With term ending and graduations happening all over the place I thought I would make some graduation cards. I made the scroll on the card above by rolling up some textured paper and tying a small piece of ribbon around it. This scroll was made in the same way as above. The paper with the […]
I got home from work yesterday to receive a phone call from my mum telling me that one of the elders of our community had passed away. As I, my mother-in-law and my husband met with my mum to head to see the man’s family, I reflected on the fact that this felt like the […]
One of the things I wanted to do for a long time was learn Arabic so that I could understand the Quran in the language it was revealed and insh’Allah also benefit my children in this way. I started my maternity leave in October, a few weeks before a new Islamic Studies course started locally, […]
I started making this necklace some time ago and then decided I didn’t like it. A few days ago I found the box with the half-made necklace and beads and thought I’d finish it off. I enlisted some over-enthusiaitic kids to help me finish the strands and then used a large green glass bead to […]
I got through the housework in a rush this morning, with the plan that I go to visit the mother of one of Little Lady’s classmates. I have gotten to know this wonderful sister and she has honoured us by attending one of our annual Eid parties. She has been asking me to come visit […]
One of the things I wanted to do for a long time was learn Arabic so that I could understand the Quran in the language it was revealed and insh’Allah also benefit my children in this way. I started my maternity leave in October, a few weeks before a new Islamic Studies course started locally, […]
This was another book passed to me by Long-Suffering Sister, who contrary to expectation (especially considering her past penchant for Sweet Valley High books) has really been giving me some really good books to read (Zorro, Ines of My Soul).I love a good old fashioned fairy-tale – anything with a princess, knights, three sisters, seven […]
One of the things I wanted to do for a long time was learn Arabic so that I could understand the Quran in the language it was revealed and insh’Allah also benefit my children in this way. I started my maternity leave in October, a few weeks before a new Islamic Studies course started locally, […]
Learning to read Quran is a subject I return to again and again, because it is so important to me and also because it has been a journey for both me and my children.At times I struggle to ensure that there is a lesson everyday, but I am seeing the benefit of five straight lessons […]
One of the things I wanted to do for a long time was learn Arabic so that I could understand the Quran in the language it was revealed and insh’Allah also benefit my children in this way. I started my maternity leave in October, a few weeks before a new Islamic Studies course started locally, […]
After relaxing on the first day of Eid, we decided that the next day we would invite guests to ours. With this in mind, the cooking began nice and early with the two of us (I and hubby) going as quick as we could. There was rice with peas, chicken curry, haleem and kheer (rice […]
After weeks of sickness and exhaustion and two trips to emergency, my scan finally came round this week. After much trepidation, nearly throwing up in the waiting room and expecting the worst, the scan showed a perfectly healthy 11-week old baby bouncing around like a little mad man (or woman). The consultant said it was […]
I had promised Little Lady a party when she finished reading the whole Quran. She finished last month, but as my sister-in-law was due to give birth around the time, I delayed a few weeks until my beautiful little niece had arrived. Once my darling niece was here, we picked a date and started pulling our ideas together. […]
Because some of our work relates to the Olympics, our team was taken to Holden Point to view the Olympic Site. I visited this site a year ago and it is clear the work is moving along. It’s hard to tell from these pictures but right in the missdle of this picture is the new […]
