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Think About It!
Humor me! Get ten pieces of Lego or any stackable items and build a simple tower by stacking one piece on top of the other. Now take the tower apart and start over again, except this time I would like you to start in the middle. Take the fifth piece and suspend it in the [...]
Islam and the System
A couple of weeks ago I came across a news story about a Muslim family whose children were permanently removed from their custody, due to allegations of abuse. Child Protective Services placed the children in a Non-Muslim foster home despite requests that they be placed with relatives or a family who shared their religious and [...]
“Baba! I want a GPS!” Parental Growing Pains in the Trenches of Childhood
Asalamu alaykum, A few months ago, while speaking to my 6 year old, the following transpired: Six Year Old: “Bob [Short for Baba]: can you bring me something from America?” Suhaib: “Sure, insha’Allah. What is it?” Six Year Old: “I [makes that cool six year old breathing sound between thoughts], I wanna GPS?” Suhaib: Thinking [...]
“What Your Child Needs…”
“You’re right,” I told her, “It is something to cry about.” I had just been speaking with a sister who seemed to be a single mom. She is a full time student and struggling to raise her five year old son while pursuing a degree in a hard-core major program. I asked her what her [...]
Question: “Should I send my kids to a public school or an Islamic school?”
The Question: Should I send my children to a well established public school or a not so well established Islamic school? I am constantly being told by family members to send my son to a state school as the level education is better, I would prefer to send him to an Islamic school because of [...]
Do You Know What Your Kids Are Doing On-Line?
By Anayat Durrani | InFocus News “What type of kisser are you?” says the quiz on 17-year-old Sabina’s website showing a pic- ture of a topless woman lying atop a bare-chested man. Sabina’s own photograph shows her posing provocatively on her bed as Pakistani music plays in the background. In her blog, Sabina describes how [...]
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