Assalam-alaikam, I realise it’s been a year since I last wrote and in that time I have had moments when I yearned to write and others when I wondered if I ever would again. Then today I realised I have this little pocket of time for myself every day between clearing up after Iftar and […]

I recently came across Malak’s excellent blog Hejab-Rehab where she recounts the difficulty her family has had with accepting her conversion to Islam. It brought to mind all of the convert/revert brothers and sisters I have met over the last few years and the issues each has faced. Islam has often been called the fastest-growing […]

The latest edition of Aaila, the Muslim Family Magazine is out now. Mash’Allah as always brothers and sisters have submitted some brilliant articles and columns including articles to help get ready for Ramadan: My Ultimate Guide to Travelling with a Little One by Shazia Ahmad Infertility: Diagnosing the Cause by Dr Subohi Alom Why we […]

Have wanted to visit the Eden project since it opened, so was a pleasure to finally get the chance. Posted by Happy Muslim Mama at 06:45 Labels: Britain, Holiday, Nature

Our Ramadan Giving series highlights the amazing work charities are doing and showcases their special Ramadan campaigns, giving us all the opportunity to support, donate and do a little good insh’Allah Ramadan Giving Day 3: Muslim Hands   I remember Muslim Hands from the early days, coming to our local masjid and working with worshippers […]

Happening to be in Ipswich and having some time to kill, we decided to see if we could find somewhere quiet and near a river or the sea to walk. Looking at the map, it was a toss up between Harwich and Felixstowe, so we ended up going to Felixstowe. We got there and manged […]

I attended the Palestine Expo, an event organised by Friends of Al-Aqsa, this year with Shutterbug Sister, Harlequin Sister and Little Lady.  The situation in Palestine is something that affects Muslims across the Ummah (global Muslim community).  My first memory of what has happened there, as a seven or eight year old, was a news report with an accompanying video […]

(Subtitled Don’t Compare Your Children) Last week I wrote about stepping away from the daily grind and every day routines and spending three days in the path of Allah (SWT).  I stayed with sisters a few miles from home and spent the time in prayer, dhikr, contemplation and learning and doing dawah alhamdulillah. It was […]

I had today off of work, so whilst the older two were at school and Gorgeous decided to sleep all day, I had plenty of time to craft: (This is the box of gems I dropped and now am wondering how to seperate the colours again) I had the mum-in-law to keep me company and […]

I had a long evening alone with the kids and the prospect of spending hours stopping them from bickering, so got them helping me with some bead therapy.Little Man threaded the big brightly coloured beads which will become bracelets, including a rainbow one someone has requseted.Little Lady helped by making the long black necklace in […]

I have finished the first of the two books sent to me by Sister Umm Nassim as part of a book swap (review of the second one here) and I quite enjoyed it.Persian Girls is an autobiographical book written by the author as she looks back over her life as a child in Iran and […]

I haven’t had time to write as much as I like today for International Women’s Day, but luckily my little sister has and I love how she has personalised it with anecdotes from my family.  She shares how precious having sisters is to us despite our squabbles and how we have come so far on […]

My daughter said something a few days ago that stopped me in my tracks. We were out walking after dinner when we walked past a group of Roma standing in the street. As we passed them Little Lady held her nose and then let out a breath saying, “Phew, good job those smelly gypsies are […]

Gorgeous came home from school this week cradling his wrist and telling us it was causing him a lot of pain.  Two weeks into his first year of high school, one of the Year 11 boys kicked a ball into his hand with full force.  He tells me it’s not the first incident, one of […]