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June 2016

June 06, 2016

Suhoor Today

Today was the first day of fasting. Like many others, I thought that fasting was...

May 2016

May 31, 2016

Planning the Next Month

It seems like everything I read these days online is about the election candidates, Ramadan...

April 2016

April 26, 2016

Getting Excited

These days my life is a lot more mundane than over the top Islamic. I...

March 2016

March 15, 2016

Panic Settles in like a Haze

Last weekend, I had a dream that caused me to wake in a panic. I...

January 2016

January 21, 2016

Muhajabat Party

Happy Thursday my friends! Its a new year and with that a new batch of...

January 04, 2016

Today

My mind is racing and there are 5,000 things to be done today. It is...

December 2015

December 21, 2015

Enough

Good morning my friends. I woke this morning to the gentle sound of rain...

October 2015

October 28, 2015

Happy Halloween!

Its been over a month since I wrote about that man's t-shirt at the football...

September 2015

September 23, 2015

Learning to Breathe

These days I'm unsettled. I feel like we are on the cusp of a major...

August 2015

August 10, 2015

Re-Post: The Side Entrance of Religion

This piece was published on July15 as part of The Hopscotch Hijabi’s 2015 Interfaith Ramadan...

August 04, 2015

Repost: Uninvited

This post was first published on July 8th as a part of Hindtrospective's 2015 My...

July 2015

July 24, 2015

Inside an Eid Prayer Service

Last Friday was the Eid Prayer. As you remember, we've been attending our little mosque's...

July 19, 2015

Re-post: Fasting for Faith

This piece was published on June 23 as part of The Hopscotch Hijabi's 2015 Interfaith...

July 16, 2015

4 Weeks Down

Happy Thursday!!! How have you been? It's hard to believe that tomorrow is Eid. Does...

July 01, 2015

Reader Response: Advise and Trying to Reach Out

On Monday, I received this letter from M: I recently got engaged to an Arabic...

June 2015

June 29, 2015

Ramadan – Day 10 Melatonin & Wheatgrass

Wow! There has been a lot going on this last 5 days. A lot of...

June 23, 2015

Ramadan – Day 5

Its midnight here and I've been waiting patiently for Kate and Pea to be ready...

June 16, 2015

Ho Hum Life Goes On

Hi Friends! I've missed you. Truly. But I've not had much to say these last...

April 2015

April 07, 2015

The Lenten Prayer Experiment

How was Lent for you? Did you participate in the Eid.Pray.Love Muslims 4 Lent Interfaith...

February 2015

February 13, 2015

This week in my islamic life.

On Tuesday this week, I was planning for my meeting with Mr. Fox's school counselor....

February 01, 2015

Tending Babies During Prayer

Did I tell you about that time when a mom asked me to watch her...

January 2015

January 19, 2015

Missing Egypt

Back when I was dating Khaled, traveling to Egypt and the Middle East wasn't on...

November 2014

November 23, 2014

Where Do I Go From Here?

Sometimes, there is stuff you don't want to talk about. Its too private, or too...

November 12, 2014

A Research Paper on Islam

One of the most wonderful things happened to me on Monday. I received an email...

September 2014

September 29, 2014

My Locket; Celebrating your Shahadaversary

A few weeks ago, I received a private message on the My Islamic Life FB...

September 05, 2014

Finding the Perfect Agenda

I love shopping for school supplies. I do. I love new paper, new folders, cute...

August 2014

August 14, 2014

The Year of Mourning, Remembering Maged

One year ago today started the year of mourning. In Islam, we are permitted 3...

August 13, 2014

Reader Response: I’ve found this amazing man, who happens to be Muslim

There are times that I question my reasoning for writing this blog. I wonder if...

August 07, 2014

Ramadan Wrap-up 2014

We attended every community iftar at our home mosque. After the first success of the...

July 2014

July 18, 2014

Now Accepting Nominations – 11th annual Brass Crescent Awards

I don't share every little bit of my life here, but I do share the...