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2013-02-04T16:32:18-04:00

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#MyJihad, for Two Children, is Anchored in Brotherly Love and Loss. What’s Yours?

Last updated on: February 4, 2013 at 4:32 pm By Dilshad Ali

Amir and Amal don’t know each other. But if they ever meet, they will discover how much they have in common. Amal is my nine-year-old daughter, who you have read about in this blog. She is my middle child, she is my hope, the coolness of my eyes, Lil D’s best friend and champion and fellow autism advocate/wrangler. Amir is the 10-year-old son of Angie Emara. Angie lost her four-year-old son Adam to Hunter’s Syndrome in 2009 and this year... Read more

2013-01-30T14:56:13-04:00

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The First Loose Tooth

Last updated on: January 30, 2013 at 2:56 pm By Dilshad Ali

Hamza came home from school crying yesterday. The cause? His first loose tooth. “Mamma, it’s hurting me!” he said, burying himself in my arms. I was amused, excited and sad at the same time. The last of my children had reached this precious childhood milestone – the first loose tooth. All of Hamza’s firsts are bittersweet for his father and I because he is our last child. We don’t plan on having any more children (although God knows best), as... Read more

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2013-01-22T10:53:03-04:00

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Recovering His Voice

Last updated on: January 22, 2013 at 10:53 am By Dilshad Ali

I prayed two rakat shukrani – that’s a short, extra prayer Muslims do when they are thankful for something. And thankful I am. Henrico County police called last night. They recovered Lil D’s iPad. Let’s pause for a celebration before we get into the story! Channel that feeling of Rocky Balboa, jumping over the stairs outside his home, throwing air punches, and beginning to jog down his neighborhood streets. He’s gathering energy, he’s pumped, and as he jogs, people on... Read more

2013-01-18T20:15:36-04:00

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Fighting for His Voice

Last updated on: January 18, 2013 at 8:15 pm By Dilshad Ali

Whenever I lost something, my parents taught me to immediately utter the du’a (prayer), Innal ilahi wa innal ilayhi raji’oon. Say it, and surely God will bring whatever you lost back to you, my parents, in-laws, and so many elders told me. This du’a is the proper thing to utter when someone passes, but also it’s a du’a for loss of any kind. The phrase comes from the Quran, Surah al Baqara, verse 156. The full verse is: “Who, when... Read more

2013-01-16T13:01:51-04:00

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Losing His Voice

Last updated on: January 16, 2013 at 1:01 pm By Dilshad Ali

Ever lost your voice to a bout of laryngitis? It’s pretty frustrating not to be able to say what you want. One day you can talk, and the next day your voice is all hoarse and croaky and then the day after that you go silent. Lil D lost his voice this weekend, and not to laryngitis. His iPad, his assisted communication device – his voice – was lost/stolen on Saturday on an outing to Target where we live in... Read more

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2013-01-14T13:58:31-04:00

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Sometimes All You Can Do is Live in the Moment

Last updated on: January 14, 2013 at 1:58 pm By Dilshad Ali

As the moments pass, as things happen, I can hear the words unfurl in my head. The sentences form and the emotions breathe life into the words in the time following any mundane or noteworthy thing happening in this life I live with Lil D, Amal, Hamza, husband, in-laws, Islam and autism. I watch Lil D link arms with his father or lean on the table next to him while he eats, anxiously seeking his undivided attention; or Lil D... Read more

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2013-01-09T17:39:37-04:00

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

Last updated on: January 9, 2013 at 5:39 pm By Dilshad Ali

I was cleaning out some kitchen cabinets and came across two business cards from an FBI agent, from when he came a-knocking twice last year on our front door. The first time none of us were home and his card was slid under our door. I’m a fairly unflappable person – pretty much autism-related difficulties are the only things that rattles me. But the fact that an FBI agent visited our home, well that made me pause. Twelve years ago... Read more

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2013-01-07T17:54:10-04:00

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Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder

Last updated on: January 7, 2013 at 5:54 pm By Dilshad Ali

Growing up, I can only recall one time when my parents left us in the care of a babysitter. Part of it was where we grew up (in a small Midwestern town away where there wasn’t much by way of entertainment). Another part was just how my parents were – more of homebodies who just weren’t inclined to leave their children. They didn’t seem to have a lot of complaints or difficulties, even when I ask them now, when it... Read more

2012-12-26T17:43:17-04:00

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My Jihad is Autism, Faith and Everything In Between. What’s Yours?

Last updated on: December 26, 2012 at 5:43 pm By Dilshad Ali

What’s your jihad? Mine is autism awareness and living with autism. My jihad is my son, Lil D, and helping him (and our family) overcome challenges brought on by his autism, helping him be as healthy as possible and finding out what we can do to make him happy. My jihad is making a place for him in this world, getting this world to accept him, care for him, and help him to succeed the best that he can. My... Read more

2012-12-21T13:21:26-04:00

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Khateebs – Please Talk about Newtown Today

Last updated on: December 21, 2012 at 1:21 pm By Dilshad Ali

A short message from your friendly neighborhood Muslimah Next Door. Khateebs (those who will be giving Friday khutabas, or sermons, today) — please don’t forget to mention that Muslims should make du’a for the children who perished last week in Newtown, Connecticut, and to make du’as for the community of Newtown. Whether you mention it in your khutbah, or afterwards when you make community announcements, please do it. I don’t profess to know how relevant or not khutbas are across... Read more

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