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An Account of a Brown Muslim Woman Observing Ramadan in Four Countries Around the Globe


Posted by izzie on 14 Jun 2018 / 0 Comments
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I moved to Singapore 4 months ago, after living in the US for 3 years. However, if only I had a dime for every time someone was shell shocked about what they call a “reverse” move. Especially when I tell them it was my conscious decision to move, not because my H1B visa expired, not […]

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My “Anti-Social” Ramadan


Posted by izzie on 09 Jul 2015 / 1 Comment
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I moved from India to the USA two months back, and my life has completely changed, as expected. Before Ramadan started, because of the very long days and the fact that I was the primary caretaker of my 1 year old (like most mothers are), I worried if I would be able to fast. With […]

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Should I or Shouldn’t I: Confusions about Fasting while Breastfeeding


Posted by izzie on 07 Jul 2014 / 0 Comments
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I am in that phase of my life where I am exclusively breastfeeding, I have a three-month-old baby, and it’s Ramadan. This is that elusive phase where I can get away with not fasting. The question remains: should I? Considering that I have been blessed to fast all my adult life, and part of my […]

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Culture/Society

Muslim Mummies Dot Com: Interview with Muslim Mommy Blogger Fouzia


Posted by izzie on 18 Jun 2014 / 2 Comments
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While mommy blogging is rampant in the blogosphere, Muslim mommy bloggers are rare but on the rise. Being a new mother and a Muslim, I had unique queries about taking care of an infant, like when can I start praying on the floor after a C-section, or whether a baby’s poo or pee cancels out […]

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Art/Theater

Dance Is How I Get Close to God: An Interview with Dancer and Upcoming Actress Isha Farha


Posted by izzie on 23 Dec 2013 / 1 Comment
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Born into a family where art is a compulsion, Isha Farha started learning dance at the age of three from her mother, Kalamandalam Haseena. She is now adept in various Indian dance forms, including Bharathnatayam , Mohiniyattam, and Kuchipudi. She won the title of Kalathilakam in 2008 for excellence in the field of Bharathnatyam, Mohiniyattam, […]

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Between Sainu and Shahina: A character sketch of two Muslim women characters in Indian Cinema


Posted by izzie on 21 Nov 2013 / 2 Comments
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With the recent controversy surrounding  Arabi Kalayanam (the term used to describe the practice of marrying  young girls from Kerala, India to Arab men for a lesser dowry), and legalizing marriage for Muslim girls younger than 18 years of age, I was reminded of T.V Chandran’s 2003 movie, Padam Onnu Oru Vilapam (Chapter One: A […]

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Culture/Society

Age Is Not Just a Number: A Look into the Recent Controversy about Legalizing Child Marriages among Kerala Muslims


Posted by izzie on 28 Oct 2013 / 2 Comments
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The last few months have witnessed an uproar in my home state, Kerala, surrounding the government’s release of a circular legalizing the registration of marriages of Muslim women younger than 18 years old and Muslim men younger than 21 years old. India, though a secular country, allows Muslims to follow the Muslim Personal Law in […]

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Roundtable

My Vicarious Eid


Posted by izzie on 23 Oct 2013 / 0 Comments
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Continuing our tradition of sharing reflections on Eid (see our posts from Eid-ul-Adha last year, in two parts, and from Eid-ul-Fitr this year), today we’ll be posting four reflections from Eid last week, written by Eren, Izzie, Krista, and Shireen. All my life, I have enjoyed Eid. As a child, it used to be about waking up early […]

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Ramadan 2013

Solitude and Family: The Best of Both Worlds


Posted by izzie on 22 Jul 2013 / 0 Comments
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As a child, I once visited my aunt in her husband’s house during Ramadan. She had dark circles around her eyes due to lack of sleep, and she was haggard and toiling in the kitchen. She told us that her husband and his brothers all had “varied” food habits when it came to breaking the […]

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On (Not) Living Up to the Hijab Tutorial Ideal


Posted by izzie on 20 Jun 2013 / 34 Comments
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It was after my marriage that I decided to wear a hijab in public. Like most others who are evolving on their hijab journey, I had my fears – my biggest one being that it was going to make me look horrendous. After all my hair was my best feature. To help me on my […]

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