Now, why would West Africa be in the picture when the title clearly states Nubians?! Patience is a beautiful thing! A good few years ago, there was a straw that broke the camel's back for me when a shaykh asked if I'd like to have Arabic lessons. ...

Ascension. A severe & excruciating severing. Dark room. Loneliness. Life sucked out of you. Abandonment. When you have dependents, you know that there are little people who... well...depend on you for their needs. So how to find time to process ...

So you've just learned all 28 letters of the Arabic alphabet! How do you feel, sis? Never thought you'd make it through all those letter variations, did you?!..but you did! Kudus to you. Alright, then! Before you move onto reading Arabic words, let'...

As a former expat who lived in Egypt for over a decade, I have to admit that it wasn't until a good while after resettling back in the UK, that it hit me as to why I was so overjoyed to come across the first Nubian (with a Nubian boy as the mai...

They that say that life begins at 40. Cleche sounding, I know, but it was my solar return recently, and if you're a younger reader, then I'd say life begins now. Now as in like Chee-Foo in KungFu Panda's wiz words to Po...the reason why the present ...

Juneteenth & February in the US, October in the UK are all known pockets of time throughout the Gregorian calendar that many of us ''Black'' people of the diaspora give ourselves permission to just BE comfortable in our very own divinely ordaine...

When you can't find the words,...or when the words are sometimes too much. Too triggering....or if you aren't particularly a loquacious person, then there is something about putting a pen to paper and making patterns that can be of much benefit ...

Perhaps you've heard that the journey to one's self is not all smooth sailing, and can be a bit of a bumpy ride and even a painful experience.If I were to say that the parable of embarking on a healing journey was like the parable of peeling away at ...

First thing's first, sis.Did I tell you, in step 1 that Arabic nouns have endings?These endings are quite a story in itself, but in order to keep it short, sweet and memorable the one common denominator are the type of vowel endings and can be catego...

Recently, I was asked when does your healing journey end?At the time, I said quite a few things in the context of a follow-up question: what do you have to achieve in order to feel that your journey's ended?First thing is first, what is a healing jou...

So you've learned the Arabic alphabet, feel comfortable and confident writing and reading Arabic words*. Your pronunciation is great, but you are not quite ready to move onto a meaty course just yet. Nevertheless, you want to still make some sort of ...

My breathwork journey started I think when I first did Hatha Yoga.At the time, I was in secondary school in Egypt, moving onto university.Cairo, I found put a lot of investment in foreign investments, and therefore it meant lot of foreigners coming f...

So you've decided that you want to take that first step & learn Arabic. You got all geared up, pumped up and ready to get on top of the subject, and then... the adrenaline wears off!Perhaps this is due to unforeseen circumstances, or even due to ...

This is it!The fifth & final mini tutorial about Arabic nouns.There's more to learn, but I've kept it short, sweet, simple and digestible.From the previous mini tutorial you now know:✔️what a nominal (noun) sentence جملة إسمية in Arabic is made u...

✨How are you & Arabic nouns so far😊?Today is the second to last of the mini tutorial series surrounding Arabic nouns.Please note that this is not everything to learn about Arabic nouns, but it is enough to get you sentence building and of course ...