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  • SUBSCRIBE TO MY SUBSTACK HERE!

    Hello dear family, friends and followers!! Thanks for joining me. I can’t wait to share more on my writing journey. In this vein (and because it was marked as the up-and-coming thing authors are doing these days!) I’d like to invite you to my Substack page. Please check out my first free post here, and…

  • Muslim Lit Festival Day 1

    What a fabulous day at the Muslim Lit Fest in Birmingham today!! Looking forward to Part II tmrw!! Why not come along to my creative writing workshop? https://www.tickettailor.com/events/muslimlitfest/1157964 (Yes, this is me making my very own handmade notebook!!) It was so wonderful to begin the day meeting the lovely @katerafiqstudio for the Palestinian poetry workshop,…

  • Birmingham Muslim Lit Festival

    Join me at the Birmingham Literature Festival this weekend!

  • Eid Gift Idea 🤩☺️ (and kittens)

    I’ve roped the kittens into a bit of modelling today. D’you blame me?! It’s #Day33 and nearly Eid. So if you’d like to gift a beloved friend or family member, look no further than Ladybird Stories for Eid, written by me and read by the awesome @Actornabil 🤩🤩🤩 Enjoy!! 🎉 #cats #catsofinstagram #catscatscats #catsareawesome #catsarecute…

  • The Quran

    To kiss its pages,& inhale its scent,Feels so otherworldly,Feels so wise,Changes my perspective,Helps me to synchronise,My thoughts and feelings,My soul and its dealings,About life on earthAnd all it’s worth,Why not read it,Give it a tryIt’s not the first book of its kind 🥰 #quran #ramadan #ramadanreflections #ramadanreflections2023 #qurantranslation #qurantranslationenglish #thequran #otherworldly #wise #synchronicity #love #faith…

  • Talk with Sana

    Hello lovelies, Here’s a throwback to 6 months ago when I was interviewed by Sana Khan on her channel, ‘Talk with Sana’. I didn’t share it at the time because I felt self conscious and embarrassed but it just shows how things change, because listening to it now on the brink of submitting my novel…

  • Inspiration For an Eid Story

    When you capture the exact moment you realise you’re making memories forever! This moment has inspired one of the Eid stories in the Ladybird collection I was blessed to be able to write at the end of last year! Download it today and inspire your children to live their best Eid day! Buy it here!…

  • A Surreal Day in the life of an Author

    Hello! Good evening lovely ppl, My Ladybird Eid Stories are in Waterstones, Wolverhampton!! I saw them AND got to speak about them on @BBCRadioWM this evening with the lovely Amber Sandhu. What a surreal day! Thanks for all the support! You can listen to the episode here!! https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/p0bzb1ps (Forward to 9.20pm for my quick chat!!)…

  • Happy Mother’s Day (Eat some cake!)

    Every day I feel the privilege of being a mum,From the unconditional hugs and cuddlesTo the deep love that binds us for eternity,A mother is not herself butA being divided into parts,When her child is hurting,her heart physically aches,It is restless with uncertaintyGrateful when everyone is closeand complete with a warm hugFull of indignation with…

  • Zaytuna Book Club 🤲🏼🥰

    “Women who read are dangerous” 😁💪🏽🌹Cannot believe one of my favourite shaykhs has begun a book club and is teaching a masterclass on reading!!AlhamduLillah! Woohoo!! Intro here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4RXG1iGU9M ⁣.⁣.⁣.⁣.⁣.⁣ #bibliophile #book #bookaddict #bookaholic #bookblogger #bookclub #bookclubofinstagram #bookclubs #bookcommunity #bookish #booklove #booklover #booklovers #booknerd #bookobsessed #bookphotography #bookreview #books #booksbooksbooks #bookshelf #booksofinstagram #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #bookworm #goodreads #igreads…