http://everydayhalalliving.com Ways You Can Enjoy the Halal Things in Life Fri, 20 Mar 2009 18:38:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I found this great site created by Shazeeda Shakoora a few years ago who has now handed the site over to a Sister named Dara. Here you will find simple and easy sewing patterns for an abaya, a chador an underscarf and more! http://www.modestclothes.com/patterns.htm  I've printed out each one of these patterns and plan ... http://everydayhalalliving.com/2009/03/20/free-sewing-patterns-for-modest-islamic-dress/ My mother worked while I was growing up. I saw her trying her best to be the domestic mom who volunteered for everything from homeroom mother, to driving mom on class field trips, to baking sweets for holidays and shopping for teacher gifts. She hand-cleaned my clothes and sun dried ... http://everydayhalalliving.com/2009/01/16/easy-ways-for-muslim-women-to-start-home-businesses/ Did you know.......... More than 2 million people die each year of waterborne diseases , mostly children under the age of 5 years old? The world is running out of fresh water? Without water we have no society, no economy? We humans are 70% water and 30% solids and have a water cycle within us, just like ... http://everydayhalalliving.com/2009/01/10/a-documentary-to-see-with-your-children/ We always buy Tom's of Maine tootpaste, foremost because we know there are no haram (impermissible) ingredients in it- plus it is the best-'tasting' toothpaste out of the permissible ones I've tried. I just never realized that they are actually certified halal, until just now. I was doing a search on ... http://everydayhalalliving.com/2009/01/09/toms-of-main-is-a-certified-halal-product/ [caption id="attachment_44" align="alignnone" width="500" caption="Copyright Everyday Halal Living 2008"][/caption] Here are some pics from our fall 'excursion' to the North Shore (Chicago), along Lake Michigan. [caption id="attachment_29" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="copyrighteverydayhalal2008"][/caption]  . A great example of what can be done to have some quality family time. I would venture to say that in the icy ... http://everydayhalalliving.com/2008/12/31/a-beautiful-fall-day-on-the-gold-coast/ I found a great site I'd like to share with you- and one I'll probably refer to quite a bit once I look into more cosmetics for their halal quality. It's Paula Begoun's Cosmetic Ingredient Dictionary at: http://www.cosmeticscop.com/cosmetic-ingredient-dictionary.aspx.  This is a pretty extensive dictionary that will help unravel the confusing ... http://everydayhalalliving.com/2008/11/16/cosmetic-ingredients/ When I find great deals and bargains around town that I think will benefit you, I immediately want to share them. Having gotten out of a very large amount of debt recently, we had to be resourceful and creative with what we had and to make our money stretch far ... http://everydayhalalliving.com/2008/10/20/free-paint-at-the-evanston-arts-center/