Recent Posts Tagged With just for sisters

• Because We Are Beautiful

  Posted on Monday July 23rd, 2007 at 06:01 am in girls, identities, muslim parenting in the west, just for sisters, preteens and teens

  “Because We Are Beautiful” is a short documentary about young Muslimahs at the University of Kansas. The young women come from diverse ethnic backgrounds and have various approaches to Islam. Several of the young sisters are hijabis, othe...

• Review: Muslim Girl magazine

  Posted on Friday July 13th, 2007 at 06:14 pm in girls, magazines, identities, muslim parenting in the west, just for sisters, activities and media, preteens and teens

  **1/2 out of **** I was excited when I first came across this magazine. Finally, a magazine geared towards Muslim girls - insha’Allah a publication with which they could identify and through which they could be inspired. I applaud the effort,...

• Infertility and Islam

  Posted on Friday June 22nd, 2007 at 08:52 pm in family life, fathering, just for sisters, pregnancy and birth

  The Islam and Infertility website is a comprehensive guide aimed at helping Muslim couples struggling with conceiving a child. The website authors write,”In many Muslim communities it is often considered a taboo to discuss the topic of infertil...

• Blog Dispatch: Essential Pregnancy & Post-partum Lists

  Posted on Tuesday June 19th, 2007 at 06:59 pm in just for sisters, pregnancy and birth, babies and toddlers

  Great lists from Umm Zaid's Domestic Tranquilty (muslima blog). She shares her wisdom for preparing for pregnancy and labor here and here (really good advice on what to get for nursing baby). ...

• A Different Kind of Baby Shower

  Posted on Saturday June 16th, 2007 at 11:58 am in family life, just for sisters, pregnancy and birth

  As I am fast approaching my due date (insha'Allah) one of my friends threw a baby shower for me. Not being materialistic/consumerists sorts my husband and I felt it really important that it not be an occasion for which the sisters felt they needed to...

• Rights of Mother and Child Recognized in UK

  Posted on Thursday June 14th, 2007 at 02:12 pm in breastfeeding, muslim parenting in the west, just for sisters, babies and toddlers

  Big news out of Britain this week: A new bill that would support the rights of mothers to breastfeed their babies has been put forward. This is wonderful news as there has been a bit of a war on in recent years with breastfeeding Mums routinely being...

• Article: The Difficulties of Being a Muslim Dad

  Posted on Monday June 11th, 2007 at 06:48 am in family life, muslim parenting in the west, fathering, just for sisters

  We all know that being a mother can be quite a responsibility and indeed burden - this is acknowledged several times in the Qur'an. But as Hesham Hassaballa spotlights in his article, 'The Difficulties of Being A Muslim Dad,' that Muslim fathers also...

• Video Clip: Hijabi Sportswomen

  Posted on Sunday June 10th, 2007 at 04:02 pm in girls, just for sisters, preteens and teens

  There have been a number of well-publicized cases in Quebec, Canada recently involving Muslim hijabi girls who had been denied the right to participate in their chosen sports because they wanted to do so while wearing their headscarves. Alhamdullilah...

• For Mothers: Scars and Stretchmarks

  Posted on Sunday June 10th, 2007 at 06:03 am in personal care, health and nutrition, just for sisters, pregnancy and birth

  It used to be that there was little that you could do to lessen stretch marks. They were just the badge of motherhood. But now there are a range of products that do a good job of fading and minimizing all kinds of scars (including stretch marks and C...

• Article: The Difficulties of Being a Muslim Dad

  Posted on Tuesday August 15th, 2006 at 08:13 am in family life, muslim parenting in the west, fathering, just for sisters

  We all know that being a mother can be quite a responsibility and indeed burden - this is acknowledged several times in the Qur'an. But as Hesham Hassaballa spotlights in his article, “The Difficulties of Being A Muslim Dad,” that Muslim...