Looking for a natural boost to energize your workout routine? Look no further than nature, says Zain Saraswati Jamal. We all know that exercise is one of the most powerful forms of preventative healing accessible to us. What if we could increase its potency to an even greater degree? Well, we can! By taking our … Read more
There will be times when women will face doubts and insecurities in wearing their hijab, says Dina Toki-o. Photography by Alessia Gammarota. While it’s been a fairly easy ride, it would silly of me to deny that, even recently, I’ve been experiencing my own struggles over whether to keep the hijab on. I could go on forever, … Read more
If you’re one of those people whose kitchens must remain spotless, you’d better look away now. Mariam Mokhtar shares some recipes that the little chefs in your home can help out with. The countertop is dusted in flour. Vegetable peelings, scattered like confetti, lie strewn across the floor. Amidst the kitchen mess a fasting kid continually queries: … Read more
Not all twins are perfect symmetries! Dina Toki-O shares how she and her sister are sometimes perfectly poles-apart. The perfect pair of twins – they have identical shoes, matching outfits, the same smiles and similar personalities. They can read each other’s minds, feel the other’s pain; two peas in a pod. They are the best of friends. … Read more
ALGIERS, April 16, 2014 (AFP) – They fled Algeria to escape the violence ravaging the country in the 1990s, but now more and younger exiled Algerians are returning, lured by better economic prospects linked to government financial enticements. With unemployment in the oil-rich North African nation hovering at 21.5 percent among under-35s, according to the … Read more