Abi PereiraAn Online Ummah for an Online GenerationMore and more, our social lives unfold online. Today, we develop friendships, meet romantic partners, and find jobs via the Internet…2 min read·Oct 15, 2019----
Abi PereiraHow is Life as a Muslimah?On this blog I often write of being a Muslim convert. That tends to be the primary theme here, actually. But a lot of you may not know…4 min read·Oct 9, 2019----
Abi PereiraThe Joy of Interfaith MarriageWhen I converted to Islam, countless people expected that one of three things would happen in my marriage to my Christian husband: 1) we…4 min read·Oct 4, 2019----
Abi PereiraFour Years of Hijab / Quatro Anos de Hijab(PT ABAIXO) It’s been four years since I put on hijab for good. The funny thing is that for me, the hijab came before Islam. Wearing it as…4 min read·Dec 15, 2018----
Abi PereiraOn Performing FemininityWhen I was a child, I loved makeup. I thought it was an expression of womanhood, of adulthood, of being, as children say, “grown up.” Then…4 min read·Aug 19, 2018----
Abi PereiraRamadan 2018 PreparationsRamadan of 1439 AH (a.k.a. 2018, on the Gregorian calendar) is predicted to start at maghrib, on May 15 of this year. Of course, this won’t…3 min read·May 14, 2018----
Abi PereiraIn Need of a Hug? You’re Not the Only OneThe US South is supposedly known for its hospitality and warmth. My husband and I haven’t found it to be that way. Maybe that’s due to our…7 min read·May 3, 2018----
Abi PereiraMinimalism’s Effect on My Social Media UsageMy long-time readers will remember that after I returned from what for me was a landmark trip to Portugal in 2014, I had an epiphany…6 min read·Apr 24, 2018----
Abi PereiraHamsas have enchanted me for years now.Hamsas are typically meant to be used as protection against the evil eye, a concept which is often foreign to Westerners but which has been…2 min read·Apr 22, 2018----
Abi PereiraWe Are What We EatSometimes I get too caught up in secular entertainment. Even though the secular stuff I consume isn’t vulgar, it still isn’t usually…2 min read·Feb 12, 2018----
