GHORAYEBAT Author: Marisa Lopez : These delicious and delicate biscuits that melt in your mouth are another Egyptian Eid specialty. Qurabiya (also ghraybe, ghorayeba, ghoriba (Arabic: غريبة), ghribia, ghraïba, or ghriyyaba and numerous other spellings and pronunciations) is a shortbread-type biscuit, Versions are found in most countries of the former Ottoman Empire,...
Lessons of Ramadan We’ve now almost come to the end of Ramadan. Throughout this month, in obedience to Allah swt, Muslims have been fasting from sunrise to sunset as a practice of self-discipline and remembrance of those who do not have a regular source of food and water. During Ramadan,...
Eid in Arabic means “feast, festival, holiday.” Eid is a worldwide festival and celebration for Muslims. During the calendar year there are two Eid’s that are celebrated by Muslims. Today we are going to discuss Eid al Fitr, which means “festival to break the fast.” It is at the end...
Being Grateful This blog was inspired by a post that I saw on a dear friend’s timeline this morning. This quote above. I’m sure we all consider ourselves to be grateful. We wake up each day and the first thing we say is Alhamdulliah. We are grateful for yet another...
As we said before Bamia (Okra) is one of the most commonly eaten dishes in Egypt, and is cooked in several ways. Bamia Weika is one of the most famous Upper Egyptian recipes, where the instrument (mefraak) is used to mash the vegetables, a method that itself extends from pharaonic times. The...
We are reaching the last days of Ramadan and Eid El Fitr is around the corner, next week InshaAllah. It is time to start to prepare the typical sweets for this feast and Kahk is one of the most delicious in Egypt. Kahk is believed to date back in Egypt...
As you know, we all go through pain, whether it’s physical or psychological. In fact, we’ve come across that friend, family member or even sometimes a stranger who comes up to us to seek some help. Without asking or going deeper into their issues, we often start judging, giving lame...
Ingredients 250g flour 200g butter, cut into small cubes 100g icing sugar pinch of salt 2 egg yolks 4 tbsp raspberry jam Elaboration Preheat the oven to 180C.Place the flour, butter, icing sugar and salt into a bowl. Using your fingertips, rub the ingredients together until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs.Add...
Many women do not distinguish between a legal marriage and a non-legal marriage and can be easily deceived. To help understand the difference, let us look at them. Let’s start with the legal conditions for marriage according to Islamic law. Marriage in Islam must meet these conditions to be valid:...
Like anybody else, children have rights in Islam. These rights must be ensured by their parents first and foremost, and then older siblings, relatives, domestic workers, neighbors, teachers, local and national leaders, community and society at large. In a word: EVERYBODY! Children have a right to housing, food, clothing, medical...
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