Recent Posts Tagged With muslim parenting in the west

• 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...

• Video: Growing Up Muslim in America

  Posted on Saturday July 14th, 2007 at 06:38 pm in girls, family life, identities, muslim parenting in the west, fathering, preteens and teens, growing kids

  The following is a talk given at Masjid Omar al-Farouk in Orange County, California (USA). The speaker is Br. Shareef el-Arbi, a community youth leader. Br. Shareef speaks about his experiences growing up in the US, as well as what he has come to kno...

• 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,...

• Muslim Youth Programs: Boston, Massachusetts (USA)

  Posted on Thursday July 12th, 2007 at 06:47 am in religious instruction, muslim parenting in the west, preteens and teens, growing kids, muslim youth programs

  The Boston area is filled with colleges and universities. This video focuses on the activities of the Muslim American Society Boston geared for university students and young professionals. The video looks at the experiences of two youths (one female...

• Muslim Youth Programs: Raleigh, North Carolina (USA)

  Posted on Tuesday July 10th, 2007 at 06:21 am in identities, religious instruction, muslim parenting in the west, preteens and teens, growing kids, muslim youth programs

  The Muslim American Society Youth Center in Raleigh, North Carolina lists its priorities for its work with Muslim youth as follows: 1- Islamic Education (Comprehensive, practical and authentic) 2- Spiritual Development (Uplifting, sunnah based, and l...

• Muslim Youth Programs: Tampa, Florida (USA)

  Posted on Thursday July 5th, 2007 at 06:07 am in identities, religious instruction, muslim parenting in the west, preteens and teens, growing kids, muslim youth programs

  The following is a promo video for The Muslim American Society’s programs in Tampa, Florida. The video highlights their youth programs and youth center. Click here for photos of the youth program in action. Muslim American Society Tampa ...

• Teenage Marriage

  Posted on Sunday June 24th, 2007 at 03:55 pm in family life, muslim parenting in the west, preteens and teens

  My husband and I ended up talking a lot about the suggestion presented by Soundvision that parents should encourage their teens to marry in order to safeguard them and their faith. Again, it may be our cultural bias, but we are having trouble thinkin...

• Blog Dispatch: An American Family's Blog

  Posted on Wednesday June 20th, 2007 at 02:51 pm in family life, identities, muslim parenting in the west, blog dispatches

  Okay, so An American Family's Blog, is quite different from the other Muslim parents and family blogs I usually read for this site. It is the brainchild of Hijabman of Muslim t-shirt fame. It seems that he is part of a very tight-knit “eight-pe...

• Freebie: Free Software to Limit Your Child's Computer Time

  Posted on Friday June 15th, 2007 at 02:12 pm in homeschooling, muslim parenting in the west, toys and games, growing kids, good ideas deals freebies

  Stay-at-home, homeschooling Dad, Bob Harte got frustrated with the amount of time his son was spending on the computer. So, he hired a programmer to create software that would time his son's use of the computer and log him off automatically once he h...

• Article: Setting Limits for Your Kids This Summer

  Posted on Thursday June 14th, 2007 at 06:52 pm in family life, muslim parenting in the west, growing kids

  Setting Limits for Your Kids This Summer By Christina Lemmey Children see their summer vacation as a time for relaxing, playing, and having more freedom. There's no schoolwork, friends want to just hang out, and doing chores or having a strict schedu...

• 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...

• 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...

• Kids and Prayer Times

  Posted on Sunday August 6th, 2006 at 05:57 am in family life, health and nutrition, muslim parenting in the west

  I'm curious as to how you [parents out there] handle fajr and ishaa with your kids. Do you wake them up for fajr? If you do, how old were they when you started doing so? Do they go back to sleep after the prayer? How does interrupting their sleep...