
Inspirational Stories – Reema Akhtar

Inspirational Stories – Reema Akhtar
Reema is a Psychology graduate who enjoys learning about Islam and History. Reema loves eating out, traveling, visiting new places and experiencing new things. Here is her story. Can you briefly tell us about your condition and how it affects your daily life? I was born with a condition called 3M syndrome. Not many people have heard of it. It […]

New Year New You – Love yourself
“Finding a marriage partner can be difficult, even in the best of times. Finding your soul-mate while having to overcome barriers which society has created can be even more challenging and complicated. “ There are many misconceptions and skewed views within society of those with disabilities. The general stereotypical view is one of loneliness and incompetence; where disabled individuals are […]

Health is a crown…
“Health is a crown worn by those who are well and seen only by the sick.” Disability discrimination and prejudice is something which a lot of disabled Muslims are subjected to from within our communities. Regardless of the type of discrimination, whether it be from family members, family friends or the wider community, it is unacceptable, and horrendous in all […]

Inspirational Stories – Tahirah Majid
Tahirah is an inspirational young woman who enjoys spending her time volunteering for the Harmony Youth Project. Here is her story. Can you briefly tell us about your condition and how it affects your daily life? I am partially sighted and I am also on the autistic spectrum. My sight is okay because I wear glasses. I used to wear […]

Disabled Muslim Matrimony – Changing Lives
This is what our members and their families had to say about our recent Disabled Muslim Matrimony event in Preston, Lancashire UK. “I’m genuinely very impressed with how accommodating you’ve been as a service to make the event as inclusive and stress free for everyone involved.” Another member sent us a beautiful dua saying, “May Allah help everyone on this […]

Inspirational Stories – Riaz Seedat
Riaz Seedat is paving ways by volunteering and supporting his local community to help the vulnerable regain independence in their lives. Can you briefly tell us about your health conditions / special needs and explain how they affect your daily life? I have Noonan syndrome which is a bit like Down syndrome. If someone has Down syndrome you can […]

Inspirational Stories – Gerald Richardson
Gerald is a Muslim convert living with cerebral palsy. Below he shares his journey about Islam and disability. Can you briefly tell us about your condition and how it affects your daily life? I was born prematurely at 26 weeks with cerebral palsy. Cerebral palsy is a condition resulting from a stroke during delivery which causes my muscles to be […]

Inspirational Stories – Marya Bangash
Marya is an inspirational disability advocate from Canada. Here is her story. Can you briefly tell us about your condition and how it affects your daily life? I have a physical disability and I use a wheelchair in my everyday life, I’m partially independent, but I depend on my mom for 70% of my day-to-day tasks. Since I’m dependent on […]
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