seperating Faith from Culture in Islam”. This months column came about as a result of a discussion between me and my sis-in-law. Please do take a look and leave a comment. An extract is below: “I had an interesting conversation with my sister-in-law recently […]
The newest edition of InCulture Parent is out now including my column “Seperating Faith from Culture in Islam”. This months column came about as a result of a discussion between me and my sis-in-law. Please do take a look and leave a comment. An extract is below: “I had an interesting conversation with my sister-in-law recently […]
The Big Book Bubble recently brought their Book Top to town and I decided to take the kids along.I loved how the entrance was a wardrobe full of furry coats reminiscent of The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe. There was an elderly lady in front of me who asked the organiser why there were […]
One thing that jobs in the public sector all seem to have in common (common to all of the places I have worked in anyway) is their love of long, boring meetings. If you can say it in an e-mail, in a few words or in a quick meeting, then it will be said in […]
I have been taking a break from blogging for the last month in an attempt to simplify my life and create new routines as a mother of five that allow me to fulfil my most important responsibilities, stay sane and hopefully sneak in some fun. So in the spirit of fun, I want to ease […]
On the weekend, I took Little Lady out for the afternoon. I had taken the boys out to the Halalgems Halal Street Eats Event and British Museum the day before. She had declined to come along as she wanted to go without them. So I took her alone the next day with the promise of checking out the market […]
Posted by Happy Muslim Mama at 21:50 Labels: Ramadan
Posted by Happy Muslim Mama at 21:50 Labels: Ramadan
This weekend my mum-in-law is flying back to Pakistan after staying with us for the last five months. She is here for about six months every year and her coming and going usually means lots of change in our home and family routine. I have written before (in The Art of Living With Your In-Laws) […]
After about three years of putting up with a dodgy oven that scorched the bottom of everything, we finally replaced our oven. The babies have been pestering me for ages about baking with them and I have been fobbing them off with the dodgy oven excuse. Now that we had a new oven, I couldn’t […]
I lost it today.I really, really lost it. BIG time. So much for “peaceful parenting” and articles in the NY Times on the topic – I feel like a bit of a hypocrite at the moment. Boy did I lose it today. image source After a stressful week at work with longer hours, lack of […]
After two weeks, I felt like a human being again today, so decided to get going. We have all been eating junk and left-overs so I made some steaming hot and very spicy chickpea curry and mince kebabs for my sisters. After feeding the kids all sorts for the last few days, I decided to […]
Posted by Happy Muslim Mama at 21:50 Labels: Ramadan
