Ramadhan is mere days away. The ninth month in the Islamic calendar, it is a month of great blessings. Throughout the year, our focus tends to wave from one thing to another. We try our best to [...]
Lately I’ve been in a bit of a fix with my oldest daughter. It seems as if almost overnight she’s gone from being a little kid to an almost teen. Some days she’s her darling [...]
We all want to lead successful lives, right? I mean who doesn’t want to? It’s important to know what you can do to ensure success and create success for yourself! Here’s a few rules/tips and [...]
In our part of the world a mother in law is considered to be a cruel person who puts the whole burden of the house on the daughter in law’s shoulders. She is despised and cursed for doing such a [...]
The aroma of biryani Abida had cooked overpowered the smell of room freshener. She inspects her flat one last time before she dresses up in one of her fine clothes. It was a special day. Her [...]
Recently I came across the Sunnah of Qailulah (Mid-Day Nap) and its benefits on the human body. Since childhood, I have witnessed many around me doing it on a regular basis. An aunt of mine is [...]
Taking the step to start a blog and to put your words, ideas and work out into the public domain is a big step. When we go out to an interview or give a presentation at school or college, we put [...]
One of the foremost reasons for being overweight is overeating and less exercising. In other words, people can gain weight when they eat more than they can burn off. However this conventional [...]
About two months ago my husband and I had to take our youngest daughter, age 4, into the emergency room. She’d woken up that morning with a high fever, a limp and a swollen knee, and because it [...]
Motivation. We all need it. As we grow older, I believe motivation becomes one of the largest factors of why we do something, and keeps us doing things. However, being a student or a young adult, [...]