We are waiting for Ramadan to begin. Sprawled across the living living carpet after Maghrib namaz, my brother and I are not very old but not very young either. We are definitely…
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He leans the entire length of his body against a geometric garden carved into the standing oak panel. At three feet high, it is still one foot taller than him. You watch…
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MOTHERHOOD, SOCIAL JUSTICEHow To Explore Social Justice Words With Younger Children: ‘Justice’ ‘Power’ ‘Conflict’
Among discussions of homeschooling vs remote vs hybrid many of us forget that no matter what you choose, at the end of the day if your child is home with you, in…
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Or How To Unpack The Experience If You’ve Already Seen It It’s not the way you expected it to go. After a long wait and months of anticipation, Disney’s new Mulan movie…
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I am being quiet. I am being quiet on Mamanushka. Quiet on my social media. Quiet while sipping my morning coffee and quiet while on my evening walks. I am being…
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Conversations With Kids A blue sky, a golden field, three children and a mud path make for the perfect, socially distanced Sunday morning walk. The privilege of such bounty a few short…
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What Ramadan as a new mother taught me about coping with a Ramadan in isolation…
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How To Explain Periods To Your Muslim Child. We all know how loaded this question is and, if unprepared, answering can be awkward to say the least. Yet, it’s not just young children…
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FAITH, LISTEN, MOTHERHOODMamanushka Storytime: Why did Allah Ask Prophet Ibrahim To Sacrifice His Son?
‘Slaughter’ and ‘Sacrifice’ are big words for little hearts … but they don’t have to be. When my sisters and I were growing up, ranging from the ages of five to…
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Of all the events in the Islamic Calendar, is there any more captivating to a young audience than that of our beloved Prophet’s miraculous night journey? Al-’Isra’ wal-Mi‘raj – quite literally, the…