Noor Ali, Author at Al Jumuah Magazine

Uniting the Muslim Village

"When we establish a family that enjoys being and doing things together, we lay a strong foundation for people who will be healthy contributors to society and not uninterested or unmotivated individuals. Moving outside the family, when we show our kids the…

Foster Care: Seeking the Favor of Allah

I REMEMBER EARLY mornings at the swimming pool in Lahore. Of all the women who came there, with their stories and lives, one I have never forgotten. She looked aged, and always spoke in French to her newborn baby girl. The lady,…

How My Hijab Phase Changed My Life

A CASE OF PRETEEN hormones kicking in, a move to senior school, and a teacher who spoke hardly any English in a very British Missionary school in Pakistan. That was my explanation to my own disaster. From one of the smarter kids…

Cultivating Racial Camaraderie In Children

TO EMBRACE THE diversity around us, and to find our own place in this common humanity is not as easily beautiful as it sounds. Especially so for children. A child in Kindergarten (in the USA) one day asked his teacher when other…

Tiny Steps Toward A Big Journey

ONE OF THE first pictures our children identify is that of the Ka‘bah. There it is: A black cube. Simplistic in taste. Overwhelming in presence. Surrounded by a sea of people clad in white. This is Allah’s House, our children know. My…