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If you are a young woman between the ages of 13-19 and curious about the truth of Islam, please come join my class this Sunday morning. No need to register. Mukha Ba is located on top of Mukha cafe – just walk up the stairs to the right of Mukha Cafe. See you there, inshaAllah!
We are living through the ethnic cleansing of Palestine. Babies, pregnant women, the elderly, men, women, little girls and boys.
I will never be unable to unsee the murdered children.
The least I can do is watch, weep, and share the truth. This is not conflict. This is not war. This is genocide. The past 80 years of the illegal occupation and constant dehumanisation of the Palestine people has culminated to this.
Keep making dua for the Palestinian people. Please have hope that the help of Allah is near. The existence of such evil is proof that the afterlife is real, where there is no escape from Allah’s Justice.
Droplets of Mercy is a trustworthy site you can donate to support the survivors, on the ground in Gaza.
Narrated Ibn ‘Abbas:
The Prophet sent Mu’adh to Yemen and said, “Be afraid, from the curse of the oppressed as there is no screen between his invocation and Allah.”
Sahih Bukhari (Volume 3, Book 43, Number 628)
Follow and amplify these Palestinian voices:
decolonizepalestine.com @decolonizepalestine
jewishvoiceforpeace.org @jewishvoiceforpeace
visualizingpalestine.org @visualizing_palestine
free-palestine.carrd.co
@letstalkpalestine
@theimeu
@visualizing_palestine
@adalahjusticeproject
@jewishvoiceforpeace
@ifnotnoworg
@mohammedelkurd
@nouraerakat
@denatakruri
@key48return
@decolonizepalestine
Draw more comfort from this: Shaykh Omar Suleiman’s beautiful reminder.
O Allah, liberate the people of Palestine.
Alhamdulilah, at long last….I’ll have some very exciting publishing news very soon, inshaAllah!
For the next 2-3 months, I’ll be taking on new client projects before closing for the December holidays. Please check out my services and rates here. I’m so excited to work with you! You can contact me via my website contact form.
Note: If you are a marginalized author, please know that I offer discounts and payment plans. I’m happy to discuss further 🙂
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!
I’m thrilled to share my interview with ABC’s Soul Search podcast. I had such a lovely chat with Mariam Chehab, titled Skin-on-skin — birth, spirituality and parenthood. Mariam reached out to me after reading my SBS Voices article, I am a ‘milk mother’ to my nephew. I miss my milk son, his brother, and all of my nephews and nieces who are all abroad. I wish I had some magical portal through across the continents, and arrange playdates with all of them and my children!
Even though SBS Voices is no more, I’m so grateful for the stories I got to share through them over the past few years. I even had the joy of meeting Candice Chung in person in KL recently! *fangirl squealing*
Here’s to new writerly beginnings, elsewhere.
I’m so excited to share my podcast interview with the amazingly talented Sarah Malik alongside Dr Inda Ahmad Zari. She’s written incredible children’s books and you can find her on instagram.
This was such a fun conversation and I’m so glad that Sarah helped to put me at ease. Inda had so many relatable stories to me too, which is incredible because we did the opposite things in terms of migration lol (I moved to Malaysia from Sydney, she moved from Malaysia to different countries).
Eid/Hari Raya is full of big, bittersweet feelings for me and I’m grateful my kids get to share in this joyful celebration.
If you’re keen to improve your editing skills, please apply for the amazing Tessera Editorial mentorship! I’ve had the absolute joy and privilege of being part of the latest cohort. I’m so grateful for everything I’ve learned in the past three months or so. It’s all available online, which helps a lot. The time difference between the US and Malaysia meant it was too tricky for me to attend live sessions, but caught up the recordings.
Note: This is a mentorship open to BIPOC individuals only.
Selamat Bulan Berpuasa! Wherever you are in the world, I hope that your fasting days and nights are filled with peace, dua and prayer.
My latest SBS Voices pieces is up – My Ramadan memories from four different countries. Thank you, SBS Voices team, especially Candice Chung, for being such supporters of my writing.
I’m still in Ramadan Survival Mode with three small kids subhanAllah, and it comforts me to know that the deeds most beloved to Allah are the obligatory ones. This isn’t the season of my life with long tarawihs at the masjid…that season has passed (for now) and I’m grateful I made the most of that era while it lasted.
These days, I’m content with praying at night with my husband while our kids are asleep. One day, inshaAllah, when they’re older, we can all go to the masjid together.
If you’re looking for inspiring content this Ramadan, please check out and support Basira Education’s Discover The Prophet series:
Please share it widely with your loved ones!
Raidah Shah Idil, MG Author 