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January 2017

January 27, 2017

The Children are Awake: Post-Inauguration Spiritual Lessons

We woke our children up with extra gentleness the morning after inauguration day. The night...

December 2016

December 08, 2016

To the working mother: you are not alone!

A dilemma many working mothers face: do I go back to work or do I...

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...

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...

September 2011

September 10, 2011

GrowMama Picks: Remembering 9/11

Many of us can relate to this Growmama writer's experience in explaining to her son about...

July 2011

July 11, 2011

A Day at the Park

There are days when the human spirit cannot be confined to walls and gadgetry. It...

June 2011

June 13, 2011

Blissful Moments

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

June 05, 2011

Al-Kawthar

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

June 02, 2011

Freethinking Muslim

Freethinking and Muslim? Really? May the peace and blessings of Allah be upon everyone reading...

May 2011

May 30, 2011

Growmama Picks for May 2011

1. Art Time with Yusuf videos are creative and adorable! We especially liked how to...

May 22, 2011

Holding Onto Identity

It's what defines us... who we are, what we stand for, our past and our...

May 19, 2011

Courage to Change

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

May 15, 2011

How I Homeschool

There are so many ways to homeschool, and most homeschoolers will tell you that they...

May 12, 2011

Liberated Through Sewing

I would never have guessed, Had you asked me before, That sewing would be something...

April 2011

April 25, 2011

Why Do You Wear It?

For Muslim women who are wearing hijab, hoping to put it on, thinking of taking...

April 21, 2011

Letting Go

They were little: crawling, babbling, teething, walking, sleeping, waking. First it was preschool, then elementary, off...

April 17, 2011

Resentment or Reward?

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

April 14, 2011

Nurturing Habits

This week, we asked three of our GrowMamas this question: What do you recommend in terms of...

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 20, 2011

Then it Struck me: I am reborn…

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

March 15, 2011

Defining the World, Defining You, My Son

My eldest, who is fascinated with lists comparing largest tsunamis or most populated cities...

March 03, 2011

Our Choice: Public School

There is a fascinating thread on the GrowMama discussion board about the benefits of public...

February 2011

February 21, 2011

Wedding Jewels

Some brides have the honor (and accountability) to receive more than ample wedding jewelry. Ornamented...

February 17, 2011

Fathers and Sons

My life revolves around building blocks and sticky hands, plastic cars and before-bed giggles, snack...

January 2011

January 30, 2011

Embracing Solitude

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

January 28, 2011

The Price Of Doing Business

For every moment I steal for myself, I pay a price. Today, a call to...

January 24, 2011

Roadblocks to Mercy

If He opens a door for you, thereby making Himself known, pay no need if...