I was rather cheered by this little gem via Aunty Beeb, until I read the last paragraph. Boo!
Archive for September, 2008
Too good to be true?
Posted in Cup o' tea on September 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Hair, there and everywhere
Posted in Hijab, women on September 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I don’t whether to be happy or sad about this article in the Toronto Star this morning. I’m happy to learn that there is a real salon that is catering to hijabis, but some of the comments are pretty sad.
“we have to be the brothers and sisters no one expects us to be”
Posted in Muslim issues, Race on September 13, 2008 | 3 Comments »
How often has Azhar Usman made us laugh? Today I read words of his that brought tears to my eyes. In a tribute to the late Imam WD Muhammad (may Allah have mercy on him), he speaks of healing the rifts that exist in the American Muslim community, and I know they exist here in [...]
Listeria – cheese recall
Posted in Food on September 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I received an e-mail from a friend who works in food inspection about a brand of halal cheese that is infected with Listeria and is being recalled. So I’m passing on the info here.
Assalamu Alikum and Ramadan Kareem,
i thought to let you know about this recall on the halal cheese described below. it’s contaminated with Listeria and being [...]
Baby Yussuf
Posted in Good causes on September 8, 2008 | 2 Comments »
One of the things I want to do with my blog, in sha Allah, is give readers a “heads-up” for good works and spread the word about great causes. I received this in an e-mail this morning. Please check out this site and help if you can.
—–
Assalamualaikum everyone,
Alhamdulillah Ramadhan has begun, and this is [...]
Mosques and Women’s Space
Posted in Mosque, women on September 2, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Much has been said about the fact that in many mosques. provision of women’s space is little more than an afterthought. I have been in many such places, and virtually gave up mosque attendance when my kids were small. But check out the mosque in ISNA Canada’s headquarters. Ma sha Allah. It has ample women’s [...]
New beginnings
Posted in Burble on September 2, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Forget “New year’s Day”, it is these bright sunshiney days of late summer that are full of new beginnings. Two of the offspring are embarking on new phases of their education, one on a new level and another whose school moved to the next town, so for the first time ever one of my brood [...]
