Madiyah Rana

Genocide & Hijrah: On parenting amidst conflict and change

The Pen: A long lost companion

I used to write a lot. When I say write, I mean using a pen and paper, not the whole typing thing (that’s…

Preschoolers and Qur’an: Can they actually begin memorising from 0?

Advice for the young student seeking

In the past 2 weeks I’ve been approached by two sisters and close…

Travelling with a baby: Do’s & Don’ts

So it’s been a while, actually more than a while since I sat down and wrote an actual thought out post for my blog.

I’m sure you won’t blame me once you know what my day consists of with an 11 month old! (Mostly, it consists of watching…

Turkey 2017

For this Turkey trip we decided to do something different and stay with a family (airbnb) as we wanted to absorb the true Turkish culture and one way to do that was to stay with a Turkish family, experience how they live and learn more about the things to do and places to see around Istanbul since it’s…

A Day In With Dhadi Ammi

On 24th November 2017, my dear grandma — my father’s mother, returned to her Lord at the age of 91 years. She was so loved to many, and proof was that was the amount of people who travelled from far and wide to attend her Janazah.

The Fine Line Between Self-Care & Selfishness

Wow, where do I even begin.

It feels like it’s been forever since I’ve written a blogpost. The truth is, it’s been a long time. I almost feel like I’ve forgotten how to write one! Even though, I have been doing some sort of…

Motherhood is a full time job!

Motherhood is rewarding, beautiful but also, extremely exhausting. Because you’re constantly busy with something or the other, sometimes it’s hard to do even simple things until later in the day, like brush your hair and teeth (once baby has been fed), change out of your…