Long before I converted to Islam (Mashallah), I knew that the 1.9 billion Muslims in the world do not worship the Kaaba and the Black Stone (HajrAswad). They do not worship them, yet at the same...

In my first Umrah in 2003, I thought it strange that the Muslim pilgrims had to walk 7 times between the twin hillocks called Safa and Marwa. Honestly, I couldn’t see the point of it. All we did...

I was puzzled when during Hajj in 2006, the organizers took all Muslim pilgrims (Hujaj) in our group for an additional two day trip to the city of Madinah. I know Mecca and Madinah are the two most...

It’s weird! When I am online and I mention to people that I live in Saudi Arabia, they start to freak out. ‘You live where?’ they ask. ‘But, it’s so dangerous!.’  I find that...

Of course, no one can truthfully answer it since he/she won't remember being born in Saudi Arabia. However, all my children were born in the kingdom. They are not Saudi nationals and having spent...

In the modern age of LGBTism and inclusivity where it is acceptable for women to dress like men and visa versa, I have really come to appreciate Islam’s uncompromising stand on the Muslim dress...