HAJJ , 60 YEARS OLD

VINTAGE FOTOS By Karimah bint Dawoud, Muslim chaplain and lover of vintage Looking through some old magazines, I came across these wonderful fotos that I thought I would share with you, from an old National Geographic Magazine. They illustrate how Hajj was nearly 60 years ago, I hope you like them as much as I do….

FEED THE NEED – SHAZIA’S STORY

  PLEASE CLICK ON FOTO TO ENLARGE I cried when I saw this poem as it keeps my heart soft to know there are others who still are obedient to what Allah says in important in our relation to human kind mashallah. One of the sister who helped us cook and distributed the food on the streets last night went home and wrote this poem with Omar Asif’s artwork.

FEED THE NEED OCTOBER 12

by Karimah bint Dawoud, muslim chaplain Alhamdulillah, once again Teama Cuisina were out in full force on the streets feeding London’s homeless in central London. This is our ethos, Quran, chapter 2 Surat Al Baqara, The Cow, verse 267 “O you who have believed, spend from the good things which you have earned and from that which…

“HEAVENLY BITES, THE BEST OF MUSLIM HOME COOKING” U.S.A. RELEASE

“HEAVENLY BITES, THE BEST OF MUSLIM HOME COOKING” By Karimah Bint Dawoud. Released this month in the United States of America after a successful launch in the UK last October in Books for Cooks, Notting Hill Gate. Eric Trueille, proprietor of Books For Cooks , said,  ” This is the first book to make the connection between the two worlds,the best…

FEED THE NEED

 By Karimah bint Dawoud, Muslim chaplain. This is the longest blog I have written for a long time, please be patient and read it, jazakumallakhayr. It was narrated from Abu Hurayrah that the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: “Hasten to do good deeds before there come tribulations like…

Ramadhan Recipes – Karimah’s Roasted Moroccan Lemon Chicken

This healthy and easy to make chicken dish is perfect for iftar..Moroccan food is lovely; it’s pleasant, subtle and tasty. You don’t have to be Morrocan to cook great Morrocan food…its so easy. From the book, “Heavenly Bites, the best of muslim home cooking” from Amazon or Kube Publishers. Serves 4-6 When I first became a Muslim, my local masjid was in a Moroccan area so…

SWEET AND SOUR TURKISH DELIGHT

By Karimah Bit Dawoud, Muslim Chaplin & Well Being Writer. According today’s blog by Muslim Media Watch “Approx. 60% of Emirati women over 30 unmarried and there are many theories on why this number of single women in the UAE is growing so fast and how to solve this “problem” http://www.patheos.com/blogs/mmw/ One brother on Face…

“HEAVENLY BITES ” – BOOK LAUNCH BOOKS FOR COOKS.

by Karimah Bint Dawoud, Muslim chaplain & well being writer. Eric Trueille, proprietor of Books For Cooks , said, ” This is the first book to make the connection between the two worlds,the best I have ever seen, for the Western world this book is amazing, comprehensive, enjoyable and visual.100 years of passion and tradition…

THE FULL ENGLISH……FUNDRAISER

By Karimah bint Dawoud, muslim chaplain &  food  writer. Nisaa’ al Ansar present: The Full English With the Sisters. It was an early morning breakfast fundraiser for the needy people of war torn Syria. What a fantastic idea, mashallah! In collaboration with Makan Malaysian restaurant in the famous and trendy Portobello Road, this wonderful English breakfast was served…