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May 2018

May 11, 2018

An Autistic Ramadan – Dhikr in the Dark, Peace in the Prayer

Ramadan was different when D was 11 and autistic. Ramadan was different when D was...

August 2017

August 29, 2017

6 Ways to Connect With the Hajj

It seems like most Muslims know someone who has gone for the Hajj pilgrimage –...

May 2017

May 18, 2017

Our Ramadan Preps are with Autism in Mind

The Ramadan preps are in full force around me -- from the texts, WhatsApp messages...

June 2016

June 10, 2016

In Life and in Death, Muhammad Ali Proved to the World You can be Unapologetically Black, Muslim and American

Today the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, Donald Trump, is holding a political rally in my...

June 16, 2015

How Young is Too Young to Fast?

She sat on the sofa and refused. I tried everything I could to convince her,...

July 2014

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...

June 2014

June 30, 2014

Ramadan, Fasting Soccer Players and the Story that Blew Up

Is your news feeds are clogged with articles about how Muslim footballers (soccer players) who...

June 12, 2014

Ramadan, the World Cup and the Challenge for Fasting Athletes

I’m no athlete, not by a long shot. But last summer I was in a...

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 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...

July 03, 2013

A Ramadan Prayer for Special Needs Families

Am I preparing for Ramadan? Yes and no. With my in-laws out of town right...

July 31, 2012

Donate What You’re Giving Up in Ramadan to Islamic Relief USA

Social networking is a fast-moving creature, and loads of good can come of it. Consider...

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 21, 2012

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

July 17, 2012

Counting Down the Days of Ramadan

Lots of Ramadan preps going on amongst my Muslim peeps. Like many Muslim parents, I've...

June 2012

June 22, 2012

Lets Get Ready for Ramadan!

I took the kids (younger two) to Jummah (Friday) prayers today at one of our...

November 2011

November 11, 2011

TLC’s All-American Muslim is Surprisingly Really Watchable

It’s tough, and never a good idea for a single person, or a few families,...

November 01, 2011

Miracles Do Happen

Muslims spend a lot of time gearing up for Ramadan and when the month comes,...

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