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No Love in the Time of Covid
Sitting on the picnic blanket along the River Rhine, playing the part yet still distant and apart, when the words from his moustached...
Umm Saf'aa
Jun 23, 20223 min read


Healing Post-Divorce with Zeeba Khan
Zeeba Khan is an internationally experienced Ayurvedic clinician, meditation teacher, energy healer and motivational speaker who uses...
Sumaya Jeeva
Apr 26, 20221 min read


The reason why
The reason why I stay in a toxic relationship is for the sake of the children, a roof over my head, and to avoid people's judgments about...

Aishah
Mar 12, 20221 min read


Before marriage, trust your instincts
It started with a job interview at a large department store in Cape Town. Dressed all in black as required, I entered the interview room...

Starshine
Jan 14, 20223 min read


During marriage, don't lower your standards
Part II: The Marriage We had a good time for a while; we celebrated a few anniversaries and had a great social life. We wanted a few...

Starshine
Dec 19, 20216 min read


Part I: You found me whole and left me broken
After 12 years of being single, with her kids all grown up, 50-something Aisha Humairah took the plunge; this time, a cross-cultural,...
Aisha Humairah
Nov 6, 20211 min read


Part II: You found me whole and left me broken
In a six-part series, Aisha Humairah reflects on her life and marriage, just two weeks after her divorce. In this audio, she discusses:...
Aisha Humairah
Nov 6, 20211 min read


Part III: You found me whole and left me broken
In a six-part series, Aisha Humairah reflects on her life and marriage, just two weeks after her divorce. In this audio, she discusses:...
Aisha Humairah
Nov 6, 20211 min read


Part IV: You found me whole and left me broken
In a six-part series, Aisha Humairah reflects on her life and marriage, just two weeks after her divorce. In this audio, she discusses:...
Aisha Humairah
Nov 6, 20211 min read


Part V: You found me whole and left me broken
In a six-part series, Aisha Humairah reflects on her life and marriage, just two weeks after her divorce. In this audio, she discusses:...
Aisha Humairah
Nov 6, 20211 min read


Interview with Soumaya Ettouji: How to Heal Post-Divorce
Soumaya Ettouji is a self-love coach who specialises in helping divorced Muslim women build a life they love after divorce.
Sumaya Jeeva
Oct 22, 20211 min read


Interview with Soumaya Ettouji (Self-Love Coach): Divorce Story
Soumaya Ettouji is a self-love coach who specialises in helping divorced Muslim women build a life they love after divorce. She speaks...
Sumaya Jeeva
Oct 21, 20211 min read


Part VI: You found me whole and left me broken
In a six-part series, Aisha Humairah reflects on her life and marriage, just two weeks after her divorce. She shares her experience to...
Aisha Humairah
Oct 16, 20211 min read


Part I: In the Eye of the Storm
Divorce was always an "out there" concept to me. I accepted that it happens, only ever to other people though. The Beginning: Tropical...

Desert Rose
Oct 15, 20213 min read


Part II: In the Eye of the Storm
The Middle: Storms and Hurricanes The ups then incredible downs continued like an out-of-control avalanche and all I was doing these last...

Desert Rose
Oct 15, 20213 min read


Part III: In the Eye of the Storm
The End: Dissipation Once I was over the initial shock, I asked for a divorce - a battle that took me 10 months before he finally issued...

Desert Rose
Oct 15, 20213 min read


Navigating Muslim Marital Sites/Apps: YouTube interview with Yousuf Beg
Co-Founder Sumaya Jeeva interviews Yousuf Beg about finding love after divorce and navigating the virtual world of Muslim marital apps/...
Sumaya Jeeva
Sep 25, 20211 min read


Reflections on my divorce experience: Voice of the Cape Interview with Ayesha Hassim
An interview with the Voice of the Cape Radio on Tasleema Allie's show "Eat, Pray, Love". This is one of an And She Thrived series on...

Umm Hassan
Aug 25, 20211 min read
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