One day, a Muslim woman wrote me an email to ask if Islam permits women to wear a towel on their heads as an Islamic head cover (Hijab). She explained that she was going on vacation with her...
Posts by Mohammed Francis
5 Reasons Women Should Take A Guardian (Mahram) To The Pilgrimages Hajj or Umrah
Today, Saudi Arabia allows Muslim women to do an Islamic pilgrimage (Hajj / Umrah) without a chaperone (Mahram). However, for centuries, it was not possible. A male relative had to accompany...
Recently, a non-Muslim reader wrote to ask if she and her husband could kiss and cuddle in KSA in public. The couple plans to come to the kingdom for a holiday. In all my years...
Why Muslim Women Can Use Her Husband’s Surname – Scholars Weigh In!
In 2012, my Moroccan friend Asmaa Al Idrissi from Casablanca married Saleh Al Amin, an Egyptian / British Muslim engineer living in the UK. Following her marriage, she changed...
Impressive Treehouse - Al Rawdah Farm Sakakah, Saudi Arabia Courtesy Arab News No one knows about Al Rawda Farm. My wife and I heard it is a delightful family farm recently open to the...
Why A Married Muslim Woman Should NOT Use Her Husband’s Surname
One day, a curious non-Muslim friend asked me why I did not use my husband’s surname after marriage. I told her that in Islam, it is not necessary. However, I know several other Muslim women who...