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I hope that those of you who are celebrating have had a wonderful, safe and blessed time with your loved ones. I pray that one day soon, every oppressed family will be able to celebrate in safety and happiness.
Exposing the Passover – With the Red Heifer and Day of Ashura – Episode 1
Podcast: Gaza’s Strength, Our Weakness | Shaykha Zaynab Ansari
Dr Mariam Sheibani has published a much-needed paper on this very harmful practice of secret marriages.
Dr Mariam Sheibani
More than providing a comprehensive diagnosis of the fiqh problematics with secret marriage, it also highlights the larger challenges underlying the fixation of legal minimums in our communities at the expense of the broader morality of the Sunna, religious teachings, and social proprieties.
The article is open access. You can read and download it for free here: Deceptive Debauchery: Secret Marriage and the Challenge of Legalism in Muslim-Minority Communities
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I’m so excited to share something incredible from Rabata Malaysia! Please share widely amongst your contacts.
Here is the original message from Anse Kartina: Rabata Malaysia is very proud to share the hard work & effort from one of our dear sisters @khadijahmonica who took the time, and effort to develop a Malaysian version of the She Is Me campaign by introducing strong contemporary Muslim Malaysian women who are leaders in their own fields.
The She is Me (Malaysia) is an uplifting effort highlighting the works of these inspiring ladies. They will hopefully be catalysts and role models for our younger generation to emulate InshaAllah.
In the original She Is Me series – Anse Tamara Gray and Rabata USA had compiled the story of 15 strong Muslim women who were leaders in their area and time.
It is a strong reminder that women of scholarship and leadership have always been part of our tradition and culture.
We hope that Muslim women today are cognizant & acknowledge the contributions of these amazing women and move forward to continue the legacy of ihsaan within our own lives be it our private or professional spaces.
Indeed Rabata Malaysia is very very happy to introduce She Is Me (Malaysia) for your reading and perusal.
May Allah SWT bless and increase @Khadijahmonica and her team for this wonderful endeavor .
Alhamdulilah, at long last, I had my first Pilates class today – it’s been YEARS! Ohh I miss reformers.
Suhaila is such a warm and supportive pilates instructor, and her brand new studio is such an oasis of calm – soothing colours, lots of space and diffused aromatherapy oils.
You can check out Balanced Movement here. There’s an excellent opening promotion, so please check it out if you can and share widely!
I’m thrilled to share the article Muslim ‘milk mums’ are not common. But for Raidah, it’s created a special bond with her nephew written by Siobhan Marin. Thank you, Siobhan, for such a lovely and thoughtful piece!
Soooo it’s been a while. Lots has happened.
1) I’ve completed my first month working at Basira Education and am so thrilled to be part of the wonderful team. If you haven’t already, check out their fantastic Why Islam is True course. Teacher training certification starts on November 13 so there’s still time to register.
2) Now that I’m on the mend from my much-needed pelvic embolisation surgery, I’ve gotten back on track with my postpartum exercise routine! Mutu Mamas has been my online exercise companion since the birth of my first child. It’s such a relief being able to exercise again without pelvic pain.
3) It’s Nanowrimo! Are you writing? Editing? Surviving? It’s all valid. I’m working on some non-fiction work right now and once that’s done, I can dive back into edits for my adult romcom.
4) I recently signed up for the VIP pass for this wonderful Muslim ADHD summit. This is the first of its kind and I’m so thrilled. I cannot wait to dive into the recordings once the captions and transcripts are up, yay.
5) If you’re looking for top-notch, high quality honey please look no further than Dino Kelulut. This sweet-sour honey is the perfect way to start my morning and end my day. I mix mine with room temperature water. My kids love it mixed with Greek yoghurt. Don’t mix it with anything warm/hot though!
Please click here to donate to Shaykha Zaynab Ansari’s father’s LaunchGood fund. Shaykha Zaynab Ansari was such a lifeline of support for me in my turbulent twenties, and I pray that Allah helps her father and her entire family through this heartbreaking time.
My podcast interview is live! It was such a treat reading my article out loud and getting interviewed by Sarah Malik and Caitlin Chang. Here’s to more untigering.
My latest SBS article is up! This one is very close to my heart.
Seeing the women of my family at crossroads. Thanks Mak and Aisyah for all the memories ❤
If you’re looking for a feel-good, heartwrenching Malaysian movie, look no further than Suatu Ketika/Once Upon A Time. It’s based in 1952 Malaysia and my husband and I loved it. The movie had gorgeous cinematography, excellent casting, such loving attention to detail, heart-wrenching plot twists – all the things!
I was born in the 1980s in Singapore and my parents were born in the 1950s, so it was wonderful to watch a reimagining of 1952 Malaysia. Those barefoot football scenes in the rain were utter nostalgic perfection. I’m looking out for more movies by Malaysian director Prakash Murugiah!
Raidah Shah Idil, MG Author 