Why World Hijab Day?

Why World Hijab Day?

World Hijab Day is an annual event founded by Nazma Khan in 2013. The event takes place on February 1st each year in 140 countries worldwide. Its stated purpose is to encourage women of all religions and backgrounds to wear and experience the hijab. Event organizers...
Why Fake Friendships Are Ruining You?

Why Fake Friendships Are Ruining You?

Re-Evaluating Friendships from time to time is a healthy habit to create. It should become top priority when we begin questioning friends who do not mirror our happiness or when we begin to see unhealthy patterns that do not resonate to what we hoped for that...
How to Prepare for the Journey of your Lifetime, Hajj!

How to Prepare for the Journey of your Lifetime, Hajj!

Letter from my Friend to me…   Assalaamu alaikum my dear, Firstly mabrook on your intention of Hajj! May Allah grant you an easy journey and accept your Hajj, ameen. I’m so excited and feeling really emotional for you. Before I left for Hajj, people called me to say...
Is Suicide the Only Way OUT?

Is Suicide the Only Way OUT?

Suicide, is not the Answer my Friends!   When I was about 12 years old I attempted suicide. Yes, you read right. That same year, I was taken away from my abusive home and put into a group home, and was later moved into a foster home which I outgrew. At the time, I...
Why Is Ramadan so Special to me?

Why Is Ramadan so Special to me?

I Am A Ramadan Shahada   Every year it never fails, the countdown of Ramadan makes me feel a bit nostalgic, excited, happy, grateful and extremely blessed all at once. These feelings tend to become much more intense as we anxiously wait for the arrival of the month...