Who will guide me to truth and certainty If You do not lead my heart on its way? I seek Your Guidance and Light Ya Hadi, Ya Noor. Who...

As I lay there holding back the tears, torn with desire and hurt, wondering should I or shouldn’t I make contact and reach out to him...

Kay is a single mum, businesswoman, dreamer (mostly dreams of travelling the world!). She's always learning from her experiences: the...

How my upbringing and culture shaped my decision of how I got married My upbringing had always been quite a liberal one, so I didn’t have...

Once upon a time, a young woman and a young man met, fell in love, converted to Islam, got married, had a couple of beautiful kids, and...

Call for Submissions General Guidelines We’re looking for submissions by divorced, Muslim women. 1. All submissions must be inspired by...

A once in a lifetime experience Or so we always thought. One gets married to stay forever, right? And never to divorce, cause remorse. We...

I miss your eyes Your hazel eyes Sometimes with a glint of green Oh those eyes Those beautiful eyes Captivated me Over and over again I...

Decline My eyes ache So sore Oh the ache So tired I can’t breathe No air No air And night after night after night after night The cries...

You make the sky look bluer The flowers more colourful The mango taste sweeter The music more rhythmic Your smile is the most gorgeous I...

When I was married and unhappy, I fell into negative thinking patterns that lasted most of my ten-year marriage. I saw everything as...

Just thinking about Hajierah now makes me teary-eyed. I cannot adequately express how much I appreciate her friendship, and how healing...

There was once a bird who as a little chick was happy, lively and beautiful. And she knew that she was good. She grew up and met another...

Recently I discovered a collection of old artwork in my parents’ garage, from the time I was in the 7th grade up to post high school. As...

I remember not long after I gave birth to my child, my ex- husband came home with a slick two -door sports car. I was utterly...

Yesterday I had a melancholic day so decided to go for a vigorous walk at the park to shift my mood. The sky was clear after a rainy and...

Could it all have turned out differently? Possibly. The reality of life though is that we inevitably have to be burnt so that our...

I accept myself as lovable, I see myself as lovable. I easily give love to others, I easily accept the love that others have for me. I am...

Throughout the end stages of my marriage, I was emotionally unwell. Divorce is arguably more devastating than being bereaved, as it’s not...

The smell of freshly made dhal rotis, drenched in ghee. So utterly delicious on the tongue, spicy, salty, buttery. Perfect on their own...