Q: Some ladies used to not make up for the days that they did not fast in Ramadan due to a Shar`y (Islamic legal) excuse, i.e. menstruation. This is because...
The Reunion Her phone's ringing tone cuts across the room, bringing her back from the thought of being a motherly superhero, to the curiosity of who could be calling. She...
Like a Deer in the Headlights "Thief! Thief! Thief!" Some violent voices roar from afar and her ears stand to listen. Without a second thought, she runs searching for the...
You Just Stole My Money! As they both stroll through the streets, looking for a madrasah, they are also asking some residents if they know of any, and descriptions...
The Awkward Encounters Just as she has expected, the scene created by Mama Ebuka becomes the talk in her new neighbourhood and fingers are pointed at her while walking on...
A Fragile Vessel Grrrrrrrrgrrrrrrrrrrrrgrrrrrrrrrrrrrr, sounds the working sewing machine as it's being pedaled by Adeshewa since she woke up during midnight. It is a Saturday, a day known for many...
Getting bored while he waits for his mother, thirteen-year-old Umar sits on a low-leveled pavement in front of the house they're about to secure - she's inside one of the...
The Overwhelmed Bride To Abuja Toohir, Sulaiman, Maymunah and Mutmainah went, through the air. The journey was filled with only whispers among the friends. When they landed at the airport,...
My Mother is a Believing Woman. Why would her aunt disapprove of me? - this had been the question causing tension in the air within the small apartment of Sulaiman....
He's a good man As-salaamu'alykum warahmatullah!" Alhaji greeted a man who had prayed beside him during the just concluded Asr prayer. The man, who seemed to be his contemporary, responded...