Samana Siddiqui

What was most painful about “Auntie F’s” death from COVID-19 last week was that no family member or friend could be with her as she took her last breath. 

With businesses, workplaces, and schools shutting down for weeks, having everyone in the home for an extended period of time is bound to create a number of serious mental health challenges, especially for families with children.

Spring break is looking grim in terms of travel this year, with panic over Coronavirus hitting international and domestic travel badly.

Spring break 2020 looks like one in which the Coronavirus has ruled out travel plans for countless families. That means staycations are the order of the day. Staying put instead of flying out to Umra, sandy beaches, or warmer weather in general may seem like a downer.

As we approach the year 2020, it is critical to assess our successes and failures in 2019 and plan to make the coming year better for ourselves, our families, and our communities.

It took the death of a childhood friend this summer to finally force me to get my first mammogram.

When Nazli Hussain was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer in the summer of 2017, it was barely weeks after a Muslim friend had asked why she even bothered getting mammograms every year.