Mumtaz Blog Articles

My nerves were like glass shards and when the doorbell rang, I could almost feel them shatter! I hesitantly opened the...

Going to work, coming home from work and eating alone had become my daily ritual. It was also a lonely time and I had...

My father was still in the hospital and this was taking its toll on mum. It was the first time since they were married...

Fatima has been gone a couple of days, and waking up alone for suhoor is not as easy as I thought. This morning I sat...

My Dad was showing no progress, and we were all concerned but still hopeful. I left his health and wellbeing to Allah,...

Sam! Sam! Gosh, where are you, come quick. Fatima was almost screaming to get my attention, I felt a sense of unease...

Fatima had become my lifeline. And although craved the familiarity of family, I knew that she was my newly acquired...

I survived the first fast, it was not that bad really.  In the past, I was the sort of person who would ask Muslims...

"Sam! It's your first Ramadhan, aren't you excited?" Fatima asked, looking at me faced flushed with excitement. Fatima...

A year ago, the pandemic struck, placing us in uncharted territory and bringing with it the period of lockdown which...