Ramadan 1445 started tonight with the first taraweeh prayer. For those of us in grief about the prolonged and barbaric violence against the Palestinians in…
The message behind the words is the voice of the heart - Rumi
Ramadan 1445 started tonight with the first taraweeh prayer. For those of us in grief about the prolonged and barbaric violence against the Palestinians in…
Harnessing our invisible powers In my last blog, I shared a story about a key that had been lost for decades in our house. I…
Accept, Endure, Embrace, Heal, Pray On my to do list was to talk to a locksmith to get a key for the door to our…
A delicacy made up of strange combinations Food as Language Our samdhis (son’s in-laws) love to host friends for small dinners with specialty food. This…
In one of my previous blogs- Gifts of Adversity – I talked about how exciting it is to have the opportunity to use adversity to go…
How My Granchildren’s prompts lifted my spirits I have been in a writing slump for weeks. Each time I sit down to write, my grief…
We all need a place to heal while witnessing horror I have always felt deep personal grief for injustice committed near or far, whether it…
Painting by Sliman Mansour, Palestinian Artist and Sculptor Last year, we — meaning our community- completed 2022 on a very sad note as a dear…
As Muslims, we revere Jesus as a prophet, who is mentioned more in the Quran than Prophet Mohammed or Moses or Solomon or David or…
I am in my third month of being confined inside due to a severe ankle/leg injury and surgery. It took me a while to accept…