Im still here!

Salaams everyone! I hope every ones Ramadan is going well. I for one am having a blast and thinking that Ramadan is going by way to fast. I am so busy at school, cooking, cleaning(not) I don't get any time to post :(

um...yeah... this was my plate at the first community iftar... they just kept piling it on... I could not say no... I made the noodle stuff :D

RAMADAN MUBARAK

Happy Ramadan to all! May Allah bless you and accept all of our efforts.

I love the feel that Ramadan brings and how the community gets together and actually feels like an Ummah. I am cooking for the community Iftar tonight at the masjid. The community Iftars are organized by each individual community each Saturday during Ramadan. The first Saturday the African/ African American community brings their traditional foods. The next Saturday the Lebanese / Arab community caters the food..so on so fourth, I love it is is all so delicious!

I am FABULOUS!!

YaY me!! I got an award!!! thanks to Ayah from http://inthekingdomnotprincess.blogspot.com/

The rules of this award are;
•List five current obsessions.
•Pass the award on to five more fabulous blogs.
•On your post of receiving this award, make sure you include the person that gave you the award and link it back to them.
•When you post your five winners, make sure you link them as well. Don't forget to let your winners know they won an award from you by leaving a comment on their blog.

Obsessions:
1: Islam and all aspects thereof
2: Shopping
3: Mary Kay Facial cleanser, moisturizer, and toner
4: Cheetos
5: Sponges

yup I am one weird Muslimah

Blogs I love and nominate are
Malizea at http://simplyramadan.blogspot.com/
struggling at http://strugglinmuslimah.blogspot.com/

Well two out of five at bad.... It take too long......

I did it!!

"You are the proud Donner of blood"
The Masjid had a family day had pizza, games, henna, and the red cross coming to take our blood! I had never given blood before and I was so scared that it was going to hurt, I survived! to those 3 people whose life my blood will be saving: You are so welcome!

I hate FRANCE! & First day of school

I wish I had a Burkini, I swam in my cloths!





Let me get this out of the way
I hate France and the way they treat Muslims, I went to my Yahoo homepage today and what do I see?
'Burquinis' banned from pool
A Muslim woman's head-to-toe swimsuit sparks a new controversy in France.
Officials cite hygiene issues
my first response is "Oh my Bleeping Word! are they serious?" I was so mad and then jerk face in the article makes such a stupid remark that I almost vomited in disgust:
Emerainville Mayor Alan Kelyor said he could not understand why the woman would want to swim in head-to-toe clothes.

"We are going back in civilization," he said by telephone. Women have fought for decades for equal rights with men, he said. "Now we are putting them back in burqas and veils."

BACK IN CIVILIZATION? since when is being naked so 'modern' since when is being forced to swim in your underwear or not at all freedom or a right? I am not oppressed and I don't want to show my body to the world because it belongs to me! It is my right as a woman to respect myself and my personal freedom.
screw your health care France! I may die on the floor of a hospital here in the U.S. due to a lack of health insurance but at least I will be wearing my Hijab ya punks.


Now, on to the good stuff
I taught my first class ever today and I must say I rocked it!





we took pics and I got to teach the children how to greet their fellow Muslims and all. I loved it, I felt like a mom! Kindergarten is a strange new world for these kids and there were tears, and all of them were from the boys, My girls were so with it!

Highlight of my day/year: I drew a T chart on the board, (we were voting on what color fish to get for our class pet) anyway, little Ali raises his hand and says "That's Haram!" May Allah Bless him, he thought it was a CROSS ! I ran over and hugged him and said I am sooooo happy you know that, he is only 5! wow, I almost teared up. It is going to be a great year.