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March 2018

March 27, 2018

What Does Being “Unapologetically Muslim” Mean?

What does it mean to be "unapologetically Muslim?" Does it mean to be a loud...

November 2016

November 01, 2016

Guest Post: What I Learned When I Took a Stand to Bullying

This is a guest post by Shaheer Mirza, a high school student, about his experience...

April 2016

April 07, 2016

Conversations with Daughter A: Laying Down Truths in School

Ali Family Autism Truths #7 April 7, 2016 Scene: In the car, today, after I...

September 2015

September 16, 2015

#IStandWithAhmed – Parenting Black Kids, Parenting Brown Kids, Parenting Muslim Kids

Counting to ten isn’t going to help today. Maybe counting to ten thousand. I’m not...

June 2015

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,...

May 2015

May 19, 2015

Mommy, Can I Draw the Prophet Muhammad?

Wendy Thomas Russell over on the Patheos Atheist channel has a blog called Natural Wonderers,...

January 2014

January 28, 2014

Jenin Autism Project – A Word from Our Mothers

My friend Kitti South has come back to the U.S, but Melissa Diamond and the...

January 22, 2014

The Jenin Autism Project – Families Gain Key Insights in How to Help Their Children

My friend Kitti South Robinson along with Melissa Diamond are in Jenin, in the West...

January 17, 2014

The Jenin Autism Project – Meet Our Autism Families

My friend Kitti South Robinson along with Melissa Diamond are in Jenin, in the West...

September 2012

September 09, 2012

Out of the Mouths of Babes

We’re having Sunday morning conversation at our house, as my three kiddos (for once) sit...

June 2012

June 18, 2012

Reflections on Fatherhood Beyond Special Needs

Instead of writing a "Father's Day" post myself, I asked my husband to write -...

March 2012

March 16, 2012

Autism’s Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Dr. Jekyll graced me with his presence yesterday. It had been a really, really long...

January 2012

January 04, 2012

Zen and the Art of Autism Maintenance – Part One

Note: There are a lot of things I want to share with you regarding our...

September 2011

September 07, 2011

The Muslimah Next Door

Bismillah-nir-rahman-nir-raheem and Salaamualaikum! More than 15 years working as a journalist, 10 years working in...