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    HE IS AR-RAHEEM, AL-WADOOD
    March 15, 2026
    HE IS AL-ALEEM, AL-HAKEEM
    March 8, 2026
    HE IS Al-KAFĪ, AR-RAFEEQ
    February 25, 2026
    HE IS AL-QADEER, AL-MUJEEB
    February 18, 2026
    CRASH UPON A VERSE
    January 17, 2026
    My U̶m̶r̶a̶h̶ Trip II
    December 8, 2025
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    November 6, 2025
    ONCE AGAIN, A TIME FOR REFLECTION
    March 30, 2025
    ALLAH’S REDIRECTION
    March 28, 2025
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    March 26, 2025
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    LET GO AND LET GOD
    January 24, 2023
    IN YOUR BUBBLE
    August 14, 2022
    IT IS OKAY TO NOT HAVE IT ALL FIGURED OUT
    June 11, 2022
    OF BROKEN DREAMS AND FAILING MARRIAGES
    September 7, 2021
    JAGGED PIECES OF A PUZZLE
    January 19, 2021
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    April 11, 2020
    VULNERABILITY IS NOT A DEFECT
    October 19, 2019
    TAKING THE BEST FROM GOODBYES
    July 18, 2019
    RAMADHAN EDITION: AYAHS THAT MELT THE HEART (2)
    May 18, 2019
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    May 9, 2026
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    March 31, 2026
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    March 16, 2026
    WHERE’D YOU LEAVE YOUR HEART?
    March 7, 2026
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    February 26, 2026
    DEAR PIOUS READER II
    February 19, 2026
    DEAR PIOUS READER I
    February 12, 2026
    BREAKING THE CYCLE OF GENERATIONAL POVERTY
    March 16, 2025
    SCENTS FROM THE CRUSHED
    June 9, 2022
    NOT YOUR REGULAR MAID
    March 6, 2022
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    May 16, 2026
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    January 2, 2025
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    April 26, 2023
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    September 3, 2022
    MENTAL HEALTH STUDY ON MUSLIMS IN KENYA
    July 16, 2022
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    February 22, 2022
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    November 17, 2021
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    November 6, 2021
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    October 23, 2021
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    December 8, 2025
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    November 6, 2025
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    March 14, 2020
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    March 7, 2020
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    January 18, 2020
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    December 14, 2019
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    September 19, 2019
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    August 1, 2019
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Lubnah Abdulhalim

FROM MARIANGO TO THE WORLD

August 04, 2026

Lubnah Abdulhalim

HALF FATHER, HALF PREY

June 15, 2026

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THE SUNK COST FALLACY: WHY WE STAY FOR TOO LONG

May 16, 2026

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DEAR PIOUS READER VI

May 09, 2026

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DEAR PIOUS READER V

March 31, 2026

CREATIVE FICTION

Creative Fiction

AND THE BUSHRA CAME

By Lubnah Abdulhalim January 15, 2024

“Sometimes, when Allah Subhanallah Wataala answers our prayers and grants us our wishes, He brings forth tests alongside those blessings. One could have prayed for a child for…

SAVING HANAA
February 21, 2023
ANGST
November 29, 2022

CREATIVE NON-FICTION

Creative Non-Fiction

FROM MARIANGO TO THE WORLD

By Lubnah Abdulhalim August 4, 2026

The Extraordinary Journey of Japhet Kahindi Makanaki Just weeks ago, the world stood in awe of one of football’s most extraordinary full-circle moments. Years after a baby Lamine…

CRASH UPON A VERSE
January 17, 2026
MY OTHER HALF (Part 4)
October 2, 2025

INSPIRATION

Deen (Religion)

LET GO AND LET GOD

By Lubnah Abdulhalim January 24, 2023

I recently had a conversation with a brilliant relative about anxiety and the dire need to be in control of everything going on around us. That frustrating fight…

IN YOUR BUBBLE
August 14, 2022
IT IS OKAY TO NOT HAVE IT ALL FIGURED OUT
June 11, 2022
OF BROKEN DREAMS AND FAILING MARRIAGES
September 7, 2021
JAGGED PIECES OF A PUZZLE
January 19, 2021

KIDDIE TALES

Kiddie Tales

THE LIFE CHANGER (part 3)

By Lubnah Abdulhalim April 29, 2017

By: Naima Baghozi Photo Courtesy: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com #7 After visiting their daughter, the parents took Dasi and went back home. They entered their house with real excitement, anticipating the…

THE LIFE CHANGER (part 2)
April 28, 2017
THE LIFE CHANGER (part 1)
April 27, 2017
THE BEAUTIFUL FLOWERS??
April 15, 2017
THE SELFISH GIRL (Part 2)
March 1, 2017
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DEAR PIOUS READER VI

By Anonymous May 9, 2026

Dear Pious Reader, I would like to thank you for taking the time to read my letters. This time, though, I would like to share with you an…

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DEAR PIOUS READER V

By Anonymous March 31, 2026

Dear Pious Reader, Ramadhan came gently, and it departed just as quietly. My hope is that it did not leave with our prayers, our duas, or the goodness…

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DEAR PIOUS READER IV

By Anonymous March 16, 2026

Dear Pious Reader, Can you feel it too? The gentle tug in your heart as Ramadhan slips through our days? Yet even as it departs, there are still…

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WHERE’D YOU LEAVE YOUR HEART?

By Hassan Kassim March 7, 2026

Everything declines approaching its end. That is the natural way of the world. Not even a blessed month is immune from this principle. The systems of inertia you…

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DEAR PIOUS READER III

By Anonymous February 26, 2026

Dear Pious Reader, I hope this message finds you basking in the blessings of Ramadhan. Yet, let us not forget the wise words of ʿAlī (RA): «الوقت كالسيف…

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DEAR PIOUS READER II

By Anonymous February 19, 2026

Oh, fortunate one! They say opportunity never knocks twice, yet here we are at the beginning of Ramadhan. Kwa kweli tuko na bahati ya mtende. Alhamdulillah. The crescent…