The first Ramadan in Japan
It has been 5 months since I updated last, I’ve been focused on developing my faith more for Allah than for myself. Now it’s a perfect time to start writing again since I had great fasting experience during my very first Ramadan in Japan as 7 months old Muslimah. Preparation for mental pureness to receive blessings […]
My Hijab Story
This article was featured in The New Muslim’s Facebook page on World Hijab Day Tokyo at Tokyo Camii on January 31st, 2016. I delivered my personal Hijab story during the event.
Beauty in the difference
My weekend Tokyo Camii visit always provides me a chance to meet brothers and sisters from different countries. Last Saturday, I met Muslims from India, Turkey, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, and Malaysia. I guess there would be more people from various regions as I saw lots of people during prayers. I was about to forget that […]
No worries, you got a whole life to learn
It has been two months since revert. I received great gifts from Allah, Malaysian host family visit to Tokyo for celebrating my revert, attending the best friends wedding ceremony and gathering with my best friends in Tokyo. Alhamdulillah. Given warm support from Muslims and kind understanding from my Japanese friends even they are non-Muslim. I […]
2016 New Year in Japan
First Japanese New Year as Muslimah.
Staring Eyes on Hijab in Tokyo
What I faced during my first Hijab experience in Japan
Muslim life in Japan is not easy?
It has been a month since I reverted. So far good things were coming, host family visit from Malaysia, best friend’s wedding ceremony, and meeting up again with precious friends in Tokyo. As I was wondering how do I tell to my Japanese friends about my revert, it turned out when my friends know that I […]
Power of Pink Hijab in Tokyo
What the bright color Hijab made me think
How do I tell my revert to Japanese friends?
For three weeks as Muslimah, I got an occasion to catch up with my close non-Muslim Japanese friends in Tokyo. Surprisingly I found difficulties to talk about my revert to them in our native language which I never felt when I talk with my family or with Muslim friends after the revert. Recently I had […]
3 changes for two weeks as Muslimah
It has been amazing weeks after shahada. For two weeks as Japanese Muslim revert, I found out there are some outer and inner changes to share. 1. More learning opportunities on Islam Since reverting to Muslim, I got kind supports from brothers and sisters. One of those is an invitation to join classes for Islamic studies at […]