Wanted: Single White Female (Muslims)
I saw the following advertised in the weekly Islamic Events UK email: CONTRIBUTORS NEEDED FOR DOCUMENTARY ON CAUCASIAN MUSLIM FEMALES The BBC World Service, Heart and Soul series, is making a... [[...
View ArticleWhy Hasn’t My Dua Been Answered?
I was going through the archives on the blog, and found a long comment that I had posted in response to a question asked by a reader. The comments were about dua - specifically, about prayers that......
View ArticleBabar Ahmad: All We Want is a Court Case || Sign the Petition NOW
A British man has been held in prison for SEVEN YEARS without a trial to prove his guilt. Not in a secret prison in a far away land ruled by an oppressive dictator: right here, in merry old,... [[ This...
View ArticleFriday Morning Thoughtlings
Emotionally, I die a little more each day. Physically, each breath I am closer to death. Spiritually, though, I am still but a seed. A slumbering soul waiting to germinate, to spring forth, be...
View ArticleAdd Images of Islamic Phrases to Your WordPress Posts using Shortcodes
I recently released my first Wordpress plugin, called Islamic Graphics. It's a very simple script that allows self-hosted Wordpress bloggers to embed images of common Islamic phrases into their...
View ArticleAn Ordinary Breakfast Made Interesting
I love how the Instagram iPhone app turns the most mundane photo into something special, masha'Allah. :) [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
View ArticleBritish Blogger, Desi Dreamer, Married Muslimah
Māshā’Allāh, I've been waiting to write that headline for five years. :) [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
View ArticleEarring Organiser: A Simple Piece of Plastic = Much Happiness
You can find the same product, or similar products, on eBay and Amazon by searching for “earring organiser”. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more!...
View ArticleChandelier in Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, Abu Dhabi
I took several photos during my recent visit to the Grand Mosque in Abu Dhabi. You really can't help yourself, it's too beautiful a building not to capture, māshā’Allāh. But this was my favourite... [[...
View ArticleOur True Enemy: A Powerful (If Not Blunt!) Reminder
From Sh. Abu Eesa's Facebook page AE ART – The Eighth Chapter Allāh jalla wa 'ala says, “And then Iblis said, 'Because You have put me in the wrong, I will lie in wait for them on Your... [[ This is a...
View ArticleLittle Lessons Learned In India
I recently spent a week in a dusty, little village in Gujarat, India, getting to know a small fraction of my husband's very large family. The last time I visited the subcontinent I was on the cusp...
View ArticleThere Was An Old Woman Who Swatted A Fly…
A big, fat fly, was buzzing around my room today. Odd, because it has been rainy and cold since Monday (i.e., not typical big, fat fly weather). In fact, I think it might have been the first fly of......
View ArticleHow to Connect Your (Older) Mac to an HD TV with Audio — Mini-DVI to HDMI
I know this isn't my usual blog post offering. I just wanted to log this solution here as it took me so long to find the answer myself. The problem: how to connect an older Mac to an HD TV (in my... [[...
View ArticleUK Muslims: Zakat Begins at Home
If you owe Zakat and are based in England, here are a few charities that distribute Zakat locally as is encouraged by the Sunnah. [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links,...
View ArticleEid-ul-Fitr 2013 in London
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