The Muslim Ninja

  Inspiration behind Hafsa’s Tables One day, my cousin contacted me and said we should have a competition between our two blogs (Check out https://saadazfarwritings.blogspot.com/ ). It was just a concept, there wasn’t any deadline, and I wasn’t really invested. Until I got inspired and published Hafsa’s Tables. (Tired writer) Okay, yes, I just wrote 9 pages in like, 3 days. Do I owe you an explanation? Honestly, I need some serious motivation to get my fingers on the keyboard and start brainstorming. I started by searching up cool town names. Yeah, I’m not awesome enough to come up with ‘South Hallow’ by myself. It wasn’t hard creating the narrative of a Muslim woman trying to fit in, especially with kids, because I have a soft spot for kids. And I’m crushed when they don’t love me back, Muslim or not. I’ve always wanted to explain Islam to younger nonMuslims, but I was never in a position to do that until I absolutely gained their trust. As you can see, Hafsa accomplished just tha...

May peace be on you, Reader. Welcome to   The Muslim Ninja blog. 'Hafsa's Table' A Short Story By Muslim Ninja Hafsa’s Table           A calm autumn sunrise greeted the residents of the sleepy port town of South Hallow. The ocean waves broke upon the shore, smoothing down the millions of black pebbles that made up the cove. The birch trees that lined the main road were shedding leaves of amber and gold. It was unusual for anyone to be awake at such an early hour in the morning, except for the cleaning crew, which came to rake and clear the leaves away. However, schools had given their usual week off so that their students could enjoy the glorious weather. Kids gathered together in their school groups, giddily running and jumping into giant piles of leaves. Mothers zipped their kids’ jackets all the way up, and what was left of their faces was covered in scarves. Fathers sat on the park benches, sipping on cups of coffee and supervis...