I have always been a keen reader of the blogs of both Brother Umar Lee and Brother Yusuf Matthews, finding their blogs interesting and insightful. Recently however some of what is emerging in their blogs has troubled me. Brother Umar posted this, which was responded to by Brother Yusuf with this. What followed was this […]
I have always been a keen reader of the blogs of both Brother Umar Lee and Brother Yusuf Matthews, finding their blogs interesting and insightful. Recently however some of what is emerging in their blogs has troubled me. Brother Umar posted this, which was responded to by Brother Yusuf with this. What followed was this […]
Sister Neelu of Creating Memories encouraged me to join in her Journal Your Ramadan challenge. I don’t think I will be able to stick to all of her prompts (listed here), but I thought it was a good idea anyway as a way to reflect back on each day and try and improve and learn […]
One of my colleagues at work, a very sweet lady with green fingers, presented me with these courgettes from her allotment. Food you grow yourself and then pick fresh tastes so much more intense and flavoursome, so I decided to make courgette curry. Ingredients: 2 medium onions – diced 2 tablespoons olive oil (or sunflower […]
I have always been a keen reader of the blogs of both Brother Umar Lee and Brother Yusuf Matthews, finding their blogs interesting and insightful. Recently however some of what is emerging in their blogs has troubled me. Brother Umar posted this, which was responded to by Brother Yusuf with this. What followed was this […]
My best friend returned from Hajj mash’Allah and whereas I should have visited her, she knew I was a bit all over the place at the moment and came to visit me instead. She came with gifts (and bribes for the children) who were all grinning as soon as they saw her. She brought me […]
I was delighted to receive the books from Umm Nassim yesterday for the book swap. She was kind enough to send me two: The Saffron Kitchen by Yasmin Crowther and Persian Girls by Nahid Rachlin so I will get reading straight away and post reveiews insh’Allah (I thought the card she sent was also very […]
Currently Little Lady and Little Man are hogging the computer every time I am out of the room. I have been warning them to stay away and not touch without permission as a computer is not a toy, but I suspect that whilst my husband was away and my brother-in-law was watching the kids (whilst […]
One of my colleagues at work, a very sweet lady with green fingers, presented me with these courgettes from her allotment. Food you grow yourself and then pick fresh tastes so much more intense and flavoursome, so I decided to make courgette curry. Ingredients: 2 medium onions – diced 2 tablespoons olive oil (or sunflower […]
Our last stop on the visit to Greenwich wa the National Maritime Museum. The first exhibit pleased my mum because it was called Rawalpindi, which is near where my parents are from in Pakistan. A large pat of the museum was devoted to Britains history of trade and interaction with other countries. The famous Cutty Sark: In all, the […]
My best friend returned from Hajj mash’Allah and whereas I should have visited her, she knew I was a bit all over the place at the moment and came to visit me instead. She came with gifts (and bribes for the children) who were all grinning as soon as they saw her. She brought me […]
One of the things me and my best friend have been talking a lot about recently has been our attempts to please others and the disabling effect this can have on us.I realised when I was in my late teens, that getting over that desperate childhood craving for the approval of my parents in everything […]
One of the things me and my best friend have been talking a lot about recently has been our attempts to please others and the disabling effect this can have on us.I realised when I was in my late teens, that getting over that desperate childhood craving for the approval of my parents in everything […]
One of the things me and my best friend have been talking a lot about recently has been our attempts to please others and the disabling effect this can have on us.I realised when I was in my late teens, that getting over that desperate childhood craving for the approval of my parents in everything […]
