A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes is a dystopian-action novel that is a spin-off and prequel to the hugely popular The Hunger Games trilogy. Now that the trailer for this movie was recently released, pre-tweens and teens will want to get their hands on this book. Since our children have read the novels (and watched …
I fought. I really did. I used every weapon in my parenting arsenal to keep my kids from gaming. I had read all the studies on how children developed neurological impairments, eating disorders, and back issues (yes, back issues!) from gaming. Together, my husband and I used gaming restrictions, limited access to app stores, and …
Now that most of the deadlines have passed, the families of high school seniors, including ours, are anxiously awaiting the verdicts. This is my third time going through the process and I feel our family has been thrown a curveball each time. When my daughter applied, we were complete newbies and had to navigate the …
In the age of a pandemic, much of the world is now functioning on various virtual platforms. This reality has shaped every aspect of human interaction, from the way that we work, the strategies we use for teaching and learning, the way we behave with one another when face-to-face, down to the way we parent …
A Quick Guide to Standard Test Prep for High School Students Since I posted that my son (12th grader) is taking the SAT exam this weekend, I have gotten a lot of DM’s from moms who are curious to know what steps he’s taken to study for the exam. I thought that this would be …
When my older two were 5 and 7 years old, we were visiting my mom’s house. My daughter was reading a book and my son was playing with toys. One of my aunts came to visit and she asked my son, “Read some Qur’an for me.” He was confused but being that she was an …
“An optimist will tell you the glass is half-full; the pessimist, half-empty, and the engineer will tell you that the glass is twice the size it needs to me.” (Anonymous) I am so excited about continuing this series! I had the opportunity to interview college students and graduates who have delved into the field of …
The purpose of this course is to cover the seven categories of people that will receive shade by the throne of Allah (swt) on a day when there will be no shade except His. InshAllah, I will cover the categories over a course of three sessions. This class is based on the course Shaded Glory …
In the past three years, I have seen two of my children graduate from high school. I have scoured the web for reviews on the right program, the right city and the right environment for where my kids could complete their undergraduate studies. Suffice it to say, I still know very little! Throughout our college …
My decision to wear hijab did not happen overnight. It took months of overthinking and overplanning. I’ll start on Friday. Maybe next Friday. I need to pray properly first. I need to read more Qur’an. I need to do more research. I’ll wait until the weather gets better. One more lecture. One more Khutbah. One …
