Ramadan is coming

Asalamulaikum and welcome to the blog I finally managed to get my blog back after being hacked but here we go as you all know ramdan is fast approaching and that means a lot of us will have dates in the house. With Ramadan being a time of year where we remember those who are less fortunate than ourselves I thought I’d do my part in raising awareness on something that particularly in Ramadan affects thousands of people in Palestine. I read a really interesting article about dates and their origins and how big supermarkets are using marketing tactics to fool the customer into believing that the dates they are buying from a particular country when in fact they’re not, Every year, Israel exports millions of pounds worth of dates to the world, which many people unknowingly buy and use to break their fasts. These dates are grown in illegal settlements in the West Bank and the Jordan Valley, on land that has been stolen from Palestinians. I recently came across a really good facebook page and website they’re a non profit organisation that raise awareness of issues such as this and worthwhile reading about the cause on www.foa.org.uk To order leaflets and become an ambassador for this campaign email them on and request leaflets for the cause free of charge and distribute please email if interested: info@foa.org.uk with the following information your name Address Number of leaflets needed For now take care and I can blog more now that university is over ☺ have a good Ramadan The Hijabi Barbie Here are the leaflets square thick quality card with the logos of these particular companies we should avoid and they came super quick like two days do have a look and spread the word :)

Hello and happy new year so....

Hello guys and happy new years I know 6 days late but hey some of us have a very busy social life well the lack of it thanks to university ☹ I have some really exciting news coming soon hehe these months are going to be busy so Inshallah I will try and blog as much as I can ☺ so I still have university yes I just feel sick of education and cannot wait to escape get that bloody hat and gown on will be my final goal and then Inshallah I can start an Islamic course and do my religious duty recharge my Deen and fun stuff at the end of the day the degree path I chose was not one of the most favourable either so at least let me do something to make up for this. So as it’s the New Year and I’m blessed to have lived another year on this planet what I hope to do this year too so Inshallah my goals not new years resolutions as they’re just a waste of time:
• Do the Islamic relief challenge even if my sister thinks I can’t climb a hill never mind a mountain!!
• Pray more
• Give more
• Do some travelling
• Go on umrah (pilgrimage)
Inshallah my task for 2012 and as cheesy as it sounds this is my year haha I say this every year but anyhoo.

Well another university rant okay not a rant but I got a good grade for my dissertation first draft Alhamdulillah go me ☺ thank you for all your continued support & more updates and pictures soon but until then take care and lots of love
The Hijabi Barbie xxx

P.s I’ve realised nearly all my titles for my blog are so I really need to expand my vocab