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April 2017

April 22, 2017

Make His a Life of Ease

This is Day 22 of the Ali Family #AutismTruths – April 22, 2017 Dear God,...

April 16, 2017

He Knew

This is Day 16 of the Ali Family #AutismTruths – April 16, 2017. Dear God,...

October 2016

October 11, 2016

On Ashura – A Day to Be Remembered, but Remembered How?

Editor's note: This is a guest post by Zainab Bint Younus, aka the Salafi Feminist....

December 2015

December 16, 2015

Wheaton’s Big Misstep in Muslim-Christian Show of Solidarity

Is the question really about whether Islam and Christianity can identify with each other? Or...

April 2015

April 23, 2015

Ali Family Autism Truths #23 – What is God’s Truth in All This?

April 23, 2015 -- Autism Awareness Month, Autism Truths #23 It seems like we are...

April 09, 2015

Ali Family Autism Truths #9 – The Best Muslim, the Innocence of Humanity

April 9, 2015, Autism Awareness Month, Autism Truths #9 I’ve noticed a trend during the...

March 2015

March 26, 2015

The Ease and the Glory

When we first were officially told that D's diagnosis was autism, we were devastated. This...

July 2014

July 25, 2014

How are We Handling the Charge Laid on Us?

The bombs are dropping in Gaza and people are dying. Syrians are being brutally massacred....

July 22, 2014

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

It’s tempting to be an ostrich right now and bury one’s head in the sand...

July 16, 2014

Ramadan, Autism and the Trials of Our Hearts

At 4 a.m. there was a party going on at my house. With my nieces...

July 10, 2014

A Prayer for Mercy

It used to be that the month of Ramadan would come, and it would be...

June 2014

June 27, 2014

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

On a brilliant sunny afternoon, when the potted plants are certifiably glinting with shine and...

May 2014

May 30, 2014

Envious of Each Other’s Struggles and the Place I Need to Be

How will they know they are accepted by Allah? When the joy from their blessings...

April 2014

April 30, 2014

Autism Doesn’t End Like That

So much -- and so little -- can happen in 30 days. The woods that...

April 09, 2014

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductee Yusuf Islam on Jimmy Fallon (Video)

Come on, raise your hand -- you know you've been a fan of Yusuf Islam...

April 08, 2014

Life Goes On

They prayed for my son at Friday prayers last week. Another milestone I never imagined...

March 2014

March 27, 2014

It’s Ok to Say, Why?

Maybe I’m wrong. I could very well be entirely wrong on this, but I am...

January 2014

January 31, 2014

Br. Omar Suleiman Speaks About People with Special Needs and their Families

First I was tagged in the video. Then it was posted to my wall and...

January 15, 2014

Do You ‘Mawlid’ One Day, One Month or All the Time?

We trotted out an old classic this past weekend in our home – The Message, directed...

January 06, 2014

What is the Gift in All This?

Sometimes the memories resurface with such veracity so as to take my breath away with...

November 2013

November 27, 2013

Send Thanks

Shukar bhejo, which literally means to “send thanks,” or less literally, send thanks to God...

July 2013

July 26, 2013

Ingratitude in the Face of Gratitude – the Autism Oxymoron

I finally broke at 1:02 a.m. this morning – July 26, on the 17th fast...

July 24, 2013

The Fasting Project – Hopefully More Than Ramadan Tourism (List of Posts)

If you scroll social media, read the plethora of Ramadan pieces out there or even...

July 19, 2013

An Autism Unbound from the Rituals of Ramadan

In no way is he part of any of our Ramadan rituals. He does not...

July 15, 2013

The Fasting Project – Patheos Buddhist, News & Religion and Spirituality Channel Bloggers Fast for Ramadan

I’m taking off my mom/autism/Muslim-American journalist hat right now and putting on my Patheos Muslim...

May 2013

May 12, 2013

Loved and Loved Back

The whole family came out for Amal’s soccer game on Saturday morning – Lil D,...

April 2013

April 09, 2013

Dilshad Ali – Why I am a Muslim

Patheos is asking its writers and bloggers to finish the sentence: Why I Am A...

April 03, 2013

Rabia Chaudry – Why I Am A Muslim

This is a guest post from Rabia Chaudry, who is a columnist for Altmuslim on...

March 2013

March 29, 2013

The Magician Who Can’t Make Autism Numbers Disappear

He’s a regular parlor-room magician. But instead of pulling a never-ending trail of colorful handkerchiefs...

December 2012

December 26, 2012

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

What’s your jihad? Mine is autism awareness and living with autism. My jihad is my...