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Why Do Our Daughters Leave Home? All names in this article are pseudonyms. Jameelah I speak to many parents whose daughters leave home. It is most often daughters. The parents who tell me are rarely angry. They are bewildered, and they keep asking the same question: how did we get here? Let me tell you about a young woman I will call Jameelah. She came to identify as a lesbian, and she believed her parents and her wider family stood in the way of who she had been told she was. So she left home. The promise

The Sentence That Silenced a Masjid Last week I asked where our attention goes. This week I want to ask something deeper: what decides what we care about in the first place? The sentence I once finished a talk in a masjid on relationships and sex education in schools. A man stood up and said: “If my child committed zina, I wouldn’t be upset. But if they identified as gay, that would destroy our family.” There was stunned silence in the room. I have thought about that sentence many times since, because it was not said out

which workshop would you choose? what our attention says about our priorities At a large family conference I attended a few years ago, mothers and fathers were asked to choose between two workshops running at the same time. One was on jinn. The other was mine. It covered what children are taught in schools about sexual relationships and LGBTQ, and how parents can respond proactively at home. Guess which one about three quarters of the room chose. It wasn’t mine! I want to be clear that this is not a criticism of the other workshop or of

Nurturing purpose in your childRESOURCES https://youtu.be/Fth5TfuuGYo Activities These activities are referenced in the workshop.   It is highly beneficial to take part in this workshop as a father with your children and follow the activities as we go through them.  Always pause when you reach an activity and follow the format of feedback with your children.  You can download the handouts below.   Love Languages Quiz (two page quiz to help you understand your child’s primary love language) Letter to my Dad (Activity for older children to write to their Dad) A Picture for my Dad (Activity for younger children

when a child identifies as gay: how muslim families can respond Over recent months, an increasing number of families have come to Muslim Family Initiative with the same problem: a parent has just learned that their son or daughter identifies as gay or lesbian, and the family is struggling to hold itself together. The shock is real, and so is the pain. Parents blame themselves. They rake over years of decisions, searching for the moment they think it “went wrong.” They want an instant solution, and often there isn’t one, at least not in the short term,

Nurturing purpose in your child Fathers, Nurturing the Bond That Protects — Book Your Place Today   Many Muslim children are loved by their fathers — but not in a way they recognise as love. Provision is there. Discipline is there. What’s often missing is time, attention, and affirmation, spoken and shown in a language the child actually understands.   When that gap opens, children go looking to fill it elsewhere. Ideological trends. Addictions. Peer pressure for attention and validation. Gangs offering the sense of belonging home didn’t.   This national tour launches on Sunday, 9th August,

A practical guide for Muslim fathers to strengthen family bonds, express love, and raise emotionally secure and confident children.

Nurturing purpose in your child Nurturing Purpose in Your Child – Book Your Place Today   Many Muslim children grow up seeing Islam as a cultural inheritance, not a truth they live by conviction. Ask them, “Why are you Muslim?” and the answer is often: “Because my parents are Muslim.”   In an instant-gratification culture, Islam can start to feel too restrictive. Some children slowly drift away, while others learn to live double lives—the “good Muslim” at home, and “free to be who I want” outside.   This national launch tour – 2 events across Scotland – is

Nurturing purpose in your child Nurturing Purpose in Your Child – Book Your Place Today Many Muslim children grow up seeing Islam as a cultural inheritance, not a truth they live by conviction. Ask them, “Why are you Muslim?” and the answer is often: “Because my parents are Muslim.” In an instant-gratification culture, Islam can start to feel too restrictive. Some children slowly drift away, while others learn to live double lives—the “good Muslim” at home, and “free to be who I want” outside. This national launch tour – 3 events across Wales – is designed to change