My youngest sister wrote recently about the hearing impairment she has had since birth and the way it has impacted her life.  I loved the article: I learned from an early age that if you don’t make a fuss about something, neither will other people. Because I didn’t make a big deal about my deafness […]

During our visit to Audley End House and Gardens this week, my favourite part of the day was the traipse through the organic kitchen gardens.  I loved how neatly these were laid out and how much was being grown. There was a large greenhouse which housed rows and rows of young fruit trees.  We spotted […]

I have often wondered why so many women convert to Islam and it seems respect, justice, fairness and truth come into the equation. I also think though it is because women love beauty and Islam is beautiful. A quick look around the Muslim Blogosphere and the Muslims around you would confirm that many of my […]

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Today all I did was cook, clean, tidy and look after the children. Usually I do this in a panic and thinking about what I could be doing instead. But today I just did these things and enjoyed them. I think that’s called “living in the present”. I suspect I need to stay in this […]

During the school Easter holidays I wanted to take the children away for a few days, but realised we didn’t have the budget for this.  The next best alternative for us was to try and fit in a day trip.  The weather forecast showed that there would be only one day without rain this week […]

I often wear red with black and had some red wooden beads I wanted to spice up a little with some other, prettier beads. I also like the idea of mixtures of shades and textures in the same colour range together.Because I wear my hijab quite big, a long necklace for me has to be […]

Father-in-law left to return to Pakistan today, leaving a gap in our home where tolerance, wisdom and fun resided. We will all miss him like crazy; he has been the patient target of our teasing for the last five months. I hail from a conservative Muslim family and my parents are reserved, respectful and very […]

We made a spontaneous visit to a Pick Your Own farm in Kent yesterday and came back with some treats to eat, share and freeze.  Fresh peas that were sent to neighbours, eaten raw by the children and shared with my visiting uncles.  Beans to cut and freeze, plums and cherries for my mother-in-law, raspberries […]

As we get to the end of the twelfth fast, I am beginning to find myself getting tired. I am quite sleep deprived and I wonder if perhaps I am eating enough of the right foods.  I am also struggling with managing long hours on my feet in the kitchen, before and after iftar and […]

I’ve had a busy weekend cleaning the house and making food for Ramadan.  My lovely neighbours came round to help make samosas.  I could never get the hang of it before and mine were never proper triangles with sealed corners that didn’t leak.  My neighbour showed me a really easy way to make them and […]

Happy Muslim Mama (www.happymuslimah.com) is one of the top Muslim parenting blogs on the internet, coming up in the top five search engines results for terms such as Muslim mother and first for Muslim mom or Muslim mama. The blog receives over 30,000 views per month (approx 1,000 to 1,500 pageviews per day)  The blog […]

I have been managing to keep well through Ramadan and wake for suhoor and then again in the morning for the school run and work, mainly thanks to my daily short nap after I get home for work.  Usually this is about thirty to forty minutes and the kids are allowed internet access to do […]

Assalam-alaikam, I have been beavering away for the last few days, working on my new online shop.  It’s called Inaayah and I have added the first few products in the Rainbow Watercolor Collection: Please do take a look. The products in the shop would make some lovely gifts and are all designs I would love to use alhamdulillah.  I […]