As a woman, my relationships with women outside of my family haven’t always been positive. Ironically, I was raised only by women and surrounded by positive life examples in the women around me, Alhamdulillah (all praise and thanks is due to Allah). This isn’t to say I had a hectic life full of fights and …
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We’re entering month three of A Modest Argument and I’ve honestly loved sharing with you all and connecting with some of you personally. I really, really appreciate all the support from you with your kind comments, sharing posts and giving feedback to help grow the blog, JazakAllahu khayran. What’s new? Several new pages have been introduced recently including the …
I’m sorry. I’m sorry for not writing as often lately. And for not producing all the content I planned on making available. I’m sorry I don’t stick to my schedule, of writing, creating, promoting, scheduling, plus parenting, loving, teaching, and working, studying… I’m sorry because I work too much yet don’t work enough. I’m sorry I …
This blog launched back in March 2018, 5 months ago. It grew slowly at first, but I’ve seen a big boost in views and engagement recently. Yay! This post contains a lot of information about how to plan, schedule and promote a blog post and other content, and I’ll tell you exactly what I do with …
Everybody, in some way, wants to make change. Whether it’s a personal change to do with our own behaviours or circumstances, or an external change to better the lives of other people, we all want change, because most change is good. Change usually means progress. So how do we actually start the process of change? Some kind …
Have you wanted to increase the amount you read but struggled to live out your intentions? This post will explore how to read more books by making the most of the time you have and planning a proper reading schedule. Don’t miss your free reading schedule planner at the end of this article. How many …
Giving in charity is an essential part of our faith as Muslims and we are obliged to give part of our wealth in zakat. Zakat is a prescribed giving of a certain percentage of wealth for specific purposes. You can find lots of information about zakat from the National Zakat Foundation here. Sadaqah is other charitable giving which …
There came a point throughout my work around cohesion that I stopped caring. Not about the goal or about people in general, but about the people whom our work was centred around; the people whose perceptions and judgements we thought we needed to change in order to achieve better cohesion and in turn benefit the realities of oppressed …
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Spiritual Well-Being Welcome to the final part in the Spiritual Well-Being section of the series where we’re looking at how to stop backbiting, renewing intentions and seeking knowledge. Next week we’ll recap the tips and challenges we’ve discussed, including my personal experiences of doing the challenges in the hopes that it motivates you to take part too. If …
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Over the past four weeks we’ve been discussing practical ways to increase our spiritual well-being. The articles included tips with discussions and explanations, and challenges to implement the learning. This article recaps what we’ve gone over with a few updates on how I’ve been doing the challenges myself. Let us know how you’re getting on in …
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