November means long nights, short days, lots of rain and very grey skies at the moment. I’ve been grateful for the mild weather so far although the plants seem confused and are full of blossoms again. I was walking back from the baby clinic with my youngest two and saw this stretched across the sky: […]
Mum and Muslim magazine are now online at http://www.mumandmuslim.com/ We have had fantastic feedback from readers both positive and constructive alhamdulillah and are keen for more.Better yet we are re-launching the magazine shortly with a new title and an updated new website insh’Allah. We are keen to make the magazine inclusive to fathers as well […]
Dover Castle wasn’t as majestic or imposing as some of the castle’s I have visited and felt small inside. One of the things that made up for this though was the exhibits of everyday life inside which the children enjoyed exploring and touching (although they did get told to get off of the beds – […]
This weekend my mum-in-law is flying back to Pakistan after staying with us for the last five months. She is here for about six months every year and her coming and going usually means lots of change in our home and family routine. I have written before (in The Art of Living With Your In-Laws) […]
I don’t listen to music and we don’t have a proper sound system anywhere in our house. So instead in the evening, we use the family computer to listen to Quran recitations on Youtube. Our favourite reciters are Sheikh Abdul Rahman as-Sudais, the imam of the Grand mosque in Makkah and who is well loved […]
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I saw this giant poppy outside our local town hall. I shared my thoughts about remembrance day in this post from 2008. This year was the same. I thought about my grandfather and his brother who fought for the British in Burma during World War Two. I thought of my husbands great-grandfather who fought in […]
I left the house with Gorgeous bawling because his mum was leaving him, all three of the stars awake at 7am, a terrible journey (waiting 20 minutes for one bus and 30 for another for a journey that usually takes 20 minutes itself) and a very rude e-mail from a very rude person at work.BUT […]
I was speaking with my best friend about how the everyday demands of life can get you down and finding purpose in our lives.Every one us of has issues, suffers from stress and can get depressed (I had four months of the baby blues after I had Gorgeous). We all go through times when we […]
I have been sharing my journey to get healthier and lose weight each month through my word of the Year for 2016: Health. January was about taking stock and trying to understand what the task ahead of me was: my good habits, the habits that needed attention, what was helpful and some reflection on my […]
I have been mulling over my colour theme for Eid for the last few days and could not settle on any combination of colours. I would happily do rainbow ever year, but thought better of it. It came down to the gold, coral and blue as in the cake below, or summer colours like in […]
I picked up this book in summer from a boot market and saved it in my winter stash for when I don’t have time to go to the library. The first thing you think of when looking at this book is Memoirs of a Geisha, and indeed this author is the person who collaborated with […]
MuslimBox Co. is a Muslim brand which describes itself as being founded on the Prophetic principles of generosity, sharing and gift giving. They recently contacted me to ask if I would like to review their Sunnah Box, a hand-packaged set of grooming items drawn from the legacy of the Prophet Muhammad (sallallahu alaihi wasallam). I […]
A few weeks ago, I found myself having what felt like mild contractions at bed time. It was a bit too early to go into labour, but it was an hour or so before they eased off and they freaked me out enough to pack my bags for hospital in case. As it’s the fifth […]
