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March 2013

March 15, 2013

Yes, Autism is also Medical – The Story You Need to Read of Alex Spourdalakis

I helped Lil D get ready for school this morning, as I always do. Wake...

March 14, 2013

A New Pope, A New Beginning and Pi in its Infinite Possibilities

3.14159265359 and so on and so on. Pi, in its infinite glory, on Pi day...

March 13, 2013

‘Mapping Muslims’ – New Report Reveals Devestating Effects NYPD Surveillance has on Muslim Community

A year ago CAIR-NY Civil Rights Manager Cyrus McGoldrick, who was conducting twice weekly “Know...

February 2013

February 25, 2013

Yahoo CEO Melissa Mayer’s Telecommuting Problem

The summer of 2010 was one of the most challenging months I’ve endured in my...

February 14, 2013

To Valentine or Not – Do We Need to Debate This?

The kids came home from school today with the usual Valentine’s paraphernalia. We don’t “do”...

February 11, 2013

Lessons from the Pope’s Resignation – None of Us are Indispensable

Pope Benedict XVI announced his resignation today. And I immediately thought two things – how...

January 2013

January 09, 2013

The National Defense Authorization Act Passes Again in 2013 – Are You Watching Your Back?

I was cleaning out some kitchen cabinets and came across two business cards from an...

January 07, 2013

Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder

Growing up, I can only recall one time when my parents left us in the...

December 2012

December 21, 2012

Khateebs – Please Talk about Newtown Today

A short message from your friendly neighborhood Muslimah Next Door. Khateebs (those who will be...

December 10, 2012

I Wish I Were an Only Child

On Saturday night, when we were walking the lighted paths of our local botanical garden,...

November 2012

November 26, 2012

The Epilogue – The RV Adventure and a Life Worth Living

The kids are back in school and adults are back at work. And many parents...

November 16, 2012

School Districts Deny Petitions to Close School on Muslim Holidays

Growing up in North Dakota and later in Maryland, any time a Muslim holiday rolled...

October 2012

October 10, 2012

The Gandhi of Autism

After all the kids came home from school yesterday, after we got through the first...

September 2012

September 20, 2012

Struggling to Illuminate the Darkness

What is this? What IS THIS? I am no longer desensitized, offering up moments of...

September 11, 2012

The View from Up Here – Personal, Global

My husband asked me last night what if I was going to write something about...

September 05, 2012

Necessary Discussions in Autism Land

Between discussions with my daughter about who are her new classmates or if the zippered...

August 2012

August 23, 2012

Dating Life Again

There comes a point when you’re coming through a tough, tough time, and even though...

August 17, 2012

Crisis in Myanmar, Burma (Infographic)

In 2010, I worked as the website content coordinator for Islamic Relief USA and had...

August 03, 2012

Happy Birthday Lil D

What do you get for the boy who wants nothing? Lil D is turning 12...

July 2012

July 30, 2012

Iftaar Interlude – Reviving an Old Tradition to Work Around Autism

Home-based iftaar (fast-breaking) parties are pretty much out where we live, in lieu of large...

July 23, 2012

Answering the Prayer of A Mother, A Traveler, and One Who is Fasting

Big day tomorrow. We’re off to the Washington, D.C. metro area for a follow up...

July 21, 2012

Lean On Me

My mother always told me that one of our biggest fallacies is that when ten...

June 2012

June 18, 2012

Reflections on Fatherhood Beyond Special Needs

Instead of writing a "Father's Day" post myself, I asked my husband to write -...

June 03, 2012

Channeling ‘The Perfect Storm’

Friday night, after the kids went to bed, husband and I collapsed on the couch...

April 2012

April 30, 2012

Trust and the Autistic Child

I put Lil D on the bus this morning, like I do most school-day mornings....

April 26, 2012

‘6o Minutes’ Reports on Exodus of Palestinian Christians

How many of you caught the extraordinary “60 Minutes” segment on Palestinian Christians’ exodus from...

April 17, 2012

Hijab and Modesty – Two Unique Perspectives (No, Really!)

When it comes to Muslim women and hijab (whether we're talking literally about wearing or...

April 16, 2012

‘Hind’s Hands’ – New Children’s Book on Autism from Umm Juwayriyah

I just heard of a new book coming out called Hind's Hands, about "a big...

March 2012

March 28, 2012

I Get By with a Little Help from My Friends

When the phone rang at 1:25 p.m. yesterday, I knew who it was before I...

March 20, 2012

Rituals of Religion to Break Autism’s Mr. Hyde Meltdowns

In my post last week about the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde of autism, I...