Teens and Social Media
In this live interview, Dr. Sekandari addresses the Social Media use by Teens as well as the dangers unmonitored online activity could create. The topic of Human Trafficking and Sex Trafficking and its connection to online use is also covered. ...
The Impact of Internet Addiction
“Man does not really love social media; he merely hates boredom and loneliness.” ― Mokokoma Mokhonoana Do you or someone you know struggles with an addiction to the internet? Is the time spent on the internet impacting their job, school ...
What Divorced Men Wish They Had Done Differently In Their ...
Kelsey Borresen, Original Publication at Huffington Post Looking back, these men reveal some of the missteps they made and the regrets they have. What ex-husbands would change if they were to do it all over again After a marriage ends ...
What is Gaslighting?
Original Post at Healthline “This term is used in the 1944 Ingrid Bergman film Gaslight, in which a husband purposefully drives his wife insane by flickering lights, making noises in the attic, and then claiming the very real experience was ...
My Mother was a Secret: A hidden diagnosis and a ...
Posted by Permission: Naureen Ahmed, Original Post MuslimMatter.com My parents married each other in the late 70’s in Karachi. They moved to Brooklyn, NY, where my mother gave birth to my two sisters in a span of 13 months. My ...
21 Ways to Say Goodbye to Bad Relationships and Move ...
By: Ehab Hassan, Original Post MuslimMatters.org So you finally came to your senses. That girl or guy you’ve been talking to is not the best thing that’s ever happened to you, and definitely not helping you advance or get ...
Podcast: Muslim Marriage Crisis
“The man dreams of a perfect woman and the woman dreams of a perfect man and they don’t know that Allah created them to perfect one another.” ~Ahmad AlShugairi The Muslim community is going through a major crisis regarding marriage. ...
When Love is Not Enough: Reassessing Marriage in the Muslim ...
*This article is adapted from a presentation Sr. Hosai Mojaddidi prepared for the Grand Mawlid event, held February 5th, 2012 in Santa Clara, California. According to a Soundvision survey conducted in 2010: “If you attended six Muslim weddings this summer, ...
Tired of Being Single?
Dr. Nafisa Sekandari and Sr. Hosai Mojaddidi “Relationship idolatry happens when we place too much emphasis on our relationships rather than working on our own self-realization. What you might think you should get from a relationship (a sense of peace, ...
10 Ways to Avoid Marrying the Wrong Person!
Dr. Nafisa Sekandari and Sr. Hosai Mojaddidi “And of His signs is that He created for you from yourselves mates that you may find tranquillity in them; and He placed between you affection and mercy. Indeed in that are signs ...
Handling a Break-Up with Dignity
“Once you divorce women, and they have reached the end of their waiting period, then either retain them in all decency or part from them decently. Do not retain them just to act mean with them; anyone who does that ...
6 Things NOT to Say to Someone Who is Divorced
By Amal Killawi and Zarinah Nadir Divorce is never easy. But it’s the reality for 50% of American couples and 31% of American Muslim couples. With these statistics, you’re likely to have friends or know people in your community ...
7 Ways To Move On From A Broken Heart
“The emotion that can break your heart is sometimes the very one that heals it…” – Nicholas Sparks Although all of us humans can share the experience a broken heart at some point in our lives, only the broken ...
Why Paradise is Under Her Feet: Mothers as Leaders
A mother’s heart is a patchwork of love. ~Author Unknown Guest Post: Dr. Parisa Popalzai One day I was speaking with a mother of five children about her life and aspirations. After giving her a brief summary of my education ...
The “Parentification” Trap: Dangers of An Enmeshed Parent-Child Relationship!
“Your children are not your children. They are the sons and daughters of Life’s longing for itself. They came through you but not from you and though they are with you yet they belong not to you.” – Khalil Gibran ...
Forgiving Your Parents & Learning to Move On
“Children begin by loving their parents; as they grow older they judge them; sometimes, they forgive them” – Oscar Wilde Guest Post by Hosai Mojaddidi The notion that adults, and in particular, parents and caregivers, are to be unequivocally trusted ...
How To Recognize Signs You Were Raised By A Narcissist
Original Source: Anna Almendrala Healthy Living Editor, Huffington Post To outsiders, your dad is a larger-than-life social magnet who attracts people from all walks of life. Or your mom is the perfect woman, always looking to please and juggling ...
Domestic Violence Hurts More Than the Victim
“I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent” -Mahatma Gandhi “The most perfect of believers in belief is the best of them in character. ...