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 […]
Alhamdulillah, I have had an eventful and challenging two weeks or so: My brother-in-law travelled to Pakistan to get married, meaning that for the first time in four or five years it is just me, hubby and kids in the house – not for more than a few days of course… • My dad travelled […]
As soon as I wrote that down I thought of those 60’s style magazine article’s that used to tell people to have the house perfect, look perfect and have the perfect martini ready in hand. But that’s not quite what I have in mind.Alhamdulillah, my husband has always been a very patient man mash’Allah. He […]
For some reason I had a bit of a stereotype of Lyme Regis and thought it would be dull. But when I heard it was a key stop on the World Heritage Jurassic Coast and was famous for fossil hunting, I had to include it in our Dorset trip. It turned out to be a […]
The latest edition of the wonderful and always fascinating InCulture Parent is now out and includes my column “The Dangers of Consumerism and the Muslim Child” There is an excerpt below. Please do go and visit and leave a comment, I would be very happy to hear your thoughts. I suspect those who celebrate Christmas will be […]
For the last few years I have been picking a word for the year and trying to use it to inspire me for the year. In 2011 it was “courage” as I faced redundancy and faced making big changes in my life. In 2012 I was pregnant and too nauseous and exhausted to think of […]
We don’t celebrate New Year as the Islamic New Year started in mid-November. However this changing of the calendar is as good a time as any to review how we have spent the last twelve months and how we can do better in the coming year. I received an e-mail in my inbox from Sheikh […]
Our social lives seem to revolve around food at the moment, especially with Mum- and Dad-in-law going to Pakistan this week. We’ve had numerous dinner invites from friends and family to say goodbye, five in the last two weeks and the odd occasion where we have invited people to dinner. In itself this is rather lovely. […]
Something that is very important to me is bringing my children up in the best way possible. For me this means raising them with good manners and good character and this includes being strong in their faith. I have tried my best, but I always feel that I could do better. I suspect this is […]
Last year I was watching a call-in programme on the Islam Channel, where you could call in and ask a scholar a question. A woman called in to ask for advice regarding her children who would disturb her during prayer. The scholar indicated that she has brought them up poorly and there must be something […]
Last year I was watching a call-in programme on the Islam Channel, where you could call in and ask a scholar a question. A woman called in to ask for advice regarding her children who would disturb her during prayer. The scholar indicated that she has brought them up poorly and there must be something […]
This weekend was a scorcher by English standards (30°C) after the wet spring we have had, so we decided to make the most of it.I usually avoid going out in the evenings with friends as it takes even more time away from the children and I fret about missing prayers. But with the long days […]
Last year I was watching a call-in programme on the Islam Channel, where you could call in and ask a scholar a question. A woman called in to ask for advice regarding her children who would disturb her during prayer. The scholar indicated that she has brought them up poorly and there must be something […]
We all make the good intention to perform good deeds and find ways to balance out the small sins we knowingly or unknowingly commit in our everyday lives. Our dreams of the big sadaqah project, of doing community work, of making time to learn more Quran or gain more knowledge or do something substantial that […]
