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November 2010

November 14, 2010

It’s Arafah Day!

Monday, November 15th is the blessed Day of Arafah, where millions of hajjis are standing...

November 05, 2010

In The Nick of Time…

To all the pilgrims headed and heading to Hajj this season, May Allah accept your...

November 01, 2010

Random Act of Kindness

The weather was cool. The day was perfect for walking, and we had already walked...

October 2010

October 29, 2010

Achtung Baby

In getting the house prepped for a baby I became mindful of dangers...

October 25, 2010

Force of Nature

I am in love with this quote, which I found in a dear friend's signature:...

October 21, 2010

Room 201

Press the red button; wait impatiently for the robotic voice; hear the piercing buzzing noise...

October 18, 2010

Lending Libraries

When I was twelve years old, we moved from a village in the country into...

October 14, 2010

Dear Mama

Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE AR-SA Dear Mama, I don’t know where to...

October 11, 2010

Parenting is an Extension of Self Development

Sumi is almost four months old now. She is cute and cuddly with smiling half...

October 04, 2010

Kids and the Best Hood…Fatherhood!

Yesterday, I took my kids to Giza to ride horses. My daughter learned in the...

September 2010

September 28, 2010

Hard Work

I still read parenting and schooling books whenever I can. But I've begun to read...

September 23, 2010

No Line

In a recent vacation with my husband and son, we decided we wanted to “see...

September 19, 2010

Outsourcing

Today I paid my seven year old son one dollar to teach his almost 5...

September 14, 2010

Magic Peaches

Today, for the first time, I felt like pretending I didn't know my kids....

September 09, 2010

Happy Eid!

Wishing you a happy and blessed Eid! May Allah accept our fasting, prayers and remembrances...

September 02, 2010

Last Ten Days

We're in the last ten days of Ramadan and so much to be done.... Let's...

August 2010

August 23, 2010

More About Umm Hamza

Read the first part of Umm Hamza's story here. Umm Hamza told me something...

August 16, 2010

The Month of Seizures

A couple weeks ago, my daughter and I were perusing old photos and videos of...

August 11, 2010

Ramadan Memories

There is one memory that jumps to my mind when I think of Ramadan, and...

July 2010

July 31, 2010

Ramadan Inspiration

Dear Growmama readers, Ramadan is just around the corner! Are you ready for the hours...

July 22, 2010

Teaching Responsibility

Teaching responsibility is not random or finite. And as much as we wish, it is...

July 19, 2010

The Stream

This stream I sit next to - does it realize where it is going? Does...

July 15, 2010

The Cow Hike

When I was a kid, my dad used to take my brother and me on...

July 13, 2010

Beyond the Hijab Part II

It's been almost two months since I had the interviews and last month I met...

July 08, 2010

What Would Mariam Do? Part II

Part I Part II Third, as wives of Islamic workers and students, women who understand...

July 06, 2010

A Simple Gift

My mother watches my son while I’m at work. Last week, when I picked him...

July 01, 2010

Defining A Child’s World

Not a linguist myself, I come from a family of linguists. Perhaps that is why...

June 2010

June 29, 2010

What Would Mariam Do?

Of all the women mentioned in the Quran, only Mariam (as) was mentioned by name,...

June 24, 2010

Inheritance-Learn a Lesson

Read this sad story of an inheritance predicament and learn a lesson. When my husband’s...

June 21, 2010

The Not-So-Wrong Path

My commute is not very pleasant. I'm always stuck in traffic, no matter what route...