As we have had more news recently, I thought this was a good time to give an update regarding my Uncle T’s situation in Pakistan and what really happened when he was abducted (1, 2, and 3). The abductors demanded £150,000, them £100,000 and then settled on £70,000 (or 7 million rupees) which the family […]
We spent the second day of Eid skiving at my mum’s, enjoying her amazing cooking and spending the day laughing and chatting with my sisters and testing the kids new toys for them. I got to wear the abaya my friend bought back from Pakistan with the crystal pretzel design and the new suit my […]
A few Fridays ago I was inspired to start this regular post to share something positive every Friday insh’Allah. Not necessarily anything life-changing, but something small and everyday that we may take for granted but for which we should be immensely grateful to Allah (SWT).I haven’t managed to get near my computer the last two […]
I love having dinner or breaking fast at my mum’s now and again. Her food is delicious, and I always feel relaxed at her place hanging out with my sisters. However, as we are currently a family of nine including my in-laws, I have been avoiding it recently knowing it would be too much for […]
I turned 40 this year alhamdulillah, a number that in my earlier years would have felt very old and unimaginably distant. But now having arrived at it, I still feel myself – human, flawed, youthful, enthusiastic about life, perhaps comfortable in myself and my body, if a little battered by life. This feels like a […]
I thought I would try something new today, so dug out these long eye-pins I ordered from ebay some time ago.I had so much fun picking out the beads and threading them onto the pins with wire. I tied the nots in the wire at the end and then added a touch of UHU glue […]
This week my children started to go back to school, staggered throughout the week. Today Darling started full time for the first time. She was so excited she could barely sleep the night before and was up with a smile this morning. When I went with Baby to pick her up, she bounded out of […]
I love the brightly coloured clothes of Pakistan, but mostly I like seeing them on other people. Both of Little Lady’s Grandmothers really like to go to town when it comes to her clothes.My mum just brought back the dress below. I like the shape which is a bit like a ringmasters jacket, with the […]
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 […]
Whenever I try to make mocktails or milkshakes, they never seem to come out quite like they are supposed to. This Cheats Virgin Mojito mocktail seems to be the exception. We played around with the ingredients of this a few times until we got it right and now it is a staple at our parties […]
Assalam-alaikam to anyone reading this and especially to those who make an effort to stop by and read despite my inconsistency in writing. I have taken two weeks off work and a quarter of the way in, my head has cleared enough that I am motivated to write again. It’s a curious time with Tier […]
As part of a new project I am working on, I had to travel around East London this morning. I came upon this interesting little courtyard, which is part of a listed building. This courtyard will serve as the venue for the 2012 Global Feast to coincide with the Olympics which will feature the worlds […]
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 […]
Islam for Deaf have proposed the first tarawih prayer in British Sign Language (BSL) using qualified and registered Muslim Interpreters. The prayers will take place throughout the month of Ramadan at Central London masjid with translation from Arabic to English and then English to BSL. To make this happen Islam for Deaf need to raise £8,500 to pay for the […]
