For some Muslim entrepreneurs, it seems as if success comes effortlessly, whilst others seem to struggle all the time. Why is it that given the same opportunity, one person succeeds and the other fails miserably? Why is it that some people seem to achieve more in one week than others do in one month? Outwardly,
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“Who Are You Defending?”- Episode 2: Acting Out as a Self Defense Mechanism
Read Prologue | Episode 1 | Episode 3 | Episode 4 | Episode 5 | Episode 6 “So can you tell me what happened the night of the robbery?” I asked Hamza after the small talk was over. “I already told the investigators everything I know” Hamza spoke very quickly. He started tapping his right foot uncontrollably
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Read Prologue | Episode 2| Episode 3 | Episode 4 | Episode 5 | Episode 6 “If you say ‘calm down’ one more time I swear I’m gonna lose it!” Her husband snapped. “I don’t know what else to say. I looked everywhere. It’s gone! Now can we please stop fighting about this and go to bed?”
Read articleThe Link Between Discomfort and Spirituality During Hajj
It was 3 a.m. in a dark, hot room … there were at least 16 men in the same tight space, sleeping next to each other, packed like sardines in a tin … snoring heavily and making it impossible for me to sleep with all the snoring and body odor in the air … I
Read article8 Ways to Revive Your “Ramadan-Relationship” with the Qur’an
It has been two months since the blessed month of Ramadan. During this time, and for the next two months, the companions of the Prophet Muhammad would make Du’a that their Ramadan was accepted from them. What about us? Have we forgotten about the progress we made? Have we continued the beautiful actions we did?
Read articleNew Series: “Who Are You Defending?” Self Defense Mechanisms Explained
Before diving into this upcoming thriller series dealing with the psychology of ‘Self Defense Mechanisms’, let me ask you this: what’s the first thing that comes to your mind when you hear the word ‘Psychotherapy’? Crazy ‘psycho-babbling’ nerds with thick reading glasses and big hair? A clinic with a ‘Chaise Longue’ for patients to lie
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