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Ramadan 2014

A Worship that Works


Posted by syahirah on 24 Jul 2014 / 0 Comments
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My son is already almost six months old, but I haven’t fully absorbed the fact that I’m a mother to someone. I always found it funny when people said mak orang (lit. “someone’s mother”) in Malay, but this time it’s me they’re talking about. Don’t get me wrong: I love my son and I love […]

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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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More than Breast Friends: Kinship and Muslim Milk Banks


Posted by woodturtle on 26 Mar 2013 / 0 Comments
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Breastfeeding may seem like the most natural thing in the world, but for a percentage of women it can be terribly challenging — especially if they cannot produce enough milk or refrain from breastfeeding due to medical reasons such as severe illness, accident, HIV infection, or taking certain medications that can harm the baby through breast milk. […]

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Culture/Society

Booby-Traps and Breastfeeding in Guinea


Posted by woodturtle on 22 Oct 2012 / 0 Comments
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My daughter Ivy devours bananas. She can finish off half a banana in minutes and screams if you take it away from her before she’s done. In fact, at five months old she has already tasted bagels, figs and chicken – stuffing anything within reach on my plate into her mouth. At birth, my other […]

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