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GrowMama Blast from the Past: Drawing a Hadith

I recently moved a bookshelf into my kitchen, so that the children could have easy...

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My Fashion Folly

A couple of years back skinny jeans emerged as the latest must have. Boot cut, flared...

August 2011

August 06, 2011

Ramadan Crafts

Here are a few easy craft ideas to help your children get a good taste...

July 2011

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Growmama Roundup: Ramadan Traditions

We asked our GrowMama writers this question: What are your family Ramadan traditions? S writes:...

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Implementing Qur’anic Verses and Ahadith

We asked some of our GrowMama writers to share a hadith or aya from the Qur'an...

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The Little Gremlin

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

June 13, 2011

Blissful Moments

What is the meaning of joy? Does it mean you can eat ice cream all...

April 2011

April 11, 2011

The “D” word

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

April 08, 2011

To Him we belong, and to Him is our return.

Being pregnant was a surreal experience for me. I had never liked pets. You probably...

April 04, 2011

A Gallon of Milk Means Love

Last night was movie night in our house. We were camped on on the bed,...

April 01, 2011

Pause

If I interrupt this silent reverence With a hurry up, come, what do you see?...

March 2011

March 28, 2011

The Paper Boy

It was near the end of last summer when my son Mahmood, then eleven years...

March 24, 2011

Jannah

Tears streamed down my little ones eyes as they said goodbye to their grandparents yet...

March 20, 2011

Then it Struck me: I am reborn…

Since my son has opened his eyes to the new, blurry to his eyes, world,...

January 2011

January 21, 2011

Of Hot Showers and Cat Poop

This morning, I decided to do something that single people do. I decided to take...

January 17, 2011

Swing Rapture

Storytime? Ice cream? The Children’s Museum? Jump n’Jungle? A walk to the park? A movie?...

December 2010

December 27, 2010

Manners

There are many differences between children raised in America and children raised in other parts...

December 19, 2010

Graduating from the Kiddie Table

My husband and I traveled to my parents' house for Thanksgiving weekend. We were prepared...

December 08, 2010

The Pacifier

The Pacifier. Yes, I capitalized the P. Where do I begin? My son hated it...

October 2010

October 18, 2010

Lending Libraries

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

November 2009

November 04, 2009

The Great Reciter of Alexandria Part III

Umm Al Sa'ad of Alexandria Her students When asked about her students Umm Al-Sa'ad said:...

May 2009

May 24, 2009

Only When You’re Satisfied

Every. Single. Time. Every time I learn to be satisfied with what I have, Allah...

March 2009

March 19, 2009

Disciplinary Technique: 1, 2, 3 Magic!

Every parent has their own techniques for discipline, but here is a humorous tale about...

March 16, 2009

Who Made This?

My daughter often reminds me that sometimes adults think too much for their own good....

March 06, 2009

Greeting Strangers on a Sunny Day

A few days ago the temperature was spring-like, so the girls and I decided to...

February 2009

February 26, 2009

While You Are Not Watching

This was the title of an email I received few days ago. Basically, it mentioned...

February 12, 2009

Stay At Home Moms

Stay at home moms. Hmm, I wonder where this term came from. I think it's...

February 08, 2009

Sunshine

Looking back now it’s funny to think that by my mid-twenties I had thought that...

February 05, 2009

That Feeling

The feeling had been with me from the start of the day: that something exciting...

February 02, 2009

Underdosing

It’s a cruel rite of passage that most new parents experience during their first year...