My favorite rooms in our apartment are the ones my children use most! Surprised? Read on to find out how I created a shared gender neutral space for a 6 year old…
DESIGN
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Have you seen this New York Times review of a phenomenal new exhibition showing now at the Smithsonian Museum in Washington D.C.? Titled The Art of the Qur’an: Treasures from the Museum…
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I judgey judge faced so many baby products as a first time mama. I even eschewed a stroller for first baby till he was almost 13 months old! Wipe warmers? (Just hold…
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It’s not really the ‘extra’ hour of sleep we supposedly gain because, as we all know, young children don’t get this memo and wake up at exactly the same time they always…
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What’s your internet rabbit hole? Got to say, Mehndi just does it for me. From Uni events raising money for charity (applying henna to hundreds of awe struck students), to even a…
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Using Light & Shadow To Teach The Seerah So few months back my son asked me for an Eid party and sadly I hadn’t delivered. It was all in my head –…
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Recently I was out with my girlfriends. That sounds so North American doesn’t it? And like this is some kind of regular outing I do every weekend. Unfortunately the ‘regular’ part is…
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This weekend we decided to gather with some friends and welcome the new Hijri year together with our families. A large part of our intention was to celebrate the joy of this…
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Exactly eight years ago I moved from England to the USA. It was around this time of the year, I was getting acquainted with the nature of American politics, (remember Sarah Palin?…
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(Without Having To Watch It First!) If only there was some way to know if the movie was actually appropriate before we go the cinema… the ratings are completely useless. Nearly…