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January 2012

January 23, 2012

Letting Go

So the other day I was shopping at Michael's to work on a project for...

January 16, 2012

Intentional Eating: Meat, Less

A dear friend and I were sitting around the kitchen table as our two children...

January 12, 2012

Keeping Marriage Meaningful

I am not a counselor nor am I an expert. But Alhamdulillah, Allah has blessed...

January 02, 2012

GrowMama New Year’s Resolutions

As 2012 begins, a few of us at GrowMama have been contemplating the years past...

December 2011

December 26, 2011

Where I Want To Be

Yesterday, I took my young daughters to ride the metro to Washington D.C. As we...

December 08, 2011

Making Family Time Happen

As a working mother (though currently on maternity leave) and a devoted wife, making time...

November 2011

November 28, 2011

When Little Ones Worry

I have been struggling for a while with my little girl. She cries everyday when...

October 2011

October 12, 2011

The First Time

October is Domestic Violence Awareness month. Not having seen much about domestic violence come out...

September 2011

September 20, 2011

Come To Allah….Come To Allah

“Allahu Akbar, Allahu Akbar…..” The beauty of the words of the adhan and the voice...

September 16, 2011

Changing Hats

I’ll be honest, it might not show but working away from my family eats away...

August 2011

August 23, 2011

Building A Foundation

Alhamdulillah I have been Muslim for ten years now. I grew up in a household...

August 21, 2011

By Heart

It was a peaceful night last night. Besides for my munchkin being fast asleep, I...

August 16, 2011

Ramadan Garments

Many of us are familiar with the verse in the Qur’an that is translated as,...

July 2011

July 18, 2011

Setting SMART Goals for Ramadan

Nothing beats sitting down and writing out your goals in hopes of achieving them. In...

June 2011

June 16, 2011

The Little Gremlin

I always used to drive really fast; much faster than the speed limit. Driving was...

May 2011

May 19, 2011

Courage to Change

Not many of us crave change. In fact, many of us will try to avoid...

May 02, 2011

Woman. You.

What are these bonds that evade us? Where is the woman that will remain standing...

April 2011

April 17, 2011

Resentment or Reward?

I have a vision of how I want to earn the pleasure of Allah (swt)....

April 11, 2011

The “D” word

It feels like drowning in the dark, and you don't know how to swim. Sometimes...

February 2011

February 27, 2011

The Good Word

Many people lose their ability to speak after experiencing a stroke. My uncle was one...

January 2011

January 30, 2011

Embracing Solitude

I seek silence. Away from my baby's incessant demands, away from the madness of world...

May 2010

May 03, 2010

The Stubborn Why

We’ve all done it, whether intentionally and out loud or in our minds and hearts....

March 2010

March 18, 2010

Reason Number (insert high number here) I’m Grateful To Be Muslim

A generation ago there were two brothers in my family (my grandmother’s brothers). One was...

February 2010

February 22, 2010

The Seeds of Taqwa

I recently came across an elementary student’s written reflections on how to improve her behavior....

February 11, 2010

Generosity

My husband was hospitalized last month with pneumonia. He had gone to work as usual...

February 04, 2010

My Aunties and Beyond

I’m dedicating this one to my aunties. Auntie, khala, tante, whatever you call them, they...

January 2010

January 14, 2010

More Dialogue, Less Debate

In many places in the Muslim community, and indeed within many Muslim families, we are...

November 2009

November 12, 2009

Angelina

Okay, so I never thought I would ever be writing about Angelina Jolie, but here...

November 01, 2009

Umm Al Sa’ad- Part II

Umm Al-Sa'ad was born into a poor family in a town called Bandaariya, one of...

October 2009

October 29, 2009

The Great Reciter of Alexandria Part I

This is a special three-part series translated from an Arabic article by one of our...