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August 2014

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...

July 08, 2014

Taking a Deep Breath

I guess during all of my preparations for Ramadan, there was this nagging doubt. This...

May 2014

May 10, 2014

Mourning from Overseas

We are a family in mourning. I am a woman in mourning. As a child...

March 2014

March 11, 2014

Swimwear Update

Right after my Pre-Hijabi Swimwear post, I received many website suggestions. This was such a...

March 04, 2014

Pre-Hijabi Swimwear

Last weekend, I was talking with Kate and Pea about our upcoming extracurricular activity scheduling....

January 2014

January 21, 2014

Getting to the Christmas that Fits Us

So, before Christmas I wrote about changing up our holiday season. I bought the workbook,...

December 2013

December 08, 2013

Dealing with The Holidays

*This post was edited for clarity.* dun Dun daaaaaa DUN!!!! (in my head, there is...

October 2013

October 17, 2013

The Results are In…

Thank you.

October 16, 2013

Being Open to New Experiences; Happy Eid al Adha 2013

About a year ago, JJ told us about this little grocery store down in her...

September 2013

September 26, 2013

Hasbro Responds

Dear Kristina, Thank you for sharing your feedback on Hasbro’s Magic Jinn game. The game...

September 24, 2013

We Belong

So, last week was really interesting. I posted my letter to Hasbro Inc. here and...

July 2013

July 19, 2013

In Honor of No-Cook Tuesday

Yes, I know it is Friday already...the second Friday of Ramadan, but this post has...

July 16, 2013

Sharing Ramadan

Today, Kate and I were out on a mission to find some lanterns to augment...

July 13, 2013

So, Are you Ready for Ramadan?

In the weeks leading up to Ramadan, I got this question so, so many times....

May 2013

May 24, 2013

Reader Questions: Mourning and Funerals

This morning I received this question. I have not yet experienced an Islamic Funeral Service,...

May 02, 2013

Praying, Listening and Reaching Out

You know when you start doing something and then you question your decision and back...

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 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 28, 2012

Khutba Notes 12/28/2012

There are 365 Days in a year. No matter how nice you are to your...