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Farah October 9, 2020 MOTHERHOOD

5 Ways to Raise Respectful Sons

The recent news about the harrowing case of sexual assault in Bangladesh, has me in a tailspin. This is not news per se. Sexual assault and rape has almost become a daily occurrence in Bangladesh. Living so far away, I often count my lucky stars that I don’t have to deal with some of the disheartening things I have learned that women (many, my own friends) have to experience. I also know that sexual assault and rape is not isolated to developing countries. It is the weaving of the misogynist society we still live in. Victim blaming and victim shaming…

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Farah July 24, 2020 Muslim Lifestyle

Teaching Kids about Hajj & Eid Ul Adha

Since I became a mom, I am hyper aware of the fact that learning happens largely at home. Also, because my son is growing up in a predominantly non-Muslim community, I have a couple of goals: My goal is to give him some solid foundations. I want to present Islam in a welcoming and fun way. I want to maintain his interest in discovering the religion on his own terms. These goals drive the reason for this blog post. To those of my readers who are in the same boat as me, raising their children in a place where there…

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Farah December 16, 2019 Muslim Lifestyle

Navigating Christmas with my Little Muslim

We grew up in the west, in Canada. From a very young age, we were surrounded by Christmas trees, eggnog, gifts and a whole ton of Panettone (Italian Christmas bread that my dad would bring home from his Italian boss). Christmas time was slightly disheartening for me. Because we did not participate. I felt left out. We didn’t do a tree, or presents, or take a picture with Santa, or get matching PJs. What we did do was we gave gifts to our celebrating friends. My father had this cute thing he used to do where he would set out…

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Farah May 23, 2019 Muslim Lifestyle

Eid Shopping Guide 2019 – Kids and Food Gifting

Facet Fam, I am coming to you with my last installment of the Eid Gift Guide Series 2019. I am hand picking gifts that I either bought, or wish I had an unlimited bank account so that I could buy. Either way, this series is basically a wish list of Eid gifts I am loving so much! Just to recap, I wrote about decor, paper and unique gifts HERE. I also wrote a post on amazing gifts for him and her HERE. Make sure you take a second to read it all. It’s full of great ideas and gifts, and…

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Farah May 21, 2019 Muslim Lifestyle

Eid Shopping Guide 2019 – His & Her Gifts

Facet Fam, I am hoping you had a chance to read my previous blog post curating all my favorite decor, paper and fun gift ideas. If not, STOP. Don’t go any further. CLICK HERE TO READ PART ONE. I’ll wait. Welcome back. My whole life I watched my parents shell out money and gifts to all the kids in the family. They never took the time to give each other anything. Let’s change that. For the next part of my shopping guide I want to focus on some unique gift ideas for the men/women in your life. GIFTS…

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