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August 2012

August 24, 2012

Alone in the Crowd

Yesterday I had a conversation with a friend that reminded me about something that happened...

August 22, 2012

The Nominations Are In…

Last week or so I was given the One Lovely Blog award by a lovely...

August 20, 2012

Yesterday, a Fitting Celebration

As I sit here eating my lunch of leftovers from our Eid dinner, I'm reminiscing...

August 18, 2012

Research Overdrive

When I am curious about something, I research. When I wanted to become a mother,...

August 16, 2012

Crunchy, Sweet Pockets

It is 10:00 at night, the doorbell rings...it is our neighbor, G, delivering fried, sweet,...

August 16, 2012

Traditional Sweets

Traditional Ataif, baked instead of fried. My favorite Middle Eastern dessert, only available during Ramadan....

August 14, 2012

I've been given a Lovely Blog Award! *blush* by the fabulous Muslim Hippie. I love...

August 11, 2012

Community Recognition at the Local Library

The area of town in which I live has a large subsection of Muslim families....

August 08, 2012

Chocolate Chip Cookies

All the windows are open and I have a fan blowing through the kitchen to...

August 07, 2012

Love, InshaAllah

Ohmygosh, Ramadan is kicking my A**! I've not been this tired for more than 2...

August 06, 2012

Decorations

This Eid, we're trying something different. Each year I try to make the Islamic Holidays...

August 05, 2012

Bread!

The ladies an I are busy at work today, constructing our very own Eid banner....

August 02, 2012

Ramadan Ice Cream

Usually, during Ramadan we send gifts of food back and forth to the neighbors. Its...

July 2012

July 24, 2012

Muslims Near and Far

Each and every time we leave the comfort and security of our little city, we...

July 22, 2012

Suhoor Comes Early

Hello, my friends. How's your Ramadan going? Mine is very different this year. My son,...

July 20, 2012

The Gates of Heaven are Open

May 2012

May 22, 2012

Curly Girl 2.0

So, a few years ago, I read the book Curly Girl by Lorraine Massey. Like...

April 2012

April 30, 2012

Intention

Is it really Monday? This weekend was a whirlwind of activity, but still I ended...

April 08, 2012

I am a Servant of God

"Jesus said: 'I am indeed a servant of God. He has given me revelation and...

April 06, 2012

The Hijab Journey

I've read a couple of blog posts this week about the journey a women takes...

March 2012

March 06, 2012

That’s Not Appropriate.

Just a little over a year ago, Khaled and I were invited to an event...

February 2012

February 28, 2012

2012 Oscars

Hey, I'm just throwing this out there since I'm tending a very sick little Kate...

February 22, 2012

Andrew Zimmern of Bizarre Foods eats Iftar!

Two nights ago, I caught the tail end of a Bizarre Foods in America episode...

February 15, 2012

Shopping for Culture Day

Sometimes I dread reading the flyers that come home from school. On the first Friday...

February 06, 2012

Dawud was here.

JJ: Dawud will be here this week for a concert. You need to take the kids....

December 2011

December 31, 2011

Happy 2012

December 21, 2011

Khaled writes for Christmased!

Magda Pecsenye, of AskMoxie, Moxi Ville and Christmased!, shared the following link and had this...

December 05, 2011

The Modern Hortons? My Guest Post on Christmased!

Way back in August, Magda asked me to write a post about my Christmas traditions,...

November 2011

November 28, 2011

Sharing a Post: ‘Raising Muslim Boys’ on AmericanMuslimMom.com

Raising Muslim Boys: Creating a Helping Tradition at Home I can't tell you how many...

November 12, 2011

I Need a Do-Over

As I sit here in the parking lot waiting for Kate's art class to finish,...