Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, during which Muslims all over the world dedicate the entire month to fasting from sunrise till sunset. And it’s right around the corner! Many of us prepare months in advance for Ramadan, but that’s not always easy. It can feel overwhelming when everyone around you is […]
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Guest post by Andale Seaworne A few years ago during Quran Tafseer (interpretation) classes in Ramadan, the teacher was going through an ayat (verse) and there was one statement she said that really made me take a step back, “Don’t hate bad people, hate the bad that they did.” This was a new statement that […]
Guest post by Asif Murad Umrani The whole world is in an absolute bizarre situation due to the Covid-19 pandemic. We could not imagine that this virus would choke the entire world with such anxiety and destruction. It is the first time since the Spanish Influenza in 1918 that we are suffering from nights becoming […]
Guest post by Naureen Charolia “I feel so blessed today.” “Life is terrible.” “I can’t tell you how happy I am today.” “I want to give up on life.” “I am on cloud 9.” “I feel extremely worthless today.” “My life is better from the rest.” “My life sucks ” There are hundreds of such […]
Meet Bobo – my one year old Persian princess. He’s a male cat but trust me, that doesn’t make him any less of a princess. I never thought of myself as a cat person, or even a pet person in general. The idea of taking care of another living thing freaked me out – still […]
No matter who you are, some part of your day involves listening to another person. This could be at work, in a college lecture hall, at the McDonald’s cashier, or even while watching television. The average person takes in 20,000 to 30,000 words in the span of a day. That’s a lot of words! Listening […]
Let me start by admitting that I have done a lot of ‘nothing’ in the past few weeks. In fact, this is the most ‘nothing’ I have done in YEARS. When my husband saw me writing on this topic, he jokingly asked if I was doing this to make myself feel better. You see, a […]
Is it just me or does it seem like every other person is making ‘inspirational’ posts about how you should quit your 9 to 5 job and start your own business? Get out of the rat race created by these big corporations who don’t care about you and be your own boss? Pursue your dreams […]