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October 2010

October 25, 2010
I am in love with this quote, which I found in a dear friend's signature:...
October 21, 2010
Press the red button; wait impatiently for the robotic voice; hear the piercing buzzing noise...
October 18, 2010
 When I was twelve years old, we moved from a village in the country into...
October 14, 2010
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October 11, 2010
Sumi is almost four months old now. She is cute and cuddly with smiling half...
October 04, 2010
Yesterday, I took my kids to Giza to ride horses. My daughter learned in the...

September 2010

September 28, 2010
I still read parenting and schooling books whenever I can. But I've begun to read...
September 23, 2010
In a recent vacation with my husband and son, we decided we wanted to “see...
September 19, 2010
Today I paid my seven year old son one dollar to teach his almost 5...
September 14, 2010
  Today, for the first time, I felt like pretending I didn't know my kids....
September 09, 2010
Wishing you a happy and blessed Eid!  May Allah accept our fasting, prayers and remembrances...
September 02, 2010
We're in the last ten days of Ramadan and so much to be done.... Let's...

August 2010

August 23, 2010
Read the first part of Umm Hamza's story here.    Umm Hamza told me something...
August 16, 2010
A couple weeks ago, my daughter and I were perusing old photos and videos of...
August 11, 2010
There is one memory that jumps to my mind when I think of Ramadan, and...

July 2010

July 31, 2010
Dear Growmama readers, Ramadan is just around the corner! Are you ready for the hours...
July 26, 2010
(This post was written a couple of years ago and is dedicated to all mothers...
July 22, 2010
Teaching responsibility is not random or finite. And as much as we wish, it is...
July 19, 2010
This stream I sit next to - does it realize where it is going?  Does...
July 15, 2010
When I was a kid, my dad used to take my brother and me on...
July 13, 2010
It's been almost two months since I had the interviews and last month I met...
July 08, 2010
Part I Part II Third, as wives of Islamic workers and students, women who understand...
July 06, 2010
My mother watches my son while I’m at work. Last week, when I picked him...
July 01, 2010
Not a linguist myself, I come from a family of linguists. Perhaps that is why...

June 2010

June 29, 2010
Of all the women mentioned in the Quran, only Mariam (as) was mentioned by name,...
June 24, 2010
Read this sad story of an inheritance predicament and learn a lesson. When my husband’s...
June 21, 2010
My commute is not very pleasant. I'm always stuck in traffic, no matter what route...
June 17, 2010
Growing up, I was aware of the movies, video games, and books that my peers...
June 10, 2010
Part I Part II Part III I continue my travels, this time to a Montessori...
June 07, 2010
The school district I teach in does a “transfair” towards the end of each school...
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