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December 2016

December 01, 2016

The Khan Chronicles: Adventures of a School Administrator and Her Two and a Half Children

My life and career as an educator has ensured that my list of “The Truly...

April 2015

April 14, 2015

Scrambled Eggs, Bubblegum, and Sex

This morning, over a relaxing weekend breakfast of scrambled eggs...

March 2015

March 26, 2015

GrowBaba Spotlight: Take Money From Your Kids

I take money from my children. I checked around and others do it too. You...

March 10, 2015

Does Mama Know Best?

His eyes bulged, his jaw dropped, and he clapped his hands excitedly as he jumped...

May 2013

May 07, 2013

GrowMama Relationship Roundup: Quality Time

The doorbell rings. “Baba’s home!”, scream the children, as they climb all over him. Even...

March 2013

March 04, 2013

Grow Baba Spotlight: The Visiting Professor

I often feel guilty when it comes to my kids. I know I don’t spend...

February 2013

February 25, 2013

Flawless Imperfection

It was a dark night, with the moon nowhere to be seen. We were driving...

February 07, 2013

GrowMama Round Up: Talking to kids about friends with bad influences

A young girl asked her elder female relatives about advice for dealing with friends that...

January 2013

January 24, 2013

Grow Mama Blast from the Past: The Wait

I baked up a storm and the breads and granolas are stealthily disappearing. I caught...

November 2012

November 17, 2012

Book Review: Mornings in Jenin

Last night, I lay awake as the gory images coming out of Gaza filled my...

April 2012

April 26, 2012

GrowMama Roundup: Birthdays

We turned to some of our GrowMama readers and writers to see how they deal...

March 2012

March 29, 2012

GrowMama Roundup: The Season of Motherhood

A constant question that arises in our minds as mothers is how we can maintain...

October 2011

October 19, 2011

GrowMama Roundup: Approaching Halloween

We asked a couple of our awesome mamas: How does your family approach Halloween season? ...

September 2011

September 12, 2011

The Woman who Chose Allah

How do you explain to your six-year old daughter why she was born blind? What...

September 06, 2011

The Ninety-Nine Names of Allah Tree

As the new school year begins and a shift of seasons takes place, my girls...

September 02, 2011

Multi-schooling

“O Humanity. Behold, We have created you out of a male and female, and have...

August 2011

August 29, 2011

Ramadan Maintenance

As the years go by, I continue to make the intention to maintain my “Ramadan...

August 26, 2011

Remembering Ramadan at the Intersection

We’ve seen her regularly over the last couple of years, standing near the corner of...

August 23, 2011

Building A Foundation

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

August 18, 2011

Give Me Back My Shoe

I am not a fuzzy-wuzzy mother. Ask either of my daughters - I’m loving but downright...

August 16, 2011

Ramadan Garments

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

August 13, 2011

Ramadan Blues

The demanding aspects of our full time job as mothers can have a debilitating affect...

August 11, 2011

A Mother’s Guilt

Every night around 11PM, as soon as my 1-year old son begins calling for me...

August 09, 2011

Growmama Roundup: How To Train Children To Fast

We asked two of our Growmama writers to share with us how they train their children...

August 04, 2011

10 Ways to Green Your Ramadan

A Green Ramadan is an opportunity to remember and respect our planet which, through the...

August 02, 2011

Tips for a Healthy and Nutritious Ramadan

Muslims in Dietetics and Nutrition (MIDAN)’s: Top 10 Tips for Enjoying a Healthy and Nutritious Ramadan...

July 2011

July 21, 2011

Ramadan: A Month of Reflection and Renewal for the Soul

A month of fasting from all food and drink from sunrise to sunset may not...

July 14, 2011

Children of Heaven: A Movie Review

When my husband travels, my children and I have an evening ritual called “cozy nights.”...

July 04, 2011

Dandelion Parenting

Many years ago when I was in college, I was pregnant. It was in a...

June 2011

June 05, 2011

Al-Kawthar

You never know when something will strike you differently. I know surah al-Kawthar and recite...