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 […]
Last week, my daughter got dressed in her school uniform, brushed her hair and then…put a scarf on her head. I watched her with curiosity out of the corner of my eye as she ate her breakfast and then gathered up her schools things as we set off for school. I watched with curiosity because […]
I came across this article today about the work of the humanist psychologist Carl Rogers and this quote resonated deeply: “I have found it of enormous value when I can permit myself to understand another person.Our first reaction to most of the statements which we hear from other people is an immediate evaluation, or judgment, […]
Alhamdulillah its strange how you can build a relationship based on intuition, conjecture and the guesses about a person you do not really know and have never met. Take my little ones. I have three children and I am expecting my fourth one insh’Allah in the autumn. You would think the child is born, the […]
When I think of the abayh, the long, loose dress that many Muslim women wear, I think of how elegant it looks: image source or how chic: image source or how smart and conservative: When I see sisters wearing it, I usually think the same, especially some of the younger sisters who really know how […]
I have posted this before, but the last sermon of our beloved Prophet (Sallahu Alaihi Wassalam), delivered on the 9th day of Hajj at the plain of Arafat, never fails to move me to tears. Every time I read it, I find something new in it and every time I read it, I marvel at the […]
This time of year – with the last days of Ramadan upon us and Eid approaching, lists are a life saver for me. They allow me to write down everything I need to do and clear my head. This allows me to focus on prayer. They help put some structure around my thoughts and assuage […]
After days of stop start contractions and a false alarm, I was blessed with my fifth child, a healthy little girl, last Friday morning at dawn. I am feeling so very grateful, awed, achey, exhausted and overwhelmed right now. Alhamdulillah for the blessings of little ones, of helpful family, health, kind neighbours, good friends and this faith […]
After days of stop start contractions and a false alarm, I was blessed with my fifth child, a healthy little girl, last Friday morning at dawn. I am feeling so very grateful, awed, achey, exhausted and overwhelmed right now. Alhamdulillah for the blessings of little ones, of helpful family, health, kind neighbours, good friends and this faith […]
After days of stop start contractions and a false alarm, I was blessed with my fifth child, a healthy little girl, last Friday morning at dawn. I am feeling so very grateful, awed, achey, exhausted and overwhelmed right now. Alhamdulillah for the blessings of little ones, of helpful family, health, kind neighbours, good friends and this faith […]
After days of stop start contractions and a false alarm, I was blessed with my fifth child, a healthy little girl, last Friday morning at dawn. I am feeling so very grateful, awed, achey, exhausted and overwhelmed right now. Alhamdulillah for the blessings of little ones, of helpful family, health, kind neighbours, good friends and this faith […]
After days of stop start contractions and a false alarm, I was blessed with my fifth child, a healthy little girl, last Friday morning at dawn. I am feeling so very grateful, awed, achey, exhausted and overwhelmed right now. Alhamdulillah for the blessings of little ones, of helpful family, health, kind neighbours, good friends and this faith […]
Zanib Mian is a Molecular Cell Biologist and Founding Director of Sweet Apple Publishers. She grew up in London, where she still lives with her family. Zanib wrote her book The Muslims in response to the surge of faith-based bullying as, reported by Child Line and the NSPCC. She hopes it will help counteract some […]
After days of stop start contractions and a false alarm, I was blessed with my fifth child, a healthy little girl, last Friday morning at dawn. I am feeling so very grateful, awed, achey, exhausted and overwhelmed right now. Alhamdulillah for the blessings of little ones, of helpful family, health, kind neighbours, good friends and this faith […]
