As salaamu alaikum, My name is Anneeza binti Zainal. I’m 38 years old from Putrajaya, Malaysia, and am married with four children. I have a Masters in Microbiology and used to work with the Ministry of Health before deciding to become a full-time mom after my second child was born. Before I gave […]
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Allahumma salli ‘ala sayyidina Muhammad… It is the asking for prayers and blessings to be upon our beloved Messenger. The one, who at one point stood calling out to his (s) family, and only one answered. The one who stood calling from the mountain-top, and called out to his people – those who, only days
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The Cherokee say, “When you were born, you cried and the world rejoiced. Live your life so that when you die, the world cries and you rejoice.” Busy! It is the end of the school year and report cards are due; the end of a season and my classes at the institute are drawing to
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Pumpkin. That is what drew Andrea Cluck to join Ribaat. Yes, pumpkin. While attending a Lina Forward meeting in Ann Arbor, Michigan, she was virtually introduced to Anse Tamara Gray. “When Anse told us that we should eat pumpkin (roasted with butter and sugar) as it’s a practice of Prophet Muhammad (s), I knew I
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Are you tired? Do your bones, heart and sinew ache with hurt for humanity? Are you making furtive glances over at the Muslim corner, wondering how to approach, how to help? Are you a Muslim peeking out of your silo wondering where to start? Have we all finally united in our human hesitation to reach
How to Give an Engaging Presentation By Tayyaba Syed Public-speaking can be a scary thing. I know it is for me. I went into writing thinking that I could hide behind my words and not really have to show my face or speak in front of audiences. It’s much easier to not have to see
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Watch Daybreak Press Research Specialist, Tayyaba Syed, provide a great formula for your writing success this NaNoWriMo season!
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Character Development! Join Editorial Director and award-winning author of Sophia’s Journal Najiyah Maxfield for a helpful vlog about giving your character’s character.
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Write Together: The Blessing of a Writing Buddy by Najiyah Maxfield When I first started writing, I had a secret weapon. I had a friend who had self published her very own novel. It was 2002, and we had just endured the first “after” year of the divide known as 9/11. Her novel was a
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A talented writer is able to grab the hand of a reader and walk her through the pages of the book with ease and effectiveness. The words should fly off the page and penetrate the heart and mind of the reader. How do you create such an intimate relationship between the author and her reader?
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