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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...

June 2017

June 07, 2017

6 Ways to Create an Autism-Friendly Ramadan and Eid

This is a guest post from my friend Nakia Jackson, mom to Zak, who is...

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 30, 2016

Adnan Syed Granted a Retrial, ‘He’s Not Convicted Anymore.’

From one of the first blog posts Rabia Chaudry wrote about her childhood friend, Adnan...

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...

December 2015

December 24, 2015

The 2015 Top Viewed Posts on Patheos Muslim – Perhaps Not What You Think They’d Be!

In the last five years of managing the Muslim Channel at Patheos, I’ve tracked and...

July 2015

July 11, 2015

The Srebrenica Genocide and the Bosnian War – Never Forget

To God we belong and to God we return. Please take the time to say...

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,...

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 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...

July 02, 2014

#Ramadan Reads – Join the National Campaign to Support Muslim Authors

When novelist and #WeNeedDiverseBooks co-founder Aisha Saeed walked into her local Barnes & Noble ten...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

June 2013

June 05, 2013

Remembering the Story of Isra and Miraj

How are your Ramadan preps coming along? In less than 40 days, the holy month...

August 2012

August 23, 2012

Dating Life Again

There comes a point when you’re coming through a tough, tough time, and even though...

August 14, 2012

What Autism Can’t Take Away From Us – Our Kids

“What do you want for Eid, Mamma?” My daughter posed this question to me this...

July 2012

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 23, 2012

Answering the Prayer of A Mother, A Traveler, and One Who is Fasting

Big day tomorrow. We’re off to the Washington, D.C. metro area for a follow up...

July 21, 2012

Lean On Me

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,...