by Hina Khan-Mukhtar | Apr 8, 2020 | Parenting
With three boys who range in ages 11 years to 18 years and who have completely different temperaments and personalities from one another (as well as from their parents), it’s been a challenge figuring out how to get each one to be willing to open up with us. Over the...
by Hina Khan-Mukhtar | Apr 8, 2020 | Parenting
The doorbell rang and my son Shaan, a 17-year-old high school junior, answered the door and welcomed his college-going friend Brian in to watch football with my husband Zeeshan and our other sons, 15-year-old Ameen and 10-year-old Raahim. I turned to greet him and...
by Hina Khan-Mukhtar | Apr 8, 2020 | Miscellaneous
It’s still a few hours before any hint of twilight when my mother-in-law pulls herself up off the couch, murmuring with a sense of urgency, “I need to start getting the pakora batter ready for iftar.” “Relax, Mama,” I tell her. “It won’t be the end of the world if the...
by Hina Khan-Mukhtar | Apr 8, 2020 | Parenting
The Ramadan moon is only a few nights away from being sighted, insha’Allah, and I am in the midst of last-minute preparations. The bulk of my worldly to-do list has been completed and I am finally beginning to feel at ease. The children were fascinated this past...
by Hina Khan-Mukhtar | Apr 8, 2020 | Featured Posts, Miscellaneous
In Celebration of Her Silver Jubilee Wedding Anniversary, Hina Khan-Mukhtar Shares Some Marriage Advice Gathered Over the Years August 14, 2018 Have you ever set foot inside a couple’s home and immediately felt a sense of sakinah, or peace, wash over you? Whether it...
