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August 2018

August 17, 2018

Catholic Sex Abuse Report – Universal Pain, Sorrow, Questioning, Sympathy and Prayer

Sexual abuse, abuse of power, it’s all awful and terrible and nauseating in any form....

April 2018

April 27, 2018

When Your Child Wanders

Editor's Note - This is a guest post by Sabeeha Rehman You are sitting in...

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,...

January 2016

January 07, 2016

A Blow to Christian-Muslim Interfaith Unity – Wheaton College Moves to Fire Prof. Larycia Hawkins

I am flummoxed and flabbergasted by the events of the last two weeks. - Professor Larycia...

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...

November 2015

November 03, 2015

His Happily Ever After

So how is he doing? I pause at the question, put forth to me by...

May 2015

May 27, 2015

With Head Bowed, I See the Light

[A] person whose head is bowed and whose eyes are heavy cannot look at the...

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 05, 2015

Ali Family Autism Truths #5 – How Inclusive was Your Easter or Passover Service?

April 5, 2015 – Autism Awareness Month, Ali Family Autism Truths #5 In private conversations...

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...

January 2015

January 07, 2015

#JeSuisCharlie – When Will Clemency and Kindness Prevail over Extremism?

I’m wagering that when many of us (speaking to Muslims now, or people who have...

January 02, 2015

The Here and the Now

We sat and played scrabble on the futon in our “cozy” New York City apartment....

November 2014

November 24, 2014

Dear Pope Francis, Thanks for Bringing Love to Those with Autism

I was sitting with a group of newcomers, reverts, new and old friends yesterday at...

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 10, 2014

A Prayer for Mercy

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

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 08, 2014

Life Goes On

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

April 02, 2014

You are Enduring Love

My darling boy, The sun is shining and the air is warm with the scents...

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...

March 11, 2014

Do You Remember 13?

Do you remember 13? Seventh grade or eight grade maybe? A mixture of hormones, uncertainty,...

January 2014

January 21, 2014

God Bless You, Sweet Boy

"If you live to be a hundred, I want to live to be a hundred...

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...

August 2013

August 13, 2013

An Eid without Lil D and Autism

It was a pretty monumental end to Ramadan 2013 for our family, as we celebrated...

July 2013

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...

May 2013

May 12, 2013

Loved and Loved Back

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

October 2012

October 18, 2012

Reflecting on the Holy Days, the Year of Autism, and One Resolution

Has it been a year already? Yes, one year has passed since witnessing the extraordinary miracle that...

October 15, 2012

I Don’t Know – Three Bad Words in Autism Land

I think, today at least, that the three most frustrating words in Autism Land for...