Ramadan is the month of fasting for Muslims all over the world. Since Muslims follow the Lunar Calendar (called the Hijri Calendar), this year Ramadan falls in March, (1st-30th March 2025) and that’s just around the corner! So, this post is about preparing your children for fasting and how to go about it step by […]
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My 5-year-old wanted to learn to sew. We made these fun Bedouin weaving inspired bookmarks. The idea was to imitate the Saudi Arabian Sadu cloth more or less but the experience … priceless! Sadu cloth is the traditional craft of Saudi Arabia. It is brightly colored thick woven cloth with simple but bold patterns. The Sadu
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In March this year, Yanbu, a port city in Western Saudi Arabia, set a Guinness World Record by creating the largest carpet of flowers in the world. We live just 3.5 hours away from Yanbu so I took my children to see the flower festival this weekend. It was unlike anything that we had seen
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I want to tell you about my Expat Eid. How my family shares the joy even though we are miles away… What is an Expat Eid? That is the term I use to describe how expatriate Muslims mark the end of the holy month of Ramadan or Hajj while living abroad. No doubt, when you
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We are starting a new series today, Hajj for Kids, to talk about the annual pilgrimage to Makkah that Muslims make at least once in their lifetime. I am sharing today information about what Hajj is and how you can teach your children more about it. Hajj takes place in Dhul Hijjah, the last month of
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