I absolutely loved this article (http://afrocentric-muslimah.blogspot.com/2007/12/what-books-have-taught-me.html ) on Sister Saaleha’s blog AfroCentric Muslimah and it totally inspired me (I agree with her comment about Dan Brown).Books have always been my window on the world. I come from a conservative South Asian background and grew up with restrictions on most places I could go alone as […]

It seems to be big news right now to find your purpose, discover your joy and drop everything that’s making you miserable in your day to day life and head to Europe, or Bali or India and hang out in ashrams or outdoor cafes (if the title of this post doesn’t make sense it refers to the best-selling book Eat […]

I absolutely loved this article (http://afrocentric-muslimah.blogspot.com/2007/12/what-books-have-taught-me.html ) on Sister Saaleha’s blog AfroCentric Muslimah and it totally inspired me (I agree with her comment about Dan Brown).Books have always been my window on the world. I come from a conservative South Asian background and grew up with restrictions on most places I could go alone as […]

Because of the number of new mums and mum-to-be around me, I thought I would put up some of the recipes (or home remedies – desi nuske as we call them) that my family and many people from the subcontinent use around this time.. The most important are the following two and can be adapted […]

Because of the number of new mums and mum-to-be around me, I thought I would put up some of the recipes (or home remedies – desi nuske as we call them) that my family and many people from the subcontinent use around this time.. The most important are the following two and can be adapted […]

Because of the number of new mums and mum-to-be around me, I thought I would put up some of the recipes (or home remedies – desi nuske as we call them) that my family and many people from the subcontinent use around this time.. The most important are the following two and can be adapted […]

Because of the number of new mums and mum-to-be around me, I thought I would put up some of the recipes (or home remedies – desi nuske as we call them) that my family and many people from the subcontinent use around this time.. The most important are the following two and can be adapted […]

Because of the number of new mums and mum-to-be around me, I thought I would put up some of the recipes (or home remedies – desi nuske as we call them) that my family and many people from the subcontinent use around this time.. The most important are the following two and can be adapted […]

Because of the number of new mums and mum-to-be around me, I thought I would put up some of the recipes (or home remedies – desi nuske as we call them) that my family and many people from the subcontinent use around this time.. The most important are the following two and can be adapted […]

Because of the number of new mums and mum-to-be around me, I thought I would put up some of the recipes (or home remedies – desi nuske as we call them) that my family and many people from the subcontinent use around this time.. The most important are the following two and can be adapted […]

We are currently enjoying our Easter holidays.  I have the week off and I am trying to convince hubby to keep some days clear for us (it’s very hard to turn down work when you are self-employed and he is trying his best to book jobs at alternate times).  We were hoping to go away […]

Because of the number of new mums and mum-to-be around me, I thought I would put up some of the recipes (or home remedies – desi nuske as we call them) that my family and many people from the subcontinent use around this time.. The most important are the following two and can be adapted […]

Because of the number of new mums and mum-to-be around me, I thought I would put up some of the recipes (or home remedies – desi nuske as we call them) that my family and many people from the subcontinent use around this time.. The most important are the following two and can be adapted […]

It is World Hijab Day today (thank you to my little sister for the reminder).  On reflection a couple of things come to mind: how much animosity there is still in some parts of the world to the concept of hijab, how much easier it seems to wear hijab today than it did 18 years ago and […]