IN PHOTOS: Eid ul Fitr

Eid-ul-Fitr fell on July 17th for us Muslims in the United States. Here’s a photo story of what ours looked like this year. Getting all the gifts/goodie bags ready the night before Eid // Rushed Eid morning with a quick breakfast followed by giving Anya her Eid gift (I took her to Target and let…

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GUEST POST: Eid Memories by UrduMom

So excited to have the amazing Tamania behind the fabulous new blog, Urdu Mom, here to reminisce about Eids back home and how her Eid as a mom of two, looks like now. ENJOY! When I think about Eid in Pakistan the memory is a colorful collage of bangles, mehndi, sheer khorma, eidi and family…

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Ideas for getting our Eid Photos on UrduMom

Totally forgot to share this earlier! I was over on UrduMom last week, sharing some ideas and inspirations for getting some family photos for Eid. Come take a look.  And check back tomorrow for a Guest Post here by the amazing lady behind UrduMom 🙂 Thanks for stopping by. Lots of love.

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Thoughts on making Eid special for our kids.

THIS POST IS MODIFIED FROM A POST FROM MY PREVIOUS BLOG. Many of us here reminisce about Eid back in Pakistan. All the things that made it special,the festive air ofRamadan, the Eid shopping, the holidays, the excitement around Chaand Raat1 and the Mehndi2 sessions. I remember going to our Nana Nani’s (mom’s parents) place…

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Our favorite Ramadan reads for kids.

Since finding some Ramadan books at our local library 2 years ago, we have been borrowing as many Ramadan/Eid themed books for kids as we can get our hands every year. It has become a Ramadan tradition, as I read these out to Anya sitting on our couch trying to pass time on those long…

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