By Karimah Bint Dawoud, Muslim chaplain and well being writer As the impending thought of living for 5 days, on no more than a pound a day is drawing closer, its time to plot and plan. As the great masters tell us, “if you fail to plan, then you plan to fail”. I have been…
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ULCER,SUPER SMOOTHIE, BECAUSE YOU’RE WORTH IT!
Ulcer Healing Super Smoothie By Karimah Bint Dawoud In the process of the journey to better health, we need to sometimes eat things that are not immediately appealing to the taste buds or visually appealing to the eyes, however “for every illness there is a cure except death” an Islamic saying. I have an ulcer,…
VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY-I WOULD RATHER FIND SOME WHERE SECLUDE TO SUNBATHE THAN INGEST RAT POISON
Like so many Muslim women I have been diagnosed with low vitamin D, however I choose to get my vitamin D the way Allah intended via the sun, any where I can strip off in a secluded spot, I’ll expose those long bones of my arms and legs to the sun, early in the morning when others are sleeping, i’ll sneak out side with my hijab and…
KARIMAH’S CUISINA WINTER VEG & BEAN SOUP
Inspired by my mum who is a queen of good hearty soups in her own right. Root vegetables are on offer right now and are just the thing we need to keep all those nasty viruses at bay, not need for meat just add beans. Ingredients: 1 can white aloubias beans drained. or soak overnight…
SHEIKHA’S SECRET – PERCEPTION
PERCEPTION by Karimah bint Dawoud What good I tell you is from Allah and what is bad or wrong is from myself, please make 70 excuses for this sister. “I gave you eyes ,ears and hearts, what little thanks do you give” As I read this words from the quran, the guilt clanged through my heart and from that day onward I have thanked the Creator at least once a day for this tools…
SHEIKHA’S SECRET – PERCEPTION
by Karimah bint Dawoud What good I tell you is from Allah and what is bad or wrong is from myself, please make 70 excuses for this sister. “I gave you eyes ,ears and hearts, what little thanks do you give” As I read this words from the quran, the guilt clanged through my heart and from that day onward I have thanked the Creator at least once a day for this tools of…
GREEN JUICES….why are they so good?
GREEN JUICES by Karimah Bint Dawoud Green juices are for the adulthood of people who are concerned about their health. They are not sweet and childlike but they are for the mature minded person who cares about their mind , body and soul . You only need a juicer, whatever your price range, even a…
FEED THE NEED 1ST FEB 2013
“Baby its cold outside, but in my heart its spring ” THIS IS AN OLD POSTER BUT THE BANK ACCOUNT DETAILS ARE THE SAME Please spare a thought for those sleeping rough in this weather and donate generously as insha’allah we will be out on the streets again 31st January , feeding the homeless on…
Green Valley
By Karimah bint Dawoud. As as foodie and food writer, I love food shops, I love shops from different cultures, races etc, that sell food or anything relative to food. To my delight, off Edgware Road, in London’s Arab West End, is a wonderful, gorgeous actually, shop called Green Valley, like the Aladdin’s cave of Middle Eastern cuisine, a mini supermarket,…
Vegetable Lasagna
By Karimah bint Dawoud, Vegetarian Lasagne In my process of eating less meat and reviving the following Islamic Sunnah, where the prophet Muhammad, peace and blessings of the Creator be upon him, didn’t eat meat for as much as 2-3 months out of choice. I had to return to my Rasta days in which I was pescatarian, vegetarian…