Grief > Transition > Growth Sumaya Jeeva entered into 2020 fresh off the heels of a painful divorce. As she navigated lockdown, she also...

In my life...I am missing I miss him who is current I miss the boy who became a man I miss my friends I miss my family I miss having...

Soumaya Ettouji is a self-love coach who specialises in helping divorced Muslim women build a life they love after divorce. She speaks...

In a six-part series, Aisha Humairah reflects on her life and marriage, just two weeks after her divorce. She shares her experience to...

It made me experience brokenness And nothingness before Allah. Just in the right place to be fixed By the All-Loving, Al Jabbar. It...

I started this painting about 15 years ago, leaving it abandoned and unfinished at my parents’ house. Little did I know at the time that...

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...

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

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...

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...