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Aww, thank you! :) I'm a writer (poetry), an English teacher (well, I was an English tutor with an English teacher for a mother), and an amateur editor, so I should hope that my writing is up to par. ;) I'm glad that I can help anyone learn more on any subject that I'm knowledgeable in! Sharing knowledge is a wonderful…

So true. :-/ It's one of the main reasons that I always try to answer questions anyone might ask. Maybe they'll come away with even a slightly different view of Islam and Muslims from my answer. :)

And I'm not even a liberal Muslim! ;) (I hate that term) But seriously, I feel like everyone thinks that only the so-called liberal Muslims think that ISIS are evil. :-/ My mother-in-law is a Deen (Islamic Studies) teacher, and she knows they're evil and condemns them. My sister is an extremely religious Muslim who covers…

Yup, exactly. :) I've prayed seated on planes before. It's not the preferred method, but any way you're able to pray is the way you're allowed to pray. In fact, paralyzed people are allowed to pray with their eyes alone (via blinking), and those who are sick can pray without getting up from their beds. The most important…

I get so mad when it comes to ISIS and their un-Islamic, evil, twisted form of ruling. They're what the world immediately thinks of when the word "Muslim" comes up nowadays AND I HATE THAT SO MUCH. :'( And I have to admit that I bear a hefty amount of resentment towards the Saudi government for the same reason... All…

Oops, the youtube link posted the video! :o

As Muslims, we're not allowed to miss a single prayer, and the timings are restricted. If you miss a prayer time, it can't be made up unless you were asleep or forgot about the prayer, or there's an emergency of some sort. Because of that, we're told by our holy book to pray wherever we might be, as long as the area is…

I went and asked the all-knowing Wikipedia! Apparently in the U.S. they're pancakes, but in the UK they're basically granola bars made with oats, butter, brown sugar, and golden syrup. :)

Don't apologize! The reason so many people know so little about Islam is because they're so afraid of offending Muslims by asking. :o You're welcome to ask anything that you'd like to know, and I'm always glad to share information. The more we know about each other's cultures, religions, and customs, the less hate there…

Confession: I'm pretty proud of myself today. My meal prepping and food intake have been all over the place in the last couple of months, and not having prepped meals has only made it worse. Depression and stress kept me from caring enough to do meal prep, and even when I defrosted meats and such to cook them, I didn't and…

I've never spent a penny on Hay Day, and the crops never die! Go check it out, it's awesome! The thing I like best about it is that you don't HAVE to keep coming back every x amount of hours or something bad will happen--There's no worry about losing crops or money if you have time constraints or a busy schedule.

They follow the sun. For clarity, I'll give you their names first: Fajr, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib, and Isha. :) In the winter, I can expect Fajr to be around 5:30 AM. Currently, it's at 3:15 AM. Fajr is the prayer that's called when the first thread of light rises over the horizon and the sky begins to lighten, and the prayer…

When I wake up to pray my first prayer of the day (at dawn) I tend to pick up my phone and start playing it after I pray, instead of going back to sleep. Next thing I know, the sun is up and it's time to get up, but I want to sleep more after losing two solid hours (that I could have spent sleeping) playing the game and…

I weigh myself with my glasses off, then step off the scale and put them back on to read it. >:) My scale keeps the reading on the screen for at least five minutes, so I can get away with not wearing my glasses. I'm sure they'd add TONS of weight to the reading, like... 40 whole grams or something! ;)

I'm completely addicted to Hay Day myself. I'm on level 54 now, and I've been playing for almost a year, multiple times daily! ;) My husband teases me about it, and whenever I have my face stuck in my tab, he'll go... "Checking on your chickens again, huh?" No need to feel ridiculous, it's an awesome stress-reliever since…

I thought of asking my husband to trade eyes so I could see myself the way he sees me... Then I decided that I REALLY don't want him to see me the way I see me! ;)

Today's confession: As you all might know (due to all the food-related confessions I've been dumping in here...), I've gained quite a bit of weight over my low weight since March. I've gained about 10 kilos, to put a number on it, and I'm just getting back on the wagon. :-/ So, after two days eating under my goal, here's…

That's really kind of you to do for an internet stranger!! :) Thank you so much for going the extra mile. :)

Not even within the country. My insurance only covers care within the healthcare clinics available inside my husband's work campus. And psychiatrists aren't exactly affordable without any form of insurance to cover their fee. :-/ I'm not comfortable going back to the only available psychiatrist available there (who didn't…

Nope, it wouldn't help. :) I've tried it with my husband, and it doesn't make it any easier whether it's on a video conference or face to face. Plus, I'm pretty sure the doctors here don't offer the option, so the point is pretty moot anyway. :-/

I'm sorry for making you cry. :( My husband is always there for me to talk to, but I have to admit that I'm too cowardly to seek any sort of professional help. I've wanted to die for a good long time, but I've never been suicidal--just hoping it'll happen by itself, I guess? :-/ Thank you ALL for your responses and for…

Thank you so much! :)

Thank you. :) I hope so as well! And I confess that my entire week has been pretty much like that as well... And I *don't* take vitamins! Am I going to die? ;)

I don't know if I'm quite ready to face that yet. :( Hopefully in the (near? far? Not too sure) future, I will. But for now, I'm trying to be content with my little baby steps, as long as they're headed in the right direction. Once I get far enough that I think I can face talking to someone (other than my husband), I might…

Unfortunately, therapy options in Saudi Arabia are extremely limited, and the hospital my husband's insurance covers has very limited amounts of doctors. Only one psychiatrist was experienced with my particular condition (Functional Neurological Disorder accompanied by anxiety disorder, clinical depression, and selective…

Thank you. :) Yup, much easier said than done, but I'm trying. I'm hanging in there like a kitten on a branch. (anyone seen that poster before?)

Not for long, I'm totally going back to bed. But I figured I'd check in here first. :) Rationally, I understand that it isn't really my fault that I feel this way. But in my heart of hearts I can't help but hate myself and feel like I'm ungrateful to my husband and to God for feeling depressed so often. I try so hard to…

Not to worry, I've never been suicidal. :) I just want to... Stop existing, if that makes sense. It's almost midnight here and my husband is asleep, but he's around to wake up if I need him. :) Nope, I don't have a doctor. I mentioned it like five million posts back, but I'm terrified of doctors. I tried to get help once…

I've been extremely, extremely depressed today. I've only gotten out of bed to pray my five daily prayers and then got right back into it to cry and sleep and cry and sleep some more. I figured that if I slept long enough, I might not wake up again. Didn't quite work, as you can see. *sigh* On a related confession, I feel…

Aww, thanks for remembering me! I'm reading (always, always reading. I'll never let myself fall behind!) but not really posting today because I'm really upset and stressed out about a situation going on with my in-laws right now that I'd rather not go into. I can't seem to think or focus on anything else EXCEPT the stupid…