Leading Ladies: who made a difference in the lives of others

A Catholic Woman Discovers Islam

By Maryam EustathiouBeing brought up in a Catholic Christian household I always felt the importance of being in a religion, and respecting the will of God. However even from an early age I sensed that the religion I was brought up in was not quite what I expected. My...

Balancing Kinship and Purdah

It just seems that recently all around me I am hearing the same thing being spoken about. Somehow, everyone (sisters) seems to be looking for an answer with regards the important aspect of Purdah/wearing of the niqaab. It seems that some are finding it difficult on...

The Heroines of Islam

By Sabine MahomedkhanBismillah, are you ready to go on a journey with the Heroines?I’m going to take you to a journey back through the history of Islam; the time where the world had known some great women crusaders in Islamic history who were the contemporaries...

Being a Mother

We are sitting at lunch when my daughter casually mentions that she and her husband are thinking of "starting a family." "We're taking a survey," she says, half-joking. "Do you think I should have a baby?""It will change...

Zakaah: An act of charity, and a yearly spiritual tax

By Hebah Al-Disi and Joel Addams As a young Muslim girl living in Jordan, Hebah Al-Disi was taught from an early age by her father to appreciate Zakaah, the Islamic charity-tax similar to tithes and offerings in other religions. During the last...

A letter from a Christian to Muslim women

March 7th, 2007By Joanna FrancisWriter, Journalist – USABetween the Israeli assault on Lebanon and the Zionist "war on terror," the Muslim world is now center stage in every American home. I see the carnage, death and destruction that have befallen...