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Raising a Hijabi

Alhumdulillah, I have raised a son and a daughter, who are Hijabis. “A son?” you ask in shock! Yes, a son… Hijab literally means ‘barrier’, and there is the command for both men and women to be modest and cover; yet, we tend to focus only on our daughters, writes Tasneem Vali.

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Self and understanding of the heart

“Yes, we can!”

In the 2008 presidential campaign, Barrack Obama was criticized for the simplicity of his message: “Yes, we can.” I feel that this is the best

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Modesty

Defining the Satar

By S. K. Siddiqui and Tasneem Vali In December, 2001, Nicholas Kristof reported in the New York Times that although Afghan women were no longer

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Hajj Special

Labbaik-Allahuma-Labbaik

“Here I am, O Allah! Here I am!” echoed in my heart, my mind and soul all in unison. For the first time in my life I experienced unadulterated rapture. I was off on the journey every Muslim dreams of making – to do all the things that billions of Muslims have performed solely for the sake of Allah (swt), recounts Tasneem Vali

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Allah (SWT) and Prophet Muhammad (SA)

Thee Alone We Ask for Help

I have always wondered, why Allah (swt) stresses for children to be kind to their parents in four places of the Quran (Surahs Isra, Ahkaaf,

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Allah (SWT) and Prophet Muhammad (SA)

Are we Destiny’s Children?

I was shocked, when my six year old asked me: “Mama, if Allah (swt) controls everything, which includes us, then why do you punish me

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Youth

The Fundamentalist

I fought with my parents to go to college in the US. There I would have all the freedom to do whatever I wanted, whenever

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Children

The Battle of Moms

Tasneem Vali invites us to analyze the pros and cons of ‘working moms’ and ‘stay-at-home moms’ “Oh! You work full time?” “Yes, I am a

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