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2014-08-15T17:37:51-04:00

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Eleven

Last updated on: August 15, 2014 at 5:37 pm By Dilshad Ali

You came into my room the other day, voice strained and your face barely masking your frustration, holding up a chewed-up Lego piece for my inspection. He chewed it again, you said. I put a rubber band tight around the knobs of the glass cabinet where I keep my Lego things, and still he got in and ruined what I built. And he chewed this piece. He ruins everything. My first instinct is to say, really? Really? It’s just a... Read more

2014-08-04T16:04:09-04:00

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Fourteen

Last updated on: August 4, 2014 at 4:04 pm By Dilshad Ali

Usually you have the third row of the car all to yourself, but with your Nanajan (maternal grandfather) catching a ride with us, I’m sitting with you in the back, encroaching upon your space. But you don’t seem to mind. You are unexpectedly happy to have the company. So this is the perspective from where you sit every time. It’s bouncier back here, and though the people in the front – usually me and your Baba – are less than... Read more

2014-07-26T00:32:16-04:00

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How are We Handling the Charge Laid on Us?

Last updated on: July 26, 2014 at 12:32 am By Dilshad Ali

The bombs are dropping in Gaza and people are dying. Syrians are being brutally massacred. In Iraq, Christians are being expelled and religious shrines destroyed by the so called “Islamic State of Iraq,” and so much strife is painting our domestic and global world with dark, troubling hues. All this as the holy month of Ramadan comes to a close with some of the holiest days of the year. And like so many of my friends – Muslim, Christian, Jewish,... Read more

2014-07-22T14:34:20-04:00

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On ISIS, Gaza and More – Holding On to Our Humanity as Muslims, as Humans

Last updated on: July 22, 2014 at 2:34 pm By Dilshad Ali

It’s tempting to be an ostrich right now and bury one’s head in the sand to avoid the atrocities, horrors, difficulties and inhumanity we are witnessing around the world. From Syria to Gaza to Iraq to the Central African Republic to the Ukraine to Pakistan to Burma to violence in our own communities – I am left wondering why humans are doing such things to each other. Why? WHY? And Dear God, please shower your Mercy upon all who are... Read more

2014-07-16T18:26:16-04:00

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Ramadan, Autism and the Trials of Our Hearts

Last updated on: July 16, 2014 at 6:26 pm By Dilshad Ali

At 4 a.m. there was a party going on at my house. With my nieces and nephew having spent the last 24 hours at our place having a sort of epic, ongoing Ramadan sleepover, and my sister-in-law and her husband coming over to do sehri (the pre-fasting meal) with us before taking their kids home – the atmosphere was noisy and fun. Come on, finish eating! There’s only a few minutes left! Quick, drink that water! Time’s almost up! Who’s... Read more

2014-07-10T15:47:51-04:00

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A Prayer for Mercy

Last updated on: July 10, 2014 at 3:47 pm By Dilshad Ali

It used to be that the month of Ramadan would come, and it would be like a signal for the conflicts and tensions of the world involving Muslims to miraculously die down. Well, maybe it was never like that, but it sure feels that way to me in my rose-tinted, clean-scented, Pollyanna of a memory. I mean, Shaitan is shackled this month, right? So that Muslims all over can focus on their ibadaat (worship) and be released from temptations? The... Read more

2014-07-02T05:33:29-04:00

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#Ramadan Reads – Join the National Campaign to Support Muslim Authors

Last updated on: July 2, 2014 at 5:33 am By Dilshad Ali

When novelist and #WeNeedDiverseBooks co-founder Aisha Saeed walked into her local Barnes & Noble ten days ago, she was surprised and thrilled to see a Ramadan book display for children. She wanted to buy all four books displayed, but after chatting with the bookseller, she realized that those were the only books in stock. If she bought those books, not only would they be sold out of all of their Ramadan-themed children’s books, but the Ramadan display would disappear too. Shockingly, her... Read more

2014-06-30T15:57:59-04:00

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Ramadan, Fasting Soccer Players and the Story that Blew Up

Last updated on: June 30, 2014 at 3:57 pm By Dilshad Ali

Is your news feeds are clogged with articles about how Muslim footballers (soccer players) who have moved onto the knockout rounds in the World Cup will or will not be fasting in Ramadan? If not, then you aren’t Muslim or you are not into the World Cup — and I feel sorry for you. No, I’m kidding. Seriously though – this is like the latest and greatest new story for journalists to be covering at the World Cup. And the... Read more

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2014-06-27T17:28:12-04:00

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Praying for Ramadan Blessings and a Respite from Ramadan Despair in Autismland

Last updated on: June 27, 2014 at 5:28 pm By Dilshad Ali

On a brilliant sunny afternoon, when the potted plants are certifiably glinting with shine and promise on my deck, when there is a buzz permeating the house as my children and my father-in-law eagerly wait for the evening so they can look for the moon in anticipation of the start of Ramadan, one would think that excitement and hopefulness would be the mainstays our collective family mood. And they are – for everyone else. And to an extent, I am... Read more

2014-06-20T14:30:08-04:00

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The Worrywart

Last updated on: June 20, 2014 at 2:30 pm By Dilshad Ali

The words have been stuck in my head for several days now. I mean, it’s who I am. It’s who so many of us are. But I don’t want to be defined that way. Mamma, you worry a lot. Like, you worry all the time. Why do you worry so much? My 10-year-old casually threw this comment out at me two weeks back after hearing me on the phone discussing my concerns about Lil D. I usually try not to... Read more

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