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Dear Those Who Chose to Remain Silent, I understand the Mosque Attack in New Zealand and killing 50 innocent lives was a shock to the entire world. I understand it's hard to put feelings into words. I understand people grieve differently. But, what I don't understand is why did you choose to stay silent over this horrific incident when you were open about the attacks in Paris, Manchester, etc? The questions that are still spinning through my mind a week later, is still leavin

This has paid promotional content. Growing up, all I wanted to do was play, especially on the weekends. However, my brothers and I absolutely dreaded our Saturdays. Every Saturday afternoon we had a private tutor come over to teach us Arabic. Our day of fun was ruined because we had to sit there and learn. I mean, we spent five days already a week learning and now, we have to learn in our free time, as well? But, the issue wasn't that we had to learn Arabic, it was the fact w

I absolutely love the beautiful month of Ramadan. It is a great time to cleanse your soul, to work out if you are disciplined, to appreciate the luxuries in life that other parts of the world do not have access to and of course it is the time of year where we ALL say "Yes, even water." (If you know, you know). You have all these fantastic memories of Ramadan from your childhood and when you become a parent, you want your own children to have their own positive memories. So, w

This weekend, the Kensington Olympia, London hosted the Muslims Lifestyle Show - and it was an event not to be missed. I thoroughly enjoyed myself (and, not because I was child-free, I promise). The event was spread over the two days and there were so many different activities, ranging from Islamic talks, cooking sessions and fashion shows. There was even a soft play area for children, so it was definitely an event catered for family. Past, similar, large scale events have al

Dear Mothers to Sons of the Next Generation, We have such an important responsibility towards our sons and their future families... Because every woman wants an ideal husband and every man wants to be that ideal husband. But, to get that ideal husband or to become that ideal husband, we as mothers have the duty to nurture and raise them to be those men. However, we get so caught up trying to raise perfect wives that we forget we need to raise perfect husbands, as well. There