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One of my goals this year has been to support changing the narrative about Islam. That’s why I started IslamiMommy. Today, I made another small step toward that goal. Refinery29 published my article about Ramadan! Yes, I’m geeking out.

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The first time I was told “go back to where you came from” I was 6 years old. A group of newly wed Bangladeshi immigrants (which included my parents) had decided to take a trip to Houston. The women had separated from the men to take a stroll near the water. Their hair in long braids, dressed in modest salwars, and me trailing behind them curious of my new surroundings. When suddenly, I saw a man speaking to us, he shouted “go back to where you came from”. Without missing a beat my mother replied, “go back to where you came from.” Her brown skinned squad erupting in laughter. He shared some expletives (which were then added to my new English vocabulary) and walked away. Since that day, I’ve heard that statement said to me, time and time again. The default comeback of racists with no creativity. An attempt to diminish me, my worth as a citizen, based on my ancestry. Every time I hear those words, I think of my mom in 1988, refusing to be diminished. Knowing she was worthy of her dreams, worthy of the American dream. I have been a citizen of Bangladesh, Texas, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and California. What I know for sure: we all want the same things: safety, prosperity, and a better future for our children. Yet, 70% of the nation's wealth will be in the hands of millionaires and billionaires by 2021. As I approach this newest political season, I do it with an open mind that everyone is worthy of being heard, America is worthy of civilized debate, and all people are worthy of the American dream. #americandream #muslimgirl #immigrantsmakeamericagreat #gobacktowhereyoucamefrom #sendherback

5 days until Eid! One new tradition in our home is making graham cracker mosques. Warning: do not make while fasting. It will quickly go from quality time with the kids to hangry mom is on the loose (which totally happened). 😩Confession, I am terrible at decorating baked goods. When you look up Pinterest fail in the dictionary, it's a photo of my iced sugar cookies. But this project was pretty easy, maybe because after 5 minutes of stressing about the blue icing nozzle, I decided to just put it away. That's my mantra for 2019, if something doesn't bring me joy, toss it. This includes: weight scales and trolls. The shopping list to recreate this is: graham crackers, icing, fancy sprinkles, dome-y foods (meringue, kisses), and baton wafers. Def let me know if you make one! . . . . . #gingerbreadmosque #ramadandecor #ramadan #ramadan2019 #ramadandecorations #Aladdin #grahamcrackerhouse #mosques #mbdailyposts #muslimgirl #islamimommy #ramadancrafts #inspiremyramadan

I’ve been a maker for as long as I can remember. Because as a little girl, whatever I couldn’t afford I could make. #immigrantlife So its only fitting that during Ramadan, my home is a flurry of cardboard, glue guns, florals, and acrylic paint. My theme this year was palms and florals. The biggest addition was our lit 🌴 palm tree. In the early days of Islam, sermons were shared under the shade of a palm tree, and the Quran was placed on a palm stump. The pre-lit palm tree also adds the right amount of holiday twinkle. ⭐️ Click on the link in bio for details on all the DIYs. PS. It’s totally OK to hate crafting and also not have the time to decorate. You are enough as you are. Don’t let carefully photographed and edited social media photos let you think otherwise. 💜👊🏽 🤗 #purpleramadan #mbdailyposts #creativemuslimwomen #ramadan2019 #ramadandecor #ramadandecorations #islamimommy #ramadan #iftar #muslimah #muslimmom #hobbylobby #makeitwithmichaels #crescentmoon

I can’t believe we are just 12 days away from Ramadan. Which means I have 12 days to get my act together. Kian (turning 5 soon) and Zayn (3.5) love holidays, so Ramadan/ Eid is my Super Bowl. Being Type A 😬, I pulled together this list of everything that brings me joy during Ramadan. I have a few spaces left, anything I should add to my list?? . . . . #islamimommy #ramadanbujo #ramadandecor #ramadanlist #ramadanbucketlist #bulletjournal #creativemuslimwomen #mbdailyposts #bujoideas #bujoinspiration #ramadan2019 #ramadandecorations #mbramadan

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The first time I was told “go back to where you came from” I was 6 years old. A group of newly wed Bangladeshi immigrants (which included my parents) had decided to take a trip to Houston. The women had separated from the men to take a stroll near the water. Their hair in long braids, dressed in modest salwars, and me trailing behind them curious of my new surroundings. When suddenly, I saw a man speaking to us, he shouted “go back to where you came from”. Without missing a beat my mother replied, “go back to where you came from.” Her brown skinned squad erupting in laughter. He shared some expletives (which were then added to my new English vocabulary) and walked away. Since that day, I’ve heard that statement said to me, time and time again. The default comeback of racists with no creativity. An attempt to diminish me, my worth as a citizen, based on my ancestry. Every time I hear those words, I think of my mom in 1988, refusing to be diminished. Knowing she was worthy of her dreams, worthy of the American dream. I have been a citizen of Bangladesh, Texas, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and California. What I know for sure: we all want the same things: safety, prosperity, and a better future for our children. Yet, 70% of the nation's wealth will be in the hands of millionaires and billionaires by 2021. As I approach this newest political season, I do it with an open mind that everyone is worthy of being heard, America is worthy of civilized debate, and all people are worthy of the American dream. #americandream #muslimgirl #immigrantsmakeamericagreat #gobacktowhereyoucamefrom #sendherback

5 days until Eid! One new tradition in our home is making graham cracker mosques. Warning: do not make while fasting. It will quickly go from quality time with the kids to hangry mom is on the loose (which totally happened). 😩Confession, I am terrible at decorating baked goods. When you look up Pinterest fail in the dictionary, it's a photo of my iced sugar cookies. But this project was pretty easy, maybe because after 5 minutes of stressing about the blue icing nozzle, I decided to just put it away. That's my mantra for 2019, if something doesn't bring me joy, toss it. This includes: weight scales and trolls. The shopping list to recreate this is: graham crackers, icing, fancy sprinkles, dome-y foods (meringue, kisses), and baton wafers. Def let me know if you make one! . . . . . #gingerbreadmosque #ramadandecor #ramadan #ramadan2019 #ramadandecorations #Aladdin #grahamcrackerhouse #mosques #mbdailyposts #muslimgirl #islamimommy #ramadancrafts #inspiremyramadan

I’ve been a maker for as long as I can remember. Because as a little girl, whatever I couldn’t afford I could make. #immigrantlife So its only fitting that during Ramadan, my home is a flurry of cardboard, glue guns, florals, and acrylic paint. My theme this year was palms and florals. The biggest addition was our lit 🌴 palm tree. In the early days of Islam, sermons were shared under the shade of a palm tree, and the Quran was placed on a palm stump. The pre-lit palm tree also adds the right amount of holiday twinkle. ⭐️ Click on the link in bio for details on all the DIYs. PS. It’s totally OK to hate crafting and also not have the time to decorate. You are enough as you are. Don’t let carefully photographed and edited social media photos let you think otherwise. 💜👊🏽 🤗 #purpleramadan #mbdailyposts #creativemuslimwomen #ramadan2019 #ramadandecor #ramadandecorations #islamimommy #ramadan #iftar #muslimah #muslimmom #hobbylobby #makeitwithmichaels #crescentmoon

I can’t believe we are just 12 days away from Ramadan. Which means I have 12 days to get my act together. Kian (turning 5 soon) and Zayn (3.5) love holidays, so Ramadan/ Eid is my Super Bowl. Being Type A 😬, I pulled together this list of everything that brings me joy during Ramadan. I have a few spaces left, anything I should add to my list?? . . . . #islamimommy #ramadanbujo #ramadandecor #ramadanlist #ramadanbucketlist #bulletjournal #creativemuslimwomen #mbdailyposts #bujoideas #bujoinspiration #ramadan2019 #ramadandecorations #mbramadan

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