CW: Please note that the post below includes references to sexual violence & assault. On this international Women’s day I reflect upon the ongoing violence and oppression stitching together women…
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If you can’t wait to hear the audio story, scroll down or listen here ! But for another sweet little story within a story read on … It was December 1993, a young…
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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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Boaba’ my paternal grandmother, is a loud, ‘like it or lump it’ kind of woman. While other elders wear somber pherans of various mothy hues, her signature pheran is a loud turquoise…
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The search, at any given time, is for the story. The right story. The story which will guide us. The story which will inspire us.The story which will heal us. The story…
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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…
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Every time I have shared my personal retellings of prophetic stories or a snippet of one that I narrated to my own children, you have all been so lovely and encouraging in…
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I don’t know which one of the sisters first introduced the others to the poem game… but it was a keeper. It’s one of those real old school writing games and seriously…
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When I was little summer holidays (or vacation) meant going to visit my grandparents in the Valley of Kashmir. A plethora of cousins to play with, shopping for the years worth of…