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June 2018

June 14, 2018

Ramadan Reflections – Are You Discussing Ideas, Events or People?

This is Day 30 - last day - of the 2018 #30Days30Writers Ramadan series. I...

June 14, 2018

My Ramadan Truth – Dismantling the Armor of Suicide and Depression

Failure. I could feel the word slide over me, burning the skin on my arms, chilling...

June 13, 2018

On the Courage to be Vulnerable and the Test of Community Care

This is Day 29 of the 2018 #30Days30Writers Ramadan series. What does community care look...

June 12, 2018

#MyRamadanIs – Facilitating Safe Spaces to Share Ramadan Feelings & Struggles

This is Day 28 of the 2018 #30Days30Writers Ramadan series. “How’s your Ramadan going?” These...

June 11, 2018

A Ramadan Consumed — Worry, Needs and Service to Family & Humanity

This is Day 27 of the 2018 #30Days30Writers #Ramadan series. This Ramadan, I am consumed....

June 09, 2018

Ramadan is an Opportunity in Culinary Diplomacy

The first time I fasted in Ramadan I wasn’t a Muslim; I was a curious...

June 08, 2018

How Fasting Connects Us All – Remembering the Past

This is day 24 of the 2018 #30Days30Writers Ramadan series. Assalamu'Allaykum, Ramadan is a time...

June 07, 2018

The Pursuit of Stillness in Ramadan, in Life

This is day 23 of the 2018 #30Days30Writers Ramadan series. Ramadan, as my husband says,...

June 06, 2018

A Tale of Two Iftars

The White House and other government agencies have held Ramadan iftar dinners for decades, but...

June 06, 2018

To Know Oneself is to Know God

This is Day 22 of the #30Days30Writers Ramadan series. A quarter of the world’s population,...

June 05, 2018

Carpe Meam – Seize the Soul in Ramadan and Beyond

This is Day 21 of the 2018 #30Days30Writers Ramadan series. Sometimes I find myself missing...

June 04, 2018

Nurturing Intimacy During Ramadan

This is Day 20 of the 2018 #30Days30Writers Ramadan series. The holy month is a...

June 03, 2018

The Intersection of Ramadan and Graduation Season – A Teacher’s Reflection

This is Day 19 of the 2018 #30Days30Writers Ramadan series. There is probably no time...

June 02, 2018

No One will Know But God

That’s both the sweetness and test of Ramadan -- that no one can really know...

June 01, 2018

A Ramadan at the Crossroads of Life’s Choices

This is Day 17 of the 2018 #30Days30Writers Ramadan series. This Ramadan has been rough,...

May 2018

May 31, 2018

Ramadan Reflection on Prayer without Action (VIDEO)

This is Day 16 of the 2018 #30Days30Writers Ramadan series. As we move into crazier...

May 30, 2018

Why Do We Fast in Ramadan? What is the Foundation of Our Worship?

There is simply no substitute for reading the Quran in Arabic, regardless of your comprehension....

May 29, 2018

Interpreting the Quran in Light of Modern Times

So, what’s a modern Muslim to do? How do we know what is universal and...

May 28, 2018

Make Ramadan be About the Quran and Generosity of Spirit

The generosity (jūd) of the Prophet ﷺ was not a monetary one, but a spiritual...

May 27, 2018

Existing in the Shadows in Ramadan

Our masjids should be safe zones for all Muslims, not combative places inundated with emotional...

May 26, 2018

How a New Muslim Tribe in West Africa Took Me Back to the Basics

I began to see unrest, and uneasiness crept through the room and tickled the spines...

May 25, 2018

Holding Fast to Ramadan Rituals Around the World

In an age where traditions are often the first to be consistently challenged as an...

May 24, 2018

A Ramadan Testimonial of Repentance and Renewal

The month eventually left. But my renewed love of God, of the Prophet Muhammad (peace...

May 23, 2018

On Ramadan, Forgiveness & the Shape of the Woman Beneath

Each Ramadan, I give myself the time to acknowledge and reflect on the wounds of...

May 22, 2018

For the Drinker, the Partier, for Everyone – Make Ramadan Judgment Free

When you see that girl with a messed-up reputation at uni [university] putting on the...

May 21, 2018

When You Cannot Fast, Here’s What You Can Do

During Ramadan we make extra efforts to be conscious and aware of our voice, manner...

May 20, 2018

The Priority Fast – Getting the Most from Your Ramadan

What I propose is a priority fast. A priority fast is when you keep to...

May 19, 2018

9 Health Benefits and Tips for Beneficial Ramadan (and Otherwise) Fasting

Wonder why you feel so good during Ramadan? Of course, it has a lot to...

May 18, 2018

Ramadan in Lebanon – Lessons in Compassion, Love & Comfort

There is a beauty about this blessed and holy month that fills one’s soul with...

May 17, 2018

¡Feliz Ramadan! Between Latina Identity and Muslim Introspection

I do identify as Latina and American, which are identities that I appreciate and inherited....