Trip to Iraq 2022

Najaf, Iraq Our last overseas Ziyarat trip was to Iran, during pre-COVID in 2019 and it still feels like a dream. So when the opportunity arose to travel again this year to Iraq, we were thrilled. It's a different feeling to be able to go with an intimate group from our masjid, which feels like…

Disney On Ice: CURE Arena

This was our first, and hopefully not the last visit to Disney on Ice: 100 Years of Magic at the CURE Arena in Trenton, NJ. Last year, we had purchased tickets to this very show and sadly did not make it due to snowfall and terrible road conditions. Our kids were tiny, and we just…

What to pack for Kids [Atlantis, Bahamas]

Packing Tips One of my favorite parts of taking a vacation is shopping for it. Creating a list of everything I need, and then going out to buy all the cute things I probably didn't need. My least favorite part is packing! Well, this post is supposed to help anyone who's planning to make a…

Lancaster Family Trip

This year we decided to do a small staycation with my entire immediate family, that was 8 adults and 6 children ranging from 15 months - 6 years. It was my parents' wish to take us back to where we used to visit when we were that young: Lancaster, Pennsylvania. And honestly, I think it's…

Interview with Zair Zabr Play

It gives me great joy to be writing this post, which is a one-on-one interview with a good friend of mine, Hira Rizvi, the creator of Zair Zabr Play and author of My First Quran Activity Book. I first came across Hira's instagram account @zairzabrplay a few months ago, and have been a loyal follower ever…

Toddler Storytime [At the Mosque]

A little over a year ago, I began to feel overwhelmed with having two toddlers at home. I began escaping the house to find suitable, intriguing activities to keep them occupied, because the days were long and my energy was dwindling. Mostly I would take them to the local library (lucky me I have several…