by The United Arab Emirates or UAE, as it is commonly known, is a country in the Middle East. Dubai is its most popular ’emirate,’ but in all, UAE is made up of seven emirates. The term emirate comes from its rulers who are ’emirs.’ The country is united as one, and going from one […]
Easy Iftar Recipes: Middle Eastern Chicken & Rice
by The holy month of Ramadan, which begins at the end of May this year, is an important month for Muslims across the world. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar, and is an important month for Muslims as it is the month when the Qur’an was first reveled to Prophet Muhammed […]
When You Don’t Celebrate the Winter Holidays
by When it comes to holidays, our family focuses on those that we find in our religion (Islam). Since our holidays follow the lunar calendar, there will be years where they fall in the winter, but for about the next 10 years, that will not be the case. On the other hand, in the United […]
Hajj Craft: Light Ray Kaab’a Oil Resist Tutorial
by In our house, any day that oil pastels are used is a good day. They are such a fun medium to play with on a cloudy Seattle afternoon. We have made oil pastel resist crescent moon and star banner on our blog. Today for a Hajj craft we used our fingers with the oil […]
My Expat Eid & the Chocolate-Dipped, Hazelnut-Filled Dates
by 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 […]