๏ทฝ The book that everyoneโs been waiting for (Iโm guessing?) is finally here! ๐ After I worked on and self-published my last (Q&A) book back in 2019,…… Read more “My 16th Book: A Parenting Memoir Spanning a Decade”
Tag: homeschooling
Books that Impacted Me as a Teenager: Confessions of a Bibliophage
ู ููุงููููููู ู ููู ูุง ููุณูุทูุฑูููู “Nun. By the pen, and what they are writing.” [68:1] I am standing inside a used-bookstore. It is extremely hot. A bracket…… Read more “Books that Impacted Me as a Teenager: Confessions of a Bibliophage”
Staying at Home: This is “Our” Time
If a person, of any age, showed immunity to the prevalent rat-race culture fueled by this oversharing of information with others i.e. they refused to get sucked in by the trend of being obsessed with who just did or acquired what, and vice versa, they were considered weird or outcast.
The Clouds Parted and “the Son” Shone Through….
ุจูุณูู ู ุงูููู ุงูุฑููุญูู ูฐูู ุงูุฑููุญูููู The thing with being a writer is, that you evolve with time: your thoughts, writing style, and even priorities, keep changing. I suppose…… Read more “The Clouds Parted and “the Son” Shone Through….”
Standing on a Bridge, Aspiring to New Vistas
ุจูุณูู ู ุงูููููู ุงูุฑููุญูู ูููู ุงูุฑููุญููู ู Perhaps you have been wondering where/how I am? And, maybe why/to where I seem to have disappeared? Why you are seeing less of…… Read more “Standing on a Bridge, Aspiring to New Vistas”
The Fruits of Unschooling: Better a Misunderstood Misfit, Than a Cultural Conformist
ุจูุณูู ู ุงูููููู ุงูุฑููุญูู ูููู ุงูุฑููุญููู ู What does being a niqabi, an unschooling parent, living in culturally-rigid Pakistan, not being able to people-please and sweet-talk my way into and…… Read more “The Fruits of Unschooling: Better a Misunderstood Misfit, Than a Cultural Conformist”
Getting it “Just Right”: The Components of Wisdom
ุจูุณูู ู ุงูููููู ุงูุฑููุญูู ูููู ุงูุฑููุญููู ู Many, if not most of us, try to ‘get it right’ in life. We want the right mix of blessings, experiences, relationships, and…… Read more “Getting it “Just Right”: The Components of Wisdom”
Become a Giver: Have the “Upper Hand”
ุจูุณูู ู ุงูููููู ุงูุฑููุญูู ูุงูู ุงูุฑููุญููู ู Ever since I discovered the hadith below, I have prayed to Allah to always bless me with the ‘upper hand’ – ุงููููุฏู ุงููุนูููููุง…… Read more “Become a Giver: Have the “Upper Hand””
4 Childhood Indicators of Future Success
ุจูุณูู ู ุงูููููู ุงูุฑููุญูู ูุงูู ุงูุฑููุญููู ู Success: a lot is said, written, and taught today about how to achieve it in life. For most if not all human beings,…… Read more “4 Childhood Indicators of Future Success”
Parents, Can We Stop Judging Each Other?
ุจูุณูู ู ุงูููููู ุงูุฑููุญูู ูููู ุงูุฑููุญููู ู Misunderstood. Put on the spot. Challenged. Quizzed in public. That is how I find myself feeling more and more often as an homeschooling…… Read more “Parents, Can We Stop Judging Each Other?”
My Interview at WordMothers.com
Originally posted on WordMothers:
Interview by Nicole Melanson ~ ? Sadaf Farooqi is a freelance writer of Islamic non-fiction and a homeschooling mother of 3, based in…
Homeschooling Children: Accepting Their Individuality, Letting Them Grow
ุจูุณูู ู ุงูููููู ุงูุฑููุญูู ูููู ุงูุฑููุญููู ู A group of young women makes its way inside a bustling cafe. They choose a table and make themselves comfortable on the cushioned…… Read more “Homeschooling Children: Accepting Their Individuality, Letting Them Grow”
Define the “Qur’an Vision” For Your Family
ุจูุณูู ู ุงูููููู ุงูุฑููุญูู ูููู ุงูุฑููุญููู ู Every human being is unique. What a precious gift of Allah this uniqueness is! It enables each one of us to use our…… Read more “Define the “Qur’an Vision” For Your Family”
“Unschooling” Update and Frequently Asked Questions – Part 2
ุจูุณูู ู ุงูููููู ุงูุฑููุญูู ูููู ุงูุฑููุญููู ู To continue from where I left off last month at the end of Part 1 of this post, I want to point out…… Read more ““Unschooling” Update and Frequently Asked Questions – Part 2″
“Unschooling” Update and Frequently Asked Questions – Part 1
ุจูุณูู ู ุงูููููู ุงูุฑููุญูู ูููู ุงูุฑููุญููู ู It has been very long since I blogged about and provided an update on our homeschooling journey. The third addition to our family…… Read more ““Unschooling” Update and Frequently Asked Questions – Part 1″
