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Driving with an Attitude
So I’m driving to the mosque, spiritually ready for the evening prayers, when I notice bright, blinding lights in my rear view mirror. At first it was a glimmering spot in the darkness until a m...
A Special Day
Many years ago today I plunged into the world. In other words, it’s my birthday. Birthdays seem less celebratory once you become older, with the pending gloom of waking up to wrinkles and grey h...
A Crater on the Moon
I am the largest crater on the moon. Like a wound, it craves to be healed. But its depth and sheer size is unimaginable to the human mind; reflecting years of torture and pain inflicted on its soul. I...
Controlling the Monster Within
Contrary to popular belief, jihad is not about terrorising innocent civilians. Jihad is about fighting your own ego, your self, to discipline it, to submit it to God, which is no easy task. From every...
The Arrival
The absence of the eerie moon plundered the oxygenated ocean into the deepest shades of darkness. The tension in the atmosphere, which like me waited for The Arrival, prickled my skin into a million l...
The Devil Wears Prada
Ramadan is literally outside knocking on the door so I should be feeling that pretty peaceful, happy, gleeful feeling I always get when I know Ramadan has come. But this year I’m pretty angry. I...
Technological Issues in Egypt
Before I came to Egypt this summer for my annual vacation I was quite intrigued to find a good GPS navigator. I was excited to have my international license and wanted to roam the streets of the West ...
For Matrimonial Purposes
Maybe it was because my time of the month was approaching like a faithful servant that I felt that I was in no mood to see a potential suitor, or perhaps it was due to the fact that I had been sick wi...
Some Sympathy Please
I am at the end of my tether. It seems that this vacation was a waste of money because I’ve been ill throughout it. First I was sunburned to the point of no return, though I recovered thankfully...
A Thousand Goodbyes
Back in the West, when I’ve reached the end of a meeting or gathering, it’s usually a swift process. For example: Unique Muslimah: Thank you so much for visiting! Visitor: Thank you for ha...
Getting the Egyptian Plague
It’s been one thing after another regarding my health since I arrived in the land of the Pharaohs (otherwise known as Egypt). The first week I was severely sunburned and my eyes sunk as my skin ...
From the Airplane
It’s like a mini world up here. All sorts of people from different cultures, religions, countries and generations. We all board while representing something we believe in, or something we don’...
Next on the List…
So I have decided there are several areas where I can challenge myself this summer. If I succeed in accomplishing the challenging challenges, then I will be quite pleased with myself for continuing to...
The Next Challenge For Unique
Milestones are incredibly important stepping stones for many of us. They signify a period of change in our lives brought on by the determination to succeed. By the Grace of God I have taken on a few c...