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My Brush with Death: Yasmin Kader’s Journey of Faith and Survival

On March 20, 2024, Yasmin Kader shared her deeply personal and inspiring journey with stage 4 breast cancer at Tea & Chat. Her story was one of survival, faith, and resilience, offering a powerful message of hope to all who attended. She spoke openly about the fear and uncertainty that came with her diagnosis and how she found the strength to keep fighting.

A Comprehensive Holistic Approach to Cancer: Integrating Conventional and Complementary Care

Tea & Chat | 18/09/2024

Led by Saima Malik

This session explored how a holistic approach can complement conventional cancer treatments, focusing on physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being. Participants engaged in discussions about managing health through a combination of medical interventions, nutrition, lifestyle changes, and emotional support. The conversation reflected diverse perspectives on integrating holistic methods with standard treatments and the challenges patients face in making these decisions.

Dealing as a Family Through a Cancer Journey, Led by Leila Taha
A heartfelt discussion on the emotional, physical, and mental challenges families face when supporting a loved one through cancer, led by Leila Taha.
Building Financial Resilience: The Financial Challenges and Savings Practices of Muslim Women in the UK
Muslim women in the UK continue to face significant financial challenges, with factors such as language barriers, cultural expectations, and limited access to mainstream financial services restricting their economic participation.
Ramadan: A Month of Reflection and Renewal
Ramadan is a sacred month of fasting, reflection, and community, fostering spiritual growth and unity among Muslims worldwide.
Lifelong Learning in Islam: A Path to Growth
Lifelong learning in Islam is a divine obligation that enriches the mind, strengthens the soul, and nurtures personal and communal growth.
The Horticulturalists – Connecting with the Earth
Narrated by Anas bin Malik, the Prophet Muhammad (ﷺ) said, "Whoever plants a tree or sows seeds, and a bird, person, or animal eats from it, will be rewarded as though it is an act of charity."
November 25th: International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women
November 25th highlights the need to end violence against women globally. Support services, including legal aid, counselling, and advocacy, empower survivors and drive systemic change.
Empowering Muslim Women in Sports: Bridging Faith and Inclusion
Islam encourages women's participation in sports, but visible Muslim women face barriers. Inclusive policies can empower them while respecting their faith.
Reflections of 2023

As we approach 2024 in a few hours, I look outside, it is raining, the raindrops falling on the windows and dripping away silently.

New Year has a different meaning for me. One is because I am getting older, therefore becoming more aware of how time is slipping through our fingers like sand. 

Book Club
However, being old-fashioned I would debate that as much as digital media is wonderful, e-books are great and reading any book at the touch of a finger is truly amazing.
Marrakech – Ladies Retreat
There's a twinkle in my eyes, my thoughts are saying YIPPEE!
Hazrat Khadijah - The Enlightened Women of Islam
Being a widow is difficult in any era but this did not deter Khadijah (ra) from becoming a very successful merchant, the most successful of that time in fact. Whilst Khadijah did not travel herself for her business she employed men to travel to Syria, Makkah and Yemen to sell the products of furniture, silks and pottery. 
Boycotting- Both Sides.
Me myself, I am all for boycotting. I don’t want my hard-earned money to be exchanged for blood money. But there is a question in my head. What about the innocent people working hard in their jobs for companies that fund Israel.
Palestine: Still suffering the genocide
Living in the UK means we have access to all the basics and additional amenities that one would expect in this day and age. Whilst we live comfortably in a developed country that is seen as both powerful and progressive, others in the world are suffering terribly.
Who is Elham Farah?
Friend, daughter, sister, aunt, teacher, musician, Christian, Palestinian, human, person. These are but a few words that describe who Elham Farah was. Elham was a petite lady with a hat on her head, glasses on her face, and a purse that never left her shoulder...
Bonfire night- when things changed for me.
I have always enjoyed the 5th of November. Bonfire night. The sparkling pretty sky lit up. Of course, we can’t forget the history of it. We have to remember the Gunpowder Plot was motivated by the persecution and oppression of the Catholics by the largely Protestant England...
When our children ask, What’s going on in Palestine?
The first thing she asked me the next day when waking her up to go to school was, how’s Palestine?
Our Deen is Green: Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle
An environmentalist’s motto. What does this actually mean? How do we go about doing this? And why should we?