Time and time again, sitting with hundreds of patients in my role as a hospital chaplain, I’m learning that the most powerful spiritual discoveries come at...
For Muslims, observing intermittent fasting is one of the core pillars of worship Allah has mandated upon us. “O you who have believed, decreed upon you...
A few years ago, my best friend (who is also a physician) and I were discussing our concerns about fasting long June days while seeing patients...
(This article was originally posted at ibnabeeomar.com. To follow Omar’s work please subscribe to his email list.) I was excited, as a teenager, to join the...
The information below is based on what is known as of writing this post on December 15, 2020. References to trials unless otherwise specified are to...
Life is Life. It is a battle against the sensory and base impulses that are within us all, manifesting at moments of trial, seeking to strip...
Important relevant information on the novel coronavirus, COVID-19 To date there are officially ~1600 cases of COVID-19 in USA with most cases in the states of...
On Wednesday the WHO declared the COVID-19, known as the coronavirus, outbreak as a pandemic. A pandemic describes a disease that is spreading between people in...
As Coronavirus (COVID-19) has now become a pandemic, children from all grades and places have had an overflux of information on COVID-19. This information overload from...
Let’s talk about overeating. It’s a touchy subject, so I’ll start. Over the span of 13 years I gave birth to 5 children and I also...