In some parts of the world, women and children are welcomed at the masjid and there isn't even a question of whether a masjid has a ladies section or accomodates children. In my part of the world, however, the addition of ladies sections to masaajid is something relatively new, and often, even if...
I’m a mom of 4 kids and I have been breastfeeding for amost 8 years. I have weaned three times, when each of my older children reached the age of 2 years (the Islamically recommended age of weaning) and I’m about to embark on the journey of weaning my fourth child.
The process...
I love being a mother. I’ve pretty much made it my occupation over the last 12 years. But gosh, it can be exhausting.
Currently my youngest of my four kids is 16 month olds. I forgot how tiring this phase is. I almost forgot about the hyper-vigilance you have to exercise over a little...
A simple explanation of the Israeli occupation of Palestine (for kids).
(I first wrote this as a post on Instagram a few years ago during the attempted expulsion of the Al Kurd family from their home in Sheikh Jarrah in Jerusalem. As we witness the genocide occurring in Gaza in 2023, this...
Do your children know what is happening in Palestine?
Should we be speaking to our children about violent events like this?
In our family we speak about a lot of things, including world events. My kids know what is going on right now although we haven't let them see any of the heartbreaking videos...
We all know that we want our children, and ourselves, to have good character, right?
But how do we actually go about doing this? “Good character” seems like such an abstract term, how do we make it concrete, and how do we motivate children to achieve it? I’m still...
I’m a mom of 4 and I’ve breastfed, collectively, for a period of over seven years, I’ve night weaned 4 times.
The first time I night weaned, I did it after day weaning my oldest who as 2 years old at the time. It was a complete disaster that had us both in tears!...
For a while now I’ve neglected my habit of reading Quran at least one page, once daily. picked it up again recently and I now find myself wanting to read more through the day. Subhanallah.
It made me remember that:
If you read a little Quran…or...
I’m not a midwife, a doula or an obgyn. So why should you take MY course Positive Birth Through Surah Maryam?
You see, the fact that I’m not a doula, midwife or obgyn…that’s kind of the point.
I love midwives, doulas and gynaes who support natural...
Healthy food (tayib - pure- food) doesn’t have to be boring.
Sometimes, a few tweaks can turn an unhealthy fast food into a meal that is wholesome and nutritionally dense (or at the very least, healthier than the original).
Let’s take the elements of a burger and...
A few months ago, in Ramadan, my Nani (maternal grandmother) passed away.
Alhamdulillah.
My children have always been close to my Nani because she lived nearby and we saw her at least once a week. Even though she was 85, she always made time for them - chatting to them, joking with...
"Hold on, get your chest on the ground, your bum in the air and try to wait for me!" said my midwife as she rushed to get off our call and into her car to drive to our house.
It was 12:30am in the morning. September 2023. I had just called her (from the bath, where I was relaxing through...
