Thanks to my dear hubby’s dare
I started this website five years ago today
With the intention of sharing book reviews
Instead it’s evolved in a different way
Category: On a Personal Note
Art ☁ Lovely Lulu Wishing You a Happy New Hijri Year
My 1437 Hijri Year Prayer from Me to YOU (*^_^*)
Article ☁ Yoga Helps Me as a Muslim
A gorgeous and fulfilling benefit: performing salâh mindfully better with smooth yet strong movements and postures inshâ’Allâh, becoming more aware of spine alignment, foot placement and joint care.
Stephen King Fan Faces ☁ The Wind through the Keyhole
I thought it’d be different, fun and personal to get out of my comfort zone and share something Stephen King aficionados, avid readers and bibliophiles would appreciate.
A Veiled Chick’s Outburst 02 ☁ Irksome Facebook ~ I Had My Fill
‘Facebook is like jail, you sit around and waste time, write on walls, and get poked by people you don’t know.’ ~ Unknown
My Atypical Eid Greeting
Ramadân bids us farewell and Eid is here to embrace us, ♡ I Ask ALLÂH ﷻ to Accept and Reward Our Fasting, Good Deeds and Prayers and to Aromatise Our Tongues, Minds, Hearts, Souls and Lives Indefinitely and Infinitely with HIS Love, Light and Blessings on HIS Special Occasion and Until We Return to HIM ﷻ ♡
Poem ☁ A Symbol of My Love ~ My Declaration
The inspiration for this simple poem came to me on Saturday, 8th October 2005, after the comments, looks and [mis]treatments (and questions) I received because of my ḥijâb in London after the 7/7 bombings.
Poem ☁ Through the Eyes of a Raven (II)
My late father Maher Abdullah (Allâh Yirĥamu) was amongst those who encouraged me to consider writing poetry seriously instead of merely secreting them away in the lonely confines of folders on my computer.
Through the Eyes of a Raven was the first poem my Dad (Allâh Yirĥamu) constructively criticised, which I wrote in April 2003.
Sadly, he wasn’t able to read the outcome, which never would’ve been possible without his constructive critique and valuable input.
Poem ☁ Through the Eyes of a Raven (I)
‘Through the Eyes of a Raven’ was the first poem my Dad (Allâh Yirĥamu) constructively criticised, which I wrote in April 2003.
Sadly, he wasn’t able to read the outcome, which never would’ve been possible without his constructive critique and valuable input.
