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April 2020

April 19, 2020

You are Welcome to do Just Enough

Good morning friends. Actually, it's just shy of noon here as I sit down to...

January 2020

January 08, 2020

Into the Unknown

I've been cooking so many posts in my head. Things I think and stuff I...

March 2019

March 05, 2019

Egypt, InterConnections and Being Brave

Life continues to fly past at record speed these days. It seems like just yesterday...

May 2018

May 15, 2018

Am I an Ally?

I joined the muslim community in Toledo when Khaled and I married 20 years ago....

October 2017

October 24, 2017

The Privilege of Being the Mother of Muslim Children

This is another one of those posts I started this year and then set aside....

May 2017

May 26, 2017

The Wudu Cling On Sale during Ramadan

To celebrate Ramadan, I've put The Wudu Cling on SALE. Normally 10.00 each, you can...

March 2017

March 11, 2017

This Weekend’s Featured author on AltMuslim

When I started writing this blog, it was with the hopes that it would...

March 09, 2017

I’m not ready. College, People and Life.

I’ve been thinking that I should be writing. I should be talking to you, telling...

November 2016

November 17, 2016

Keeping them Safe

My heart is heavy. It is a boulder of concrete sinking into the ocean, never...

August 2016

August 08, 2016

You, Be Safe

These days, my mind and heart are conflicted. I'm learning and growing as a white...

July 2016

July 01, 2016

Ramadan Kids Club

This year, The Little Mosque Down the Street™ organized an event that took place four...

June 2016

June 22, 2016

Islamic Life Hack – The Wudu Cling

When I agreed to marry Khaled and raise our future children Muslim, I didn't understand...

June 13, 2016

What About Jell-o Salad?

A few weeks ago, we had an abundance of fruit that needed to be used,...

May 2016

May 31, 2016

Planning the Next Month

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

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 04, 2015

Repost: Uninvited

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

February 2015

February 01, 2015

Tending Babies During Prayer

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

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 08, 2014

Taking a Deep Breath

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

November 2013

November 05, 2013

They Kept Responding

After the last time I updated you on what was happening with the Hasbro letter,...

September 2013

September 24, 2013

We Belong

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

August 2013

August 04, 2013

Standing My Ground

This year, we attended two community iftars during Ramadan. Both were at the same masjid...

July 2013

July 24, 2013

The Call to Prayer

Sometimes the call to prayer is ever so beautiful. Like when it is done by someone...

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...

June 2013

June 30, 2013

Reader Questions: What Happens When You Get Married at the Mosque?

This morning, I received this question:I've been with my partner now for 15 years, his...

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 17, 2013

I’m Not Alone

The harder conversations go something like this: "If you are harassed or teased and called...

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...