A couple of weeks ago my friend Artina had the brilliant idea of hosting a ‘Ramadan Crafts Party’. It had been a while since our tribe of mamas and kiddos had had…
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Let’s admit it, who secretly believed in Santa when they were little? (Me!) And who hung up stockings on Christmas Eve in the hope of finding them heavy with goodies in the…
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Strange, but true, birthdays are one of those odd hot button topics that jump up at you once you become a ‘Muslim Mother’. Along with those fleeting questions about things like allowing…
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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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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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According to where you live, either yesterday or today heralded the first of Muharram and with it, the beginning of the new Islamic year! I don’t know about you, but I am…
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How To Have 52 Eids A Year In case you hadn’t noticed, we love Eid. Whether putting together gifts, celebrating the day or sharing it with our community, both Eid ul-Fitr and…
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Wishing all our lovely readers a joyful Eid, full of blessings and peace for the year ahead. Ameen. Also a huge congratulations and ‘Hajj Mubarak’ to those who made that journey of a…
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‘You have a festival coming up don’t you?’ Around one year ago, this is what my son’s teacher said to me as I was collecting him from school in his second week…