My first memories of mosques as a female convert in the UK are of waiting around for a reluctant male mosque member who could unlock the door to the dingy, cramped ‘women’s’ room. When I visited Pakistan, I had to plead to be shown the local mosque – it just wasn’t somewhere women went. I …

For many women who choose to convert to Islam, learning how to pray, giving up certain foods, and dressing differently are some of the challenges that Insha’Allah they will find easy to overcome. Next on the lips of well-meaning advisers is the reminder that marriage is ‘half our deen’ and there is no reason to …

I became Muslim in Ramadan, prayed my first salah in Ramadan and began to wear the hijab full-time from Eid ul Fitr that year. The Ramadan the year before, as a non-Muslim, I fasted in solidarity with my Muslim friend, even trying to wait way longer than the sunset until I could eat. This year, …

Gone are the days of hearing the engaged tone as you attempt to ring the local masjid to find out about the moon; social media will answer your query with a tap of the screen.

There have been a lot of dunya (worldly) distractions for Muslims in Europe this Ramadan – the Euro football championships, the thunderstorms and torrential rain, and as the clouds cleared, the Brexit result. The lengthy campaigning by both sides could put anyone to sleep but the surprising result, to most people including the experts, caused …