In the company of “adults” I always wonder where I belong.Â�
Let me explain.  At a gathering to celebrate a child’s finishing the Qur’aan from start to finish, there were a number of different groups I could have joined.
There was the children’s group, or “bacha party”, as we say in Urdu; obviously this would have been a [...]

In the company of adults I always wonder where I belong.�
Let me explain.  At a gathering to celebrate a child’s finishing the Qur’aan from start to finish, there were a number of different groups I could have joined.
There was the children’s group, or “bacha party”, as we say in Urdu; obviously this would have been a [...]

The love of the Beloved
must be unconditionally returned.
If you claim love
yet oppose the Beloved,
then your love is but a pretence.
You love the enemies of your Beloved
and still seek love in return.

You fight the beloved of your Beloved.
Is this Love or the following of shaytaan?
True devotion is nothing
but total submission
of body and soul
to [...]

The final book in the Tales of the Otori Trilogy (or not, as we shall see later!)�
The final book is full of tales of the battles fought by Takeo with his new Army.  I admit, it get tedious at times, especially sicne it lacks the flashes of brilliance from the first book in the trilogy.  [...]

Ok, so I HAD to read the second book straight away.  It would have been wrong not to; I couldn’t leave it on the shelf for the story to fester (although the trilogy has been on my shelf for over a year now)
This is the second book in the tales of the Otori Trilogy, and [...]

The best lessons are varied and interesting. This means make your lessons different with a number of activities. Yes, this take a bit of planning, but sometimes, just gettin your students moving around the classroom helps keep them motivated. We will start with the four-part lesson plan.
The Four-Part lesson plan:
Starter: warm up activity; it does [...]

At first, the Japanese names and confusing relationships between characters make this novel difficult to get into.  But after initial confusions have been cleared and you’re completely clear in your head about who is who, you won’t be able to put this book down!
It took a while to get into, and each time you stop [...]

Today, as an irate parent had called my head of department, claiming that her daughter was scared of me, and scared to come to school as a result, I found myself being falsely nice to this girl!  It shows how much power children wield in the classroom and it’s scary.
This particular girl had lost [...]

Most of you won’t know about my love-hate relationship with teaching.  Leaving aside the misgivings or the “Islamicity” of teaching in a mixed gender secondary school, there are many other issues with putting your life on the line for the sake of the next generation.Â�
I have recently discovered, that relationships with collegues can be based [...]