May 31, 2016

sidewalk


I want to sit on a sidewalk Forget who I am Where I am Or who I belong to Forget myself And why I am Who I am My dreams My goals My half- baked ideas Empty promises Unfulfilled wishes Unfinished stories And unedited poems

May 27, 2016

Things we inherit from our fathers


My nephew asked me a few days ago if his friends were going to heaven -his Christian friends, “I don’t know” was my answer. Then we got into some of the Aqidah and fiqh surrounding this issue. There is a disagreement between scholars about the issue but the two major opinions I’ve been taught is […]

May 20, 2016

Another post about hijab


First, let’s just face the fact that hijab may for eternity be a topic of discussion. As much as we may attempt to declare that it’s just a choice or just a scarf the questions surrounding hijab continue. Recently one of my Facebook friends who is somewhat of a public figure decided to take off […]

May 17, 2016

Home is where…


Home. It’s pretty simple when you’re a kid. At a certain point, you memorize your address. You know the food in the fridge. The signs on the door. Your neighbors. It’s not too complicated to know where home is. It’s a place your parents chose for you. But the older you get, the older I […]

May 12, 2016

Imperfectly perfect


The most perfect place I’ve ever been is in the neighborhood of Hayy Al Kharabsheh near Sheikh Nuh Ha Meem Keller. Not only do I love Sheikh Nuh but I love being in the company of the saliheen (righteous) and people striving to be righteous. Jordan itself reminded me of New York. Though the people […]

May 11, 2016

Finding the bright side


May 2, 2016

Nature


It just makes you want to sit down and be quiet There’s a freeing feeling that comes with it It heals you without knowing your illness It nurtures you without use of words It becomes a part of you as though it was never separated Maybe it is you Unadulterated Full Completely free of expectations […]

May 1, 2016

It’s all too ironic


It recently dawned on me the state of indentured servitude many of us are in or will be in for a great deal of our lives. We take out huge loans to pay for school, we work to pay off that debt for years to come. In some ways, this isn’t such a big deal […]

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