Ode to Goat's Milk

My little Alawi has had problems making stinky diapers since he was born. I used to try to give him more breast milk, when I still had some, because it helped. Then we switched to giving him juice inbetween formula until he graduated to regular cows milk and whole foods. Lately I had noticed that his hair is dull, his finger nails are brittle and he has a skin rash nearly all the time. I worried that if his nails are brittle, maybe his bones are not getting enough calcium either. I finally convinced my husband that goat's milk is not a joke, it is actually worth a shot for a child who is showing all the signs of a dairy intolerance. I noticed that he had to eat fruit and vegetables all day long just to be able to make stinky diapers regularly and a growing child needs more carbs and other things than he was able to digest. I want him to eat fruit and vegetables, but not exclusively.
So, now that the big switch has been made, his father is convinced that goat's milk really is not a joke, and Alawi actually wants to eat when he should be hungry and he's getting stinky diapers on a regular basis. I knew that some of my cousins grew up on goat's milk because they could not tolerate cows milk. However, in my husband's village in Iraq it is unheard of to drink goat's milk, so he thought it was a silly idea. They only drink cow and sheep milk in his village, but I have made a believer in goat's milk out of him. Thanks to God for the blessing of goats. Al hamd ulillah.

Here is a comparison of Goat's Milk vs Cow Milk, and Cow's Milk vs. Goat's Milk. Here is one with a little information about sheep milk. I have not found sheep milk in any of my local grocery stores, but goat milk is quite readily available.

In the context of these Quranic verses, I believe the word cattle refers to all types of herd animals: cows, sheep, goats, buffalo, camels, etc.

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YUSUFALI: And verily in cattle (too) will ye find an instructive sign. From what is within their bodies between excretions and blood, We produce, for your drink, milk, pure and agreeable to those who drink it.
PICKTHAL: And lo! in the cattle there is a lesson for you. We give you to drink of that which is in their bellies, from betwixt the refuse and the blood, pure milk palatable to the drinkers.
SHAKIR: And most surely there is a lesson for you in the cattle; We give you to drink of what is in their bellies-- from betwixt the feces and the blood-- pure milk, easy and agreeable to swallow for those who drink.

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YUSUFALI: "Freely has He bestowed on you cattle and sons,-
PICKTHAL: Hath aided you with cattle and sons.
SHAKIR: He has given you abundance of cattle and children

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YUSUFALI: And they have (other) profits from them (besides), and they get (milk) to drink. Will they not then be grateful?
PICKTHAL: Benefits and (divers) drinks have they from them. Will they not then give thanks?
SHAKIR: And therein they have advantages and drinks; will they not then be grateful?

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YUSUFALI: It is Allah Who made cattle for you, that ye may use some for riding and some for food;
PICKTHAL: Allah it is Who hath appointed for you cattle, that ye may ride on some of them, and eat of some -
SHAKIR: Allah is He Who made the cattle for you that you may ride on some of them, and some of them you eat.

A Poem For Sister Marwa El-Sherbini, Ph D

"A Woman of the Cloth"

That was me
at the point of the knife


That was me
who gagged for breath


That was me
whose face froze, flat


That was me
with no expression


That was me
silenced for wearing cloth


That was me
stabbed in the liver


That was me
lying comatose and catatonic


That was my
little orphan watching


That was my
heart that was halted


mid-pulse and my hand
that was cut off


for reaching out
towards my Lord


That is my
baby who cries


and I who can no
longer comfort him


That was my protector
who was shot down


and our love's blood
that stained the floor


on which the Kuffar
boldly came and stood


Ya Rab, Ya Rab, Ya Rab
My Lord, My Lord, My Lord

Meme Alert!

Honest Scrap tag... I believe I have actually done this one before, but it was a long time ago, and I can always think of ten things to be honest about.

The Lovely Sister @ NaiLz-iN-AuS tagged me for this one. Thanks Li'l Sis.

Here's the deal. Tell your readers 10 things about you that they may or may not know, but are true. Tag ten people with the award, and be sure to let them know they've been tagged (a quick comment on their blog will do). Don't forget to link back to the blogger who tagged you.

1. Speaking to young women who don't have children yet: Sure, there are times when I miss being able to go out, get in my car and go wherever it is I feel like going, with no concern about when I will come back home. But then I hold my little boys and smell their sweet baby scents, listen to their soft breath, feel the warmth of their small bodies, and look into their laughing eyes. They make their Mama forget that she wanted to go anywhere. Of course we go out as a family quite often, but lately it is just too hot to take the little ones anywhere. They are not Amish kids, who just have to get used to the heat, due to not having electricity for air conditioners or fans. Nope, my little princes are no country boys. But I digress. Once you hold your babes in your arms your priorities change and your whole perspective on life shifts, but until you have a child you won't understand. Moving on...

2. My sister L., the nurse, calls me almost every day during her one hour commute to work, and she fills me in on all the latest family gossip. Heehee. She lives near our parents and siblings, so she has more knowledge of their shenanigans. She is now seven months pregnant with a daughter, so we discuss her cravings and pregnancy related experiences too. She also has a 5 year old son. She is my closest sister, only because she is the one who has a phone. I can't talk to my mom and my other seven siblings on a regular basis because they have no phones. They have to walk to a public phone and call me if they want to talk to me, which they rarely do.

3. I have spiritual dreams sometimes. I believe God tells me what to do through dreams sometimes. It isn't scary or creepy, it's really peaceful and when I wake up I remember them in detail. They are usually in the form of parables, like the two I recently posted. The one about Lady Fatima (a.s.) and Lady Zaynab (a.s.), and the one about being kind to people even if we think they are "sinners"... I believe I am supposed to learn specific things from these dreams, and I also believe I'm supposed to share them with others.

4. I learned to drive when I was 8 or 10 years old - a horse and buggy that is. I did not get my automotive driver's license until I was 22 years old. My driving instructor was an old man and pastor of the church I was attending at the time. He and his wife were so kind and helped me so much when I first left home. They provided a kind of underground railroad for me, and they helped me get all the necessary stuff to be independent, my DL, my GED, my social security card and they co-signed my loan from the bank for my first lemon, ummm, car. Anyway, once I learned to drive I was unstoppable. I found an apartment and moved into it, fully functioning, only eight months after my feet hit the ground in the real world. Looking back, it still amazes me how swiftly I got the things I needed, to be a self-sufficient college student. It took less than one year to get established.

5. I have been eating pumpernickle bread lately because of a Barney song. LOL! I think Barney is great. I'm actually enjoying catching up on those sweet little cartoons I missed out on as a child.

6. I keep dreaming I am pregnant with triplets. The most recent night that I dreamed this, they were 2 boys and a girl. I told my husband I want to name them Hassan, Hussein and Fatima, because then our five children will be named after the five members of the ahlul bayt. My sister also dreamed that she came to visit me, and found my twin stroller outside, so she brought it inside and asked me if this isn't my stroller. I told her it is mine, but I won't be needing it any more because I got one for five. Heehee. Maybe I am paranoid of getting pregnant with multiples again, but I think having more than one at a time reduces the number of c sections one needs in order to have the number of children they are destined to mother. (For those of us who require c sections.)

7. I am so excited about having a crepe myrtle bush next to my door. Flowers make a place feel like a home.

8. I've been craving s'mores lately.

9. I'm about to give up dark chocolate, I'm not eating it daily any more, even though it is my favorite.

10. I love baby boys with long hair. When they are still in diapers and drinking from baby bottles I don't think they look right with uber short hair cuts.

Ok, this one is open to all gankers. I don't know who has done it, and who hasn't, so I'm tagging everyone who has not already done it.

Adorable Blog Award

The Reverts Secret generously awarded my blog with this award:

I want to award it to everyone on my followers list, because only adorable bloggers follow me, after all. :) If you'd like this award to, just follow my blog and you can have it too. :)

And for the rules of the Blog award:

–Include the logo in your blog or post

–Nominate as many blogs which you like

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IR655 and Hormoz Island

My attention was captivated by the video of this environmental art festival I saw on Press TV on our sattelite a few days ago. I want to dedicate this post to the cause of trying to draw attention to the efforts of these artists, to show the humanity of the victims of this Iranian flight number IR655 who were shot down in cold blood in 1988. I also want to bring the location to the minds of myself and anyone who may be interested. I'm looking for the video online, but have not found it yet. It is so tragic, eloquent, artistic and beautiful. So I will try to find everything else that I can that is related to the area and the subject of flight number IR655. The artists, from various countries, who participated in the environmental art festival hope that their work will help humanize Iranians in the minds of non-Iranians.

Dream of Peace in the Persian Gulf

World land artists flock to Hormoz Island in Persian Gulf

BB Backpackers

Nadalian's paintings to Honor the Red Soil of Hormoz Island

minab + hormoz island

Nadalian's Soil Paintings to decorate Tehran Gallery

Passionate Sisters

Ever since my blog carnival, I keep coming across more wonderful sisters who cover their hair to please their Lord. So here are a few more.

Although I don't wear niqaab, and probably never will, I still respect the sister who chooses to wear it. Muslimah Flower has published a post from a very inspiring niqaab-wearing sister.

From OhItWon'tBeForever: Lift the Veil

From Miss Mary @Today's Journey: Why I Cover My Head

From AltMuslimah: The Do's and Don'ts of Defending Muslim Women

From Safiya Outlines: How Do You Soak Yours...

International Recognition of Christian Veiling Logo from Ms. Modest

This one "Martyr of the Headscarf" was brought to my attention by Those Headcoverings. On July 1, 2009, Sister Dr. Marwa El-Sherbiny lost her life, and the life of her unborn child for the cause of hijab, in a brutal and inhuman attack. Now THAT is passion. "You are from God, and to Him is the Returning."



Auf Deutsch

Auf Deutsch

I've Been Crying All Morning...

...last night I had this dream...

I was working with a group of women, some were religious, head covering women, probably Christian, Jewish and Muslims. There were also some non-religious women working with us, among them was a young lady who was obviously gay.

Looking at the gay girl, one of my head covering co-workers made a face and said, "I don't want to work with her, she's living in sin, I don't like her."

Right away I said to her, and the room full of women in general, "But if you are cruel to her and disrespect her, how will she know that your way is better than hers?"

"But she is a sinner..." the girl repeated.

After that I gave the room full of women a stern sermon about how if we wear these clothing that identifies us as lovers of God, then we should feel reponsible to convince other sisters who are lost, that our way is better than their's. We will not accomplish this through cruelty and disrespect, I told them.

When I finished my sermon some of the women left quickly and others lingered. I called after the ones who left, "Y'all know I'm going to tell you exactly what I think, because I am like your older sister!"

The reason I have been crying is because of all the opportunities we collectively miss, to be good examples to women who may never have been shown a better way. We have a responsibilty, not to judge them, but to shine our little lights on them!

Are You Married or Thinking of Getting Married?

If you have to beg him to let you have a child, run far, far away...trust me, you do not want to have a child with a man who does not want to be a father, he will end up resenting you and the child, this would be an unfair situation for both you and the child. Thank Allah, I never got into one like that, because when he told me "no child," I ran. Far, far away...

If you have to convert to a different religion as a condition of your marriage, run far, far away, you do not want to be a hypocrite. Converting to please a person without first learning the history and scriptures of the religion, is hypocrisy. Study it at length and ask yourself if you will keep the religion if the marriage does not last. The only reason a person should be converting to any religion is for the Love of God and their undying faith in Him. Religions are paths to God, not paths to men. If you worship a man you will always be disappointed, because he will eventually let you down, and you will also let yourself down, sooner or later. God, on the other hand, will not let you down if you convert to express your spirituality.

If your boyfriend or fiance does not defend you from people who put you down, run far, far away. You do not want to live with the frusteration of knowing that you are married to a spineless jelly fish who can't tell his own family to back off, if they are mean to you. If he can't defend you, then you don't need him.

If all he ever talks about is children, also run far, far away from him. If you marry him you will be his baby mill and you won't get the respect and attention you deserve.

If he is stingy, you also do not want to be saddled with him. A stingy man is the worst kind of family man. A stingy man is not only stingy with his money, but he is also stingy in other areas of his personality. A poor man who shares the little he has, is better than the one who has more than enough, but is a stingy one.

If you have found a good man, hold on to him for dear life. Greet him at the door with a smile when he gets off work. He is most likely tired and cranky from working hard all day, and does not need you to lay more crap on him by arguing with him about small things. If he is paying your bills and you are not sick, your life is not so hard that you can't show him appreciation and compassion after a long day at work. Sure, the kids probably wear you out, but would you really want to put them in the care of strangers every day, if you got divorced and had to go to work to feed them?

I know not everyone has the privilege of staying at home with their children, but if you do, do not underestimate this blessing! Children grow up so fast, it is a gift to be able to stay with them every day and watch them grow. If your husband is working hard so you can enjoy this blessing be grateful to him and to God.

Back Online, (sort of)

...it's been a hectic week, to say the least. I haven't done much but the minutia of moving since my hiatus began. I'm still not finished with every detail. The internet cable is alive, but I need to rearrange some cables and wires to improve the setup. For now I'm sitting in a chair with my laptop plugged into a very short cable modem and I'm charging it from an outlet across the room. LOL!!! But it works for now.
The new apartment is a bit smaller, but it feels more like a house than a dungeon. Our last apartment felt like a cave, because of it's lack of natural light and it's location at the very bottom of a long hill which we had to climb to go to the parking lot or take out the garbage. To bring home the groceries, well, we practically needed a small mule to get that chore accomplished. Now we can bring in the groceries without whining and moaning about it, because the car is parked right next to our apartment. *WHEW* big sigh of relief over that.
I'm smelling the chicken thighs and purple potatoes I have roasting in the oven, to feed my hungry gang. All three of my men love that. I want to stir-fry some organic broccoli, cauliflower and carrots for them as well. I will have an organic spinach and artichoke salad with cannelini beans and organic lemon juice. I feel like I'm losing weight without trying very hard, since I gave up cheese and nuts. Those two items were my greatest obstacles. I had a good handle on all of that before I got pregnant, but at the beginning of the second trimester I was placed on short-term disability and my husband was laid off so I had to rely heavily on the WIC checks I got for my protein, which was all cheese, peanut butter, non-organic milk and eggs. I still believe WIC was a huge contributing factor to my need for gall bladder surgery seven months after the kids were born. I don't know that it was worth it in the long run. I would have been better off eating lentil soup and flat bread every day.

New Muslim Cool

View this amazing video in full here.
Go Brother Hamza (Jason Perez) and Sister Rafiah!


I love love love this video... I saw it on PBS last night and had to blog it.

Bloggy Badge and Moving

I recently saw this neat little badge that some Muslima sisters are putting on their blogs. It says: I support all Muslima bloggers. While at first glance that sounds sweet, I have recently come upon one or two Muslima bloggers whose points-of-view I could not support all the time, so I decided against pasting it in my side bar. I wish I could say I support and agree with all of them, but I can't, so no "All Muslimah's" bloggy badge here.
I'm sorry, but marital problems with Muslim husbands does not mean Islam is bad, or that all Arabs or all Muslims are equally as bad. If that were true, then all the married couples who are not Muslims would be blissfully happy in their marriages and they would never have marital problems or get divorced. My point, all people are people, and bad marriages are a reality in all societies regardless of religion. Why else would there be a need for marriage counselors, divorce lawyers and even battered women's shelters in every town and city across the USA? If they were not needed in the non-Muslim society, they would not be in business. I know everyone's blog is a sacred space for free speech and all that. Well, this is my blog and I am using it for my freedom of speech too, by not opting to claim to support all Muslimahs and the dirty laundry a few of them reveal online about their marital problems. That's what marriage counselors, personal therapists, divorce lawyers, and in extreme cases, women's shelters, are for.

Click here to listen to the beautiful Ms. Latifah's song UNGRATEFUL. Tell it sister!
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I just have so many things to do for our impending move. Technically we have until July 5 to finish the switch, but I want to get it over with as soon as possible. I don't know how long we will be offline. It could be a relatively short time, but it could also be a while. We just don't like the geography of our current apartment complex that much. I'm going to miss all you girls until we get back online.

Award Ceremony (Finally)

My sweet Little Sis @ NaiLz-iN-AuS passed this nice award on to me. Thanks, Little Sis, you are a doll.



The rules:

1. Write five (5) interesting facts about the person who gave you this award.

2. Jot down ten (10) interesting facts about yourself or your hobbies.

3. Pick your ten (10) most deserving recipients and describe them.

4. Leave a comment on the recipients' blog to tell them they've been tagged.

5. Paste the award badge in your side bar.



About Her:

1. Little Sis lives in Australia, and she is living Saturday while I am still living Friday.

2. Her blog is all about nail art.

3. She chose Islam on her own when she was only sixteen.

4. She is a kind hearted person.

5. Little Sis loves colorful and sparkly things, I can tell by her nail art.



About Me:

1. I love craft projects, I just can't do many right now because my toddlers would interfere. I like to cut pictures from magazines and create themed collages in large cheap poster frames to hang on the wall. This is one I want to do with my kids when they get bigger.

2. I am a college educated SAHM.

3. I believe an educated Mama has more to give to her children, but that does not necessarily mean it has to be a formal education. There are libraries and online books available for free, to those who seek to self-educate.

4. My latest hobby is cooking and working on my recipe blog, because my family needs to eat, and I put a lot of thought into the nutritional value of the menu I offer them.

5. I began practicing Islam when I was a Junior in college, and I was 26 years old.

6. I like to watch foreign films either in English or in foreign languages, with English subtitles.

7. Hair accessories make amazing hijab accessories, hair chopsticks or hair holders are beautiful on a long, shayla style scarf when it's wrapped around and gathered, like a pony tail or a bun, at the back of the neck.

8. I like to wear all kinds of pins on my scarves, old pins, new pins, hat pins, any pins I don't expect to see anyone else wear.

9. I like to wear things that are unique, and not the same as what everyone else is wearing, as long as it complies with my need to conceal my figure for religious reasons.

10. I started a business when I was nineteen years old. It is a greenhouse and nursery that has multiplied into a flourishing business that now sustains my parents and my siblings who still live at home. I used to sleep on a cot in the greenhouse because I had to get up so often to put wood in the stove that kept the plants warm in the winter time. One time I covered myself with too many blankets and the fire went out and froze some of my babies. After that, I only covered myself with one blanket because I would wake up from the cold, and feed the fire, before it got cold enough to freeze the plants.


1. Hajar @ A Voice in the Clouds because your blog really is Uber Cool. The way you express your thoughts literally feels like a voice coming out of the clouds.



2. Ahavah @ Recovering Christians because your personality radiates Uber Cool-ness through your blog. You are also a Sister in prayer and that is especially Uber Cool.



3. X L @ Somersaults in the Sand, you write a lot about cultural anthropology and related topics. This is what makes your blog Uber Cool.



4. Ms. Modest @ Modest Fashion Cents, Your blog is Uber Cool, because no other blog that I know of, provides fashion "Do's and Don'ts" for those of us who dress modestly. We needed a fashion consultant for modest sisters. Thanks.



5. Leandra @ Living Away, your blog is so Uber Cool because you write about the various countries, continents and cultures you visit and experience in a friendly and sincere manner.



6. Amy @ Clothesline Alley your blog is Uber Cool because it provides an insight into the lives of military families and your eloquence allows your readers to have a better idea what mixed feelings you have about it. It's hard for people who are not involved with the military to empathize with you unless you tell us about it. I thank you for trying to do that in a way that feels comfortable to you.



7. Eli @ Help the Truth your blog is Uber Cool because you have an intelligent and articulate way of using literature to point out logical reasons for modesty and other habits that benefit women in particular.



8. Lisa M. @ Those Head Coverings, you have got a good thing going. I think that the topic of this blog is just Uber Cool because you provide links and information about all kinds of different head coverings, religion-based ones as well as other fashion and medical head coverings. You even provide links and info about both positive and negative opinions regarding the practice of head covering, this also contributes to the Uber Cool quality of your blog.



9. Seeking the Narrow Way your blog is Uber Cool because you provide wonderful step-by-step recipes and projects that can enhance the experience of every home-maker. I also enjoy your posts about religious rituals that are meaningful to you.



10. Masooma @ Letters to the Imam because I think this is a fabulous topic for a blog. I love it, because it is Uber Cool.



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Helene awarded me this cute "If Life Hands you Lemons" award awhile ago, so now I finally want to pass it on.


1. I want to give it to Masooma @ Otowi . I think this award is appropriate for you because you have gone through more than one bag of lemons, but you set up your hypothetical lemonade stand and kept on going. Sis, you are an inspiration to me.



2. I also want to pass this one on to Katie @ Arrived Together, Friends Forever: Natalie and Aiden because you are making lemonade as we speak. Big hugs sweetie, I empathize with your situation.

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These three thoughtful awards were passed on to me awhile ago, by Hajar @ A Voice in the Clouds. Thank you, Sis. Sorry it took me so long to get around to passing them on.


I am passing the Beautiful Girls Award award on to:


1. NaiLz-iN-AuS because you are a girl with a beautiful heart who likes beautiful nails.


2. Twenny @ Twenny-Two because you are an honest and sincere girl, and that makes you beautiful.

3. Lacy @ A Godly Maiden because you are simply beautiful. Your simplicity and intelligence are admirable traits in a beautiful girl

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I am passing the One Lovely Blog Award on to:

...everyone else who reads my blog and whom I have not awarded any other award yet. I don't want to leave anyone out because you all know I love you each.

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I want to pass the Companion Award on to:

1. Helene @ I am Living Proof That God Has a Sense of Humor, because you are a companion blogger, as well as a companion in mothering multiples. Thank you for your friendship and your thoughtful comments on my blog.

2. Christa @ "Two" Much of Something is a Good Thing because you are also a companion in mothering twins. I also admire you for your spirituality and the faith-based discussions we have had.

3. Kari @ Mothering my Miracle Multiples because you are also one of my multiple mothering companions. Thank you for your friendship and for blogging such helpful tips and hints about your favorite online store for natural bath products.

Anyone else who is a Mom of Multiples, this award is also for you, even though I have not named you here.

I dreamed:

I was giving a lecture on Lady Fatima (a.s.), daughter of Prophet Muhammed, to a great number of Muslims. I walked along streets full of Muslims, talking. By talking while walking through the streets, I was trying to drive home the point that Lady Zaynab (a.s.), daughter of Lady Fatima, used to give sermons in the street. She did this after her brother, Imam Hussein (a.s.), son of Lady Fatima, and his male supporters were massacred by enemies of Islam (who had the nerve to call themselves Muslims). I kept thinking, "I hope they get the point I'm trying to convey."

8 Things Meme

Thank you Ahavah @ Recovering Christians for tagging me for this meme. I would have tagged you, but you already did this one. ;>}

8 things I am looking forward to:



1. fitting into clothing I had almost given up ever wearing again

2. making new friends

3. learning new recipes

4. potty training, meaning "no more grimy diapers to change"

5. moving into our new apartment

6. what new words the babies are going to learn next

7. going to sleep

8. losing the next increment of 10 pounds


8 things I wish I could do:



1. cook like my mother

2. be the change I wish to see in the world

3. teach my children to love, honor and obey God

4. help someone in need

5. have lots of children

6. live on a farm with some chickens and a cow and a magnificent garden

7. make every country safe and pleasant to live in

8. keep my family happy forever


8 things I love:

1. God

2. my children

3. my husband

4. whole foods

5. writing / blogging

6. head coverings

7. friends

8. the air I breathe


8 things I did yesterday:

1. made sweet potato biscuits

2. fasted and prayed

3. blogged

4. watched TV

5. made salad

6. changed diapers

7. read to my boys

8. picked up the toys and vaccumed


8 Shows I watch:

1. 30 minute meals, with Rachel Ray

2. Paula's Kitchen, with Paula Dean

3. Throw Down, with Bobby Flay

4. Frazier

5. Seinfeld

6. Golden Girls

7. Barney

8. Sesame Street


8 people that I tag

I love everyone on my followers list, and I also love everyone on my blogroll, therefore, selecting 8 people to tag was tough. I selected the following 8 ladies because they, among others, have all inspired me profoundly recently. Thank you girls, I hope you like this meme.

1. Ms. Modest Fashion Cents

2. A Covered Sister

3. Christa @ CBR Family

4. Eli @ Help The Truth

5. The Revert's Secret

6. Xey @ Somersaults in the Sand

7. Hajar @ A Voice in the Clouds

8. Nailz-in-Aus

i nEEDED A lAUGH, sO i gOOGLED fOR oNE

Laughter Yoga





Forwarded Funnies: Horse's Posterior


THREE SURGEONS

Three famous surgeons were trying to impress one another by bragging about their skills.
‘A man came to me, who had his hand cut off,’ said the first one, ‘today that man is a concert violinist.’
‘That’s nothing.’ said the second one, ‘A guy came to me who had both of his legs cut off. I stitched them back on, and today that man is a marathon runner.’
‘Ha ha ha, I can top both of you.’ said the third, ‘One day I came upon the scene of a terrible car accident. There was nothing left but a horse’s posterior and a pair of glasses. Today that man is seated in the United States senate.’

Defending the Women's Rights

Here is an excerpt from this online book at Rafed

b. Economic activities : Women have the right to participate in economic and commercial fields, exactly as men do. In Europe, women were given the right of commercial activities only after centuries, not for their own sake, but for the capitalism purposes. "... The industrial revolution industrialized woman too...Women were cheaper workers, thus the employers preferred them to tough high-wage men ... The first law for freedom of our mothers was the 1882 law. According to this law, British women got extraordinary privileges. They could keep their wages for themselves. Factory owners in the House of Commons ratified this law to absorb women to their factories ..." 1

Centuries before Europe's giving privilege to women, Islam had granted rights to Muslim women, not for materialistic but for humane purposes. Islam permits women to work outside home and possess their own salary. Women can make a will and inherit from others. They can make any economic attempt, invest, and establish farms and factories. These issues are derived from the Islamic teachings and explicitly defined in our Islamic law (Fiqh).

The mottos of freedom and equality should not undermine this great mission of motherhood. All logical scholars are concerned about family issues and woman's role in family, so that the family does not dismantle and woman plays her role inside it. They are worried that woman accepts
manly responsibilities and forgets her own mission; a mission greater than manly works and imitating the male gender."... Those who speak about woman's freedom should know that a complete woman is more vital than an incomplete man ... If the nature seems unable to maintain the family and the child, it is because women have for some time forgotten the nature. But the defeat of nature does not last forever. 1"

In fact, the blind blending of man and woman's missions is the result of the male prejudice, which considers the male gender more valuable. It tries to provoke women to think, work, and have emotions and roles like men. This is really an insult to women, because maleness is considered a value.

Fixin' to Move Again...

...though we'll still be in Arkansas.

We found an apartment we like better, so we're getting ready to move at the end of the month. Yummy. So my blogging may come to a stand-still for a while. I need a break anyway.

I went to the doctor on Wednesday. He said the pain I've been experiencing is caused by my hernia. So, keep losing weight and exercise again, only this time, gradually increase my stamina instead of rushing head-first into it. I've lost 14 pounds since my last doctor visit, so that was good news, alhamdulillah.

I have so many blogging topics floating around my mind, but can't seem to get motivated to do the necessary background work. Oh well, eventually I'll probably do them. I don't enjoy blogging about day-to-day activities all the time. I am a thinker and I want to blog about things that require a little brain crunch sometimes.

States I Have Visited

visited 23 states (46%)
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