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As a writer & mother, words are so important.

After walking barefoot in the park the other day, I showed the baby a patch of dirt on my foot, and said, “Eww!” Since then he has been pointing to his beautiful, clean, pudgy feet, his adorable belly button & other perfect (mashAllah) body parts & saying, “Eww!” with great disgust.

Even our small or thoughtless actions and words have impact, especially on our children – but not always in the way that we expect or want.

After a four-year-long journey, I am proud to announce that my non-fiction anthology, Love, InshAllah: The Secret Love Lives of American Muslim Women, is ready to hit the shelves on Valentine’s Day 2012!

Please take a second to click the link below and ‘like’ our Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/LoveInshAllah

Stay tuned for more updates as we get closer to the release date. Thank you so much for your amazing support throughout this process! :)

 

Inspiration

"To Him belong the most beautiful names." al-Qur'an 17:110

"God is beautiful, and He loves beauty." - Prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings upon him

"Let the beauty of what you love be what you do." - Jalal ud-Din Rumi

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On My Mind

  • A breakfast croissant on the terrace, warm humid breeze, parrots chattering in the trees & a giant rainbow. Good morning, Miami! 17 hours ago
  • If I lived in Miami, I'd be so fit. In fact, I feel more toned already just standing near all these gorgeous people on South Beach. 1 day ago
  • So what should my 2-year old aspire to now that he has already been in the NYT?! :) http://t.co/2gtD4nkh 3 days ago
  • *new post* Rickshaw Diaries- Creating something & then releasing it into the world, where it takes on a life of its own http://t.co/a6cAljwc 4 days ago
  • It has been a surreal few weeks...alhamdolillah. 4 days ago

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