One of my favorite things about calling two countries ‘home’ is being able to value the good things of each and trying to pass them on to our next generation. And you probably know that already if you have been reading this blog for some time. Recently my husband and I got thinking about the…
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#EidulAdha2015
Eid ul Adha for us was on the 24th of September. Here’s a little photo story of what ours looked like this year 🙂 Eid prayers at our local mosque on a beautiful blues-skies and fall-is-in-the-air kind of a morning. A potluck at my sweet friend’s house the same evening with some festive dĂ©cor, good…
Read MoreTips for raising kids who are proud of their heritage
THIS IS ANOTHER REPOST FROM MY PREVIOUS BLOG. When we’re raising a child in a country like America, having been raised in a developing country ourselves, sometimes when we see the political and social turmoil going on in our birth country, we might feel like distancing ourselves and our children from there. Or at the…
Read MoreThe case of household help
I made bhindi (Okra) the other day, and as I cut the bhindi and fried it to add to my salan (curry), I couldn’t help being reminded of Asif, the house boy in my parent’s house who taught me to how make it. Asif was one of the household help at my parent’s house before…
Read MoreIN 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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