Fasting without my family is not easy. Fasting as a traveller has its problems. But fasting beside people who can barely afford food, and eat just to survive is beyond humbling – I finally understand why I fast. All I think of is how many people fast for more than Ramadan, or those who do…
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RAMDHAN. MY MONTH OF MAGIC!
Allah (swt) says: “Take one step towards me, I will take ten steps towards you. Walk towards me, I will run towards you.” Hadith Qudsi. That, is nothing short of apt in describing what happened to me last Ramdhan. I had been facing a lot of personal hardships at that point in time. You could…
Read MoreThe Real A’s to Q’s for Hijabis
Hijabis, for the most part, appreciate genuine questions from strangers and friends about their experience wearing hijab. However, constantly answering the same questions over and over again can be exhausting. Here is a list of common questions hijabis are faced with and what their true thoughts are: Don’t you feel hot in that thing? Well…
Read MoreLook beyond the Hijab – How hijab is affecting decisions on education
In recent years, Muslim parents are asking the mainstream schools to take into consideration for Muslim girls to wear their hijabs to school but MOE is taking a strong stand against this idea . The reason given was that the mainstream schools subscribe to the idea of identical uniform represents a institute of equality and…
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In Secondary 3, I attended a religious camp where a guest ustazah spoke about the aurah. It was during this talk when the ustazah made a specific reference to the Quran about a woman covering up that I made the decision to don the tudung. However, I felt conflicted. On one hand, I felt a sense of…
Read MoreFaith in Struggle
By Elfarina Roszaini I lost my mother at 16 years old and I struggled with the realness of death and its inevitability. It has been 7 years now and it has not gotten easier. Since that fateful Thursday evening, I had been floating. Wandering along, moving swiftly through the motions, never finding a real purpose in anything…
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Beyond The Hijab 