Compassionate, nurturing, kind, eclectic, spiritual, funny, smart, good cook, treehugger, bookworm. Enjoy and cherish my family and community, my deen and the simple things in life.

Mom of 4 awesome human beings. Twice divorced but maintain positive co-parenting relationships with both ex-husbands. Very much settled in the Seattle area and can't move because most of my and my children's extended families live here.

Descended from lumberjacks and bedouins lol. Family background is mixed Arab-American of Iraqi, Scottish and Finnish heritage with extended relatives from Turkey and Pakistan. Grew up with a love and appreciation for different cultures and languages with Islam at the heart of my family's culture and values.