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Creative writing, Faith, NaBloPoMo, Prompts

Optimist or Pessimist ?

(Feb 24th prompt from NaBloPoMo : Do you think you are more of an optimist or a pessimist? ) Thinking long and hard on the answer to the above question. I…

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February 24, 2014
Books, Faith, Motherhood, Review, Uncategorized

Book Review : Kamillah the Butterfly

Name of the Book: Kamillah the Butterfly Author: Shoohada Khanom Illustrations: Harriet Rodis Publisher: Djarabi Kitabs Publishing Availability: (Affiliate link) Amazon Review : Kamillah the Butterfly   The minute I started reading…

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August 1, 2017
Books, Faith, Motherhood, Muslim Moms

How to prevent mom burnout?

My story: On a late night, last September, when our baby was asleep and I was mindlessly scrolling on my phone,  I asked my husband,  ‘What is your opinion about me…

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August 27, 2017
  • A to Z April Challenge

    Kohl-lined eyes

    April 12, 2014 /

    This post is part of the A to Z Challenge. My theme for the month is A to Z of words in English with an Arabic origin. Way before MAC and Maybelline were in trend in the West, Eastern women used to line their shapely beautiful eyes with black Kohl. To this day, Kohl remains a cosmetic necessity in many Eastern cultures. Kohl is usually applied with the help of a stick and requires practice.   What is your favourite part of eye-make up?

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  • A to Z April Challenge

    Jasmine and South Indian weddings

    April 11, 2014 /

    This post is part of the A to Z Challenge. My theme for the month is A to Z of words in English with an Arabic origin. Another post about unique aspects of wedding in my culture (Kerala, South India) is the jasmine garland and jasmine braids on hair worn by the bride. Little girls await eagerly for weddings so that they too can wear the “poovu – mala” (flower chain). Fun fact : Another word with ‘J’ with an Arabic origin is “Jinn”. Thought I will mention this due to the recent release of the movie by the same name.

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    ISLAMIC BOOKS

    Muslim Women’s Bookshelf (B) – Earning Barakah: An Islamic Guide to Blessed Sustenance

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    The wor(l)d of Algebra

    April 1, 2014
  • A to Z April Challenge

    I is for Imam

    April 10, 2014 /

    This post is part of the A to Z Challenge. My theme for the month is A to Z of words in English with an Arabic origin. You might have most often come across titles such as Imam and Shaykh when referring to Muslim Scholars. An Imam is a Muslim spiritual leader or the person who leads the prayer in congregation in a mosque or an honorific title applied to eminent doctors of Islam, such as the founders of the orthodox schools. One of the unique aspects about Arabic is it’s well-ordered grammatical system and derivation based morphology of words. Read more here.

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    April 3, 2023
  • A to Z April Challenge

    Henna and weddings !

    April 9, 2014 /

    This post is part of the A to Z Challenge. My theme for the month is A to Z of words in English with an Arabic origin.   In Desi and Arab cultures, before the wedding, the bride’s hands and feet are often coloured and beautifully decorated with exquisite Henna designs. Children and ladies adorn their hands during festivals and other celebrations too. What is unique about wedding celebrations in your culture/country?

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    April 25, 2023
  • A to Z April Challenge

    G is for Giraffe

    April 8, 2014 /

    This post is part of the A to Z Challenge. My theme for the month is A to Z of words in English with an Arabic origin. It looks like it’s an animal week for me. The long-necked Giraffe is always a favourite for the children while at the zoo. How has the A to Z Challenge been so far?

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    March 26, 2014
  • A to Z April Challenge

    Fox, firefox and fennec

    April 7, 2014 /

    This post is part of the A to Z Challenge. My theme for the month is A to Z of words in English with an Arabic origin. I begin this week by introducing a cute furry fox, commonly called as the fennec –  a nocturnal fox found in the deserts of Sahara. Or better still, we would know ‘fennec’ as the code name of the Mozilla Firefox for Mobile web browser !  

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  • A to Z April Challenge

    Elixir of life

    April 5, 2014 /

    This post is part of the A to Z Challenge. My theme for the month is A to Z of words in English with an Arabic origin. Paulo Coelho is one of the contemporary writers who has introduced Arabic words like Maktoob and Zahir to the mainstream English readers. Yet, there is a common English word, used in the book ‘The Alchemist’  which too has an Arabic origin. Any guesses? Opinions on the book ‘The Alchemist’?

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  • A to Z April Challenge

    Arabic and Anatomy – Dura mater

    April 4, 2014 /

    This post is part of the A to Z Challenge. My theme for the month is A to Z of words in English with an Arabic origin. I loved memorizing the names of different parts of brain during my first year Anatomy class in college. Cerebrum, cerebellum and Medulla Oblongata. Or the three layers of meninges – Dura mater, Pia mater and Arachnoid. I felt they had a musical twist to it while reading it loudly, in an effort to memorize all these new words for the first time ! Guess which of those names have an Arabic connection to them?   Any interesting first day of Anatomy-dissection-class stories ?

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  • A to Z April Challenge

    Coffee in a nutshell

    April 3, 2014 /

    This post is part of the A to Z Challenge. My theme for the month is A to Z of words in English with an Arabic origin Only in the Arab world can you see a Starbucks Coffee and a Qahwa joint in the same street. Rarely, do we realize the underlying connection between both the Eastern and Western word and worlds. What is your morning drink? Tea, Coffee or none? I leave you with this still from Gilmore Girls. Lorelai Gilmore and her famous love for coffee ! (This month will fly. I am sure. Already the third day of the A to Z Challenge. How are you people…

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  • A to Z April Challenge

    Bezoar of Harry Potter fame

    April 2, 2014 /

    This post is part of the A to Z Challenge. My theme for the month is A to Z of words in English with an Arabic origin Along with Harry, Hermione and Ron, every Harry Potter fan too would  have learnt about the “Bezoar” in the first year Potion’s class. Did you know the word ‘Bezoar’ had an Arabic connection to it? We should learn the concept of coexistence from languages – Every language is influenced by other languages across borders, culture and centuries. Did the Harry Potter books inspire you to get into the habit of reading as a teenager/young adult?

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  • A to Z Arabic Words in English
    A to Z April Challenge

    The wor(l)d of Algebra

    April 1, 2014 /

    This post is part of the A to Z Challenge. My theme for the month is A to Z of words in English with an Arabic origin As a high schooler,  what was your reaction on  seeing (a+b)2 = a2+b2+2ab ? Algebra… some people love it, others detest it and yet others wonder about the connection between x, y and the real world. Let us look in to the origin of this word which denotes a fascinating branch of mathematics. What was your high school math experience like? Number freak or x, y hater? (The first post in the A to Z Challenge. Excited )

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    ISLAMIC BOOKS

    Muslim Women’s Bookshelf (B) – Earning Barakah: An Islamic Guide to Blessed Sustenance

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    March 26, 2014 /

    Somewhere in January, I signed up for A to Z Challenge in a heightened blogging frenzy. Now, I am in a tight spot if I should do this challenge or not. I am not a quitter so I want to stay true to my word, but at the same time I have my own qualms regarding the challenge. I am a typical introvert online and offline. Which means I find it hard to socialise/network with many people on a long basis. Since networking happens to be one of the aims of the A to Z challenge, I donot know how far I will actually keep up with that. At the…

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  • Creative writing,  Daily Prompts,  Faith,  Prompts

    Calls Answered

    March 21, 2014 /

    I have never tossed a coin in a fountain and wished. I have never crossed my fingers and wished. I have never looked on a shooting star and wished. …..but, I have prayed to my Lord, with my eyes closed, and tears springing, in the wee hours of dawn to protect me from sadness and grief. I have prayed to my Rabb in the green carpeted Rawdah to remove the difficulties of my family and friends. I have prayed in front of the Kaabah for all my affairs to be set right and bless me with tranquility. I have prayed standing on the mount Safa to bless me with professional…

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