Since the age of nine, she has been captivated by literature and composed poetry. During high school, she spent sleepless night reading and memorizing Shakespeare, Edgar Allan Poe and Voltaire. While writing has always been her passion, she studied French and Philosophy at the University of Vermont on track to become and international attorney. However, during her tenure at the University of Vermont, her mother who suffered renal failure fell completely ill and she left school. For several years she stayed home to attend to her aging mother and father working full-time.
When they passed, she was left searching for truth, the meaning of life and the correct way to worship God and found Islam. She also returned to her studies and became an accountant and wife.
After working for a few years, they decided to home school. For the past five years, she has dedicated herself to educating her four children. She enjoys reading and writing about topics close to her heart: holistic living, Islamic traditions, and nurturing and healing through nutrition. A few of her articles have been published in the Muslim Link newspaper but is saving the best for the book that Insha’Allah one day will be published.
