The latest edition of Aaila, the Muslim Family Magazine is out now. Mash’Allah as always brothers and sisters have submitted some brilliant articles and columns; Our cover story is Sex and Relationships education (SRE): Do you know what your child is being taught in school? by Safura Houghton – something that is definitely an issue […]

I have been meaning to catch up with blogging and my blogging and blog-reading sisters for ages. After three months of feeling exhausted and so nauseous, I have been spending most of my time lying down, last Monday I woke up feeling…normal.I was both amazed and extremely grateful. I remember when I suffered nausea with […]

We seem to have found another source of childcare for the moment, a rather unexpected one alhamdulillah. One of my cousins has come here from Pakistan to study hotel management in Plymouth. Usually family and friends that come from abroad stay with us. I don’t mind as guests are a blessing and it brings excitement […]

This eid, I didn’t plan on making cards, thinking I would not have the time. Then I bought some eid clothes for my nephews and neices in Pakistan and thought it would be nice to send a card with them. I remember last year looking at my craft supplies for ages and not knowing where […]

We seem to have found another source of childcare for the moment, a rather unexpected one alhamdulillah. One of my cousins has come here from Pakistan to study hotel management in Plymouth. Usually family and friends that come from abroad stay with us. I don’t mind as guests are a blessing and it brings excitement […]

This eid, I didn’t plan on making cards, thinking I would not have the time. Then I bought some eid clothes for my nephews and neices in Pakistan and thought it would be nice to send a card with them. I remember last year looking at my craft supplies for ages and not knowing where […]

We seem to have found another source of childcare for the moment, a rather unexpected one alhamdulillah. One of my cousins has come here from Pakistan to study hotel management in Plymouth. Usually family and friends that come from abroad stay with us. I don’t mind as guests are a blessing and it brings excitement […]

This eid, I didn’t plan on making cards, thinking I would not have the time. Then I bought some eid clothes for my nephews and neices in Pakistan and thought it would be nice to send a card with them. I remember last year looking at my craft supplies for ages and not knowing where […]

What a long day and night I have had. I was sitting in bed early this morning having a good old chat with my better half when I got a phone call from my dad. My poor old gran had been taken ill and was in emergency. I rushed to wake the kids and drop […]

I don’t usually discuss politics on this blog, there are too many brothers and sisters out there far more eloquent and knowledgeable than me who are able to do that. However, I have been watching Pakistan’s Imran Khan and his Tahreek-e-Insaaf (Pakistan Movement for Justice) party with interest. Here is finally someone from amongst the […]

Long-Suffering Sister introduced me to Isabel Allende and I find that she is rarely emphatic about a book, so I thought this author would be worth checking out. Although Allende is famous for “House of Spirits”, her writing has not really registered on my radar and I had no expectations except for the hope that […]

Long-Suffering Sister introduced me to Isabel Allende and I find that she is rarely emphatic about a book, so I thought this author would be worth checking out. Although Allende is famous for “House of Spirits”, her writing has not really registered on my radar and I had no expectations except for the hope that […]

Long-Suffering Sister introduced me to Isabel Allende and I find that she is rarely emphatic about a book, so I thought this author would be worth checking out. Although Allende is famous for “House of Spirits”, her writing has not really registered on my radar and I had no expectations except for the hope that […]

Long-Suffering Sister introduced me to Isabel Allende and I find that she is rarely emphatic about a book, so I thought this author would be worth checking out. Although Allende is famous for “House of Spirits”, her writing has not really registered on my radar and I had no expectations except for the hope that […]