Happy Fourth of July everyone. Seems appropriate to share this post today, from '30 days 30 gratitudes', on coming to America, visiting Lady Liberty,

On our 27th wedding anniversary today, I wanted to share this post from '30 days 30 gratitudes'. Anniversary celebrations don't necessarily have to mean romantic

This week, we had the honor of hosting a beautiful event – a celebration of our Prophet Muhammad (pbuh). Celebrate Mercy is an organization

Our kids are growing up so fast mA. The past few weeks have been a celebration for the kids in our family: our daughter turned 20 and is already half way through college

One of my most fulfilling experiences as a writer has been a message I received from someone who had read a piece that I had written for a national women’s magazine

One of my most fulfilling experiences as a writer has been a message I received from someone who had read a piece that I had written for a national women's magazine

Last night we broke fast at my brother and sister-in-law's home. Mona made a traditional iftar - cholay, choora, pakoras, patties, mango lassi, channa, dahi phulki, fruit salad, firni

Happy Father's Day Dad. Today, and every day, I want to remind you of the amazing life you've lived, the loving qualities you exude, and the way you inspire me each day.

Happy Father's Day to all our dads! Today, we have two posts; the first, a letter Saanya wrote to her dad as part of '30 gratitudes'. The second post, something

My dad had a fall a few days ago, and is generally not doing so well (please keep him in your prayers). I knew the one person in the world who could cheer him up is Zayd

In the midst of a difficult time, it's especially important to remember what we have to be grateful for. This post from 2012 '30 gratitudes'

It is a very difficult time for our family right now. My mammo jaan passed away yesterday. Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un ("We surely belong to Allah and

Feeling thankful for the mothers in my life, at a time when they are going through so much; praying for their health, their strength, their resilience. A mother's love, a mother's

On this day of horrific violence in Orlando, it saddens me to share a post from the first day of Ramadan in 2012, when another heinous act of terror took place, then in Aurora,

As a parent, one of the hardest things I find is to teach my kids perspective and restraint, in circumstances where they have so much and the possibility for even more

This week, we've been highlighting posts from year one of the blog which focused on deeds; but today, I'm going to post from year two, on gratitude

A post from our first year of 30 deeds, and a concept I'm still trying to perfect.Tonight, we had a “leftar” — a wonderful concept that I read about in Green Muslims Ramadan

It's not Ramadan in our home without moon and star cookies; we've been making them for years, for friends, for Eid, for school presentations.

The idea for this blog started with a desire to share the essence of Ramadan with my children. I wanted them to understand that beyond fasting, it's about doing