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April 2013

April 13, 2013

New Convert, New Wife

Last night, Khaled and I attended a lecture at The New Mosque about relationships between...

April 12, 2013

Imagining and Cultivating Equality

A little over two weeks ago, I attended a panel discussion entitled 'Beyond Reactionary: Imagining...

March 2013

March 22, 2013

"Prophet Muhammad was seen as a feminist."

March 21, 2013

Crash Course in Islam (the video)

I finally figured out why I couldn't post this video yesterday. So, Voila! Here it...

March 20, 2013

Understanding for the Layperson

I have seen two videos this week that I am thrilled to pass along to...

March 08, 2013

Exploring ‘Spiritually Religious’ and ‘Mommy, Do You Pray?’

Earlier this week, I posted Spiritually Religious, a blog post wherein I talked about my...

March 07, 2013

Spiritually Religious

I am at the part of my religious journey where I no longer feel comfortable...

March 06, 2013

4 New Words

I was cruising around on Twitter the other day, reading random tweets, and I came...

February 2013

February 26, 2013

Sounds like Cairo

Last week I subbed in a pre-kindergarten room at the Islamic School. Like most pre-kindergarten...

February 20, 2013

Is it Rude?

Many years ago before my Sister-In-Law first came for a visit, when we were still...

February 12, 2013

Only Him

So, last night when I was feeling particularly crappy about some choices I made, and...

January 2013

January 13, 2013

My Egyptian Village

A few weeks back there was another Egyptian Family Luncheon. It just so happened that...

January 03, 2013

Little Boxes

Little boxes on the hillside Little boxes made of ticky tacky Little boxes on the...

December 2012

December 24, 2012

Merry Christmas 2012

May your homes be filled with love, joy and laughter. In Peace, Kristina

December 20, 2012

The Dreidel Game

So, the new school I am working at is a secular, private institution. I'm all...

December 18, 2012

Just In Case You Were Wondering…

Yes, we absolutely celebrate Christmas. Khaled and I had our first official date on Christmas...

December 14, 2012

More Children Died Today

O Allah, protect him from the torment of the grave. O Allah, make him a precursor,...

November 2012

November 01, 2012

Elephants Wearing Masks

It is interesting what you overhear when you are in school all day long. In...

October 2012

October 31, 2012

A Quiet, Normal Life

It is my sincere hope that you and your family (birth and/or chosen) had a...

October 26, 2012

Happy Eid Al-Adha 2012

Today is the celebration of Eid Al-Adha or Feast of the Sacrifice. Every year, Muslims...

October 23, 2012

Hajj Day 2012

October 20, 2012

My Work for Today

Sewing Hajj Day outfits for Pea and Kate this beautiful Saturday afternoon.

October 11, 2012

Tweets of the Week

For this week's Twitter Week in Review, I sat down to get the post together...

October 08, 2012

Did You See This?

Khalid Latif Yesterday who used to listen to the ICNYU podcast? We're thinking of restarting...

October 02, 2012

How Do We Reach Out?

Growing up in Ohio in the 70s and 80s, we were pretty insulated from diversity....

September 2012

September 23, 2012

Imperfect

I wear too much makeup I like to change my hair. I wear sleeveless shirts...

September 13, 2012

Yeah, What She Said

I've been living inside a carefully orchestrated tornado of activity the last 3 weeks. Unfortunately,...

September 10, 2012

Finding the Middle Ground

In our community there is a predominance of conservative Muslim families. Approximately 75% of the...

September 03, 2012

Happy Labor Day!

This weekend I've been suffering through the worst part of a head cold. Luckily, Khaled...

August 2012

August 31, 2012

I Bought Another Abaya

LOL Okay, I've been working full time at the school now for 5 of the...