Dana Salim is an author and co-founder, with her husband, of DS Publishing, LLC. Dana’s childhood was split between Amman, Jordan and Vancouver, Canada. She finished Industrial Engineering at the University of Jordan before moving to Ohio, and then Texas. On her about page she describes herself as loving “singing silly songs, standing in the […]
I spent time in Ramadan with some very good people and had time to think a lot about my faith and the way I live. One of the things I thought a lot about was niqab. In the end I didn’t have the nerve to give up work and start wearing it (or indeed go […]
Alhamdulillah my little girl arrived on Monday, 10 days early, but healthy mash’Allah. I haven’t stopped smiling since and I can’t take my eyes off her. Have loads to say, but very, very sleep deprived t the moment, so will have to wait. This pregnancy has been the hardest time of my entire life […]
Last months I hosted a give away for the making Memories Scrap-booking Software. The MyMemories Suite Digital Scrap-booking Software is worth $39.95 (US) and can be used for photo-books custom printing, banners, cards and printable templates as well as for scrap booking. I am happy to announce that the winner is….Khadija/Mrs Gaye! Sister – please e-mail me at umm_salihah@yahoo(dot)co(dot)uk to get the code and instructions […]
Pregnancy causes al sorts of reactions – congratulations, special treatment from friends, a few funny looks from people at work and most recently the belief that people know what is best for me.I put up with some very rude comments from other Muslim women when my children were very small – about how I must […]
Just after I published that last post and went to pick Little Lady up from school as she returned from a school trip, I got a call from my mum. They’ve found my uncle. He’s safe. He’s still in Peshawar and won’t be home in Jhelum till tomorow morning. I nearly started jumping up and […]
It’s been a bit quiet on the Feroza front, but we’ve been keeping busy sourcing new products, researching new collections and creating campaigns to bring to you all! One of the things we have added are some kundan-style stone-set bangles, which are one of our most popular products. I love this set of bangles which […]
I got a lunch invite the day before yesterday from the a local sister. I know her because our husband’s are active at the masjid and a group of us have become friends. Because I am at work, I miss the weekly sisters circle they all attend and have been missing seeing them. When I […]
I realised what big kids we all are recently by how much we all missed out parents. They have been in Pakistan for six weeks visiting family and reliving childhood memories. They came back this week alhamdulillah. I can’t remember the last Mother’s Day we had without mum, so she returned to cards, flowers, gifts […]
Have I ever mentioned that I love my husband’s job? I’m sure I have. He runs a removal business and every now and again he comes home with useful, wonderful or strange things.Yesterday he helped someone move house and the client gave him some things to get rid of. There was some nice furniture which […]
The 1 year anniversary edition of Mum and Muslim is now online (including my column). The editor, Sister Umm Imran has worked hard to co-ordinate the efforts of all of the writers to bring an edition packed full of brilliant articles. Sister Umm Imran says: “The features section has an interesting article with a muslim […]
I haven’t been out and bout the last few days as out of the house. I had been feeling a little sad that the busyness of life had meant that I couldn’t make the most of Ramadan. I made dua that I could find some amal (deed) that would be the best amal for the last few […]
My latest column for InCulture Parent has now been published: Children’s Experience of Ramadan describes the way children sometimes experience Ramadan and what it means for them: “In Ramadan, a family and community’s routines are completely changed. Breakfast in the dawn hours becomes a source of mystery to children who wake up to fasting parents. […]
I kept seeing this book in the best-sellers section of my local W H Smiths and thinking what a curious title and assuming it had to be some kind of red herring. I ended up with the book in my winter reading stash and eventually decided to make a start on it.The book is about […]
