THOUGHTS OF A SOMALI GIRL

I must say that there's a bit of an ajanabi (non-Somali) craze going on these days especially among the girls. It's quite prevalent among many masaajid girls. Once a white man converts to Islam and becomes a regular in the masaajid (mosque) they're all over him! This bothers me. In addition, there a lot of stories going around about Somali girls who have been divorced by their ajanabi husbands; the parents like to say this happened because the husband wasn't Somali.  Now, before y'all start the accusations, let me inform you that I am not an ajanabi hater. Neither am I a person who strictly stays with their "own kind"; race and/or culture is of no concern to me. Rather, this post is my sincere advice to my abaayo, my sister in kinship, or even to any other non-Somali woman, who is about to marry or is interested in someone who is ajanabi. My advise is based on the experiences of others and myself. So. About to marry an ajanabi? Interested in

Hello everyone! Or Assalamualaikum (peace be upon you)! I'm back woohoo! This blog ain't dead - yet. Hopefully, I never give up on this, I really enjoying posting and I've noticed I'm getting quite the views :) And the best feeling is getting comments! Thank-you, keep those comments coming - whether they're negative or positive - I love to read them :) I'm going to share a short personal story today. The story I'd like to share today is my spiritual journey. We all think about religion and our purpose in life at some point in our lives; it's part of human nature. We begin to question a lot of things even if you are raised in a religious household. I was raised in a semi-religious Muslim household. And there came a time in my life where I began to struggle with my faith in Islam. Eventually, I even began to struggle in my faith in God. I became agnostic for a while. Did I just say that I was agnostic? A Muslim saying that she was agnostic? A&#