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26 August 2020

Understanding fitna

How trials and tribulations distinguish truth from falsehood

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Artwork depicting Muslim women displaced from their homes by natural disaster

12 April 2020

When disaster strikes

When the earth itself becomes the enemy: women displaced by environmental disaster

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4 February 2020

Age is no barrier

How to welcome the wisdom that walks alongside youth

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A plastic container filled with pre-prepared porridge topped with pumkin seeds and raisins

20 January 2020

Soul fuel

Wholesome breakfast ideas to fuel your challenge while fasting

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A Muslim woman is given a penalty during her challenge

14 January 2020

The gift of arbitrariness

Holding penalties with wisdom and purpose

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A Muslim woman stands are saturated grass in the park just after rain

1 November 2019

Seeking rain

Why walking in the rain is perfect training for challenge leaders

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A young Muslim woman crawls under cargo netting during their Trials & Tribulations challenge.

19 August 2019

The gift of going first

Why the iSoc head sister should walk this path

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Digital artwork showing a group of Muslim women wading through muddy water on a fundraising challenge

21 July 2019

The sacrifice of beloved things

The stages of loss that teach what words cannot: opening doors to understanding

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A Muslim woman crawls under cargo netting during their Trials & Tribulations challenge.

26 June 2019

Refining gold

Guiding hearts through the fire that purifies

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5 May 2019

Ramadan challenges

The pros and cons of doing Trials & Tribulations during Ramadan

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A Muslim woman wades through deep water

1 May 2019

Where sea meets struggle

Challenge Valley and the South Wales journey

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A group of muddy Muslim women rest in woodland during their Trials & Tribulations challenge

29 March 2019

An adventure for your halaqa

When sisters who already walk together choose harder ground

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5 March 2019

Rijal: be the best

How to stand beside your wife as she walks through mud and meaning

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A group of madrasah students rest during their Trials & Tribulations challenge

29 November 2018

When the classroom extends into the world

A call to madrasah teachers and leadership

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An illustration showing refugees trekking across a forbidding landscape

5 August 2018

Do it for charity

Fundraising to support refugees by taking part in the Trials & Tribulations challenge

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A muddy inland estuary at low tide

19 July 2018

Where marsh meets memory

Gower Peninsula and the landscape of displacement

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4 July 2018

When your family faces difficulty together

The joy and transformation of Trials & Tribulations together

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29 June 2018

What Islam says about fitna

In Islam, trials and tribulations are viewed as an inevitable part of life

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19 April 2018

The lesson that cannot be taught

Why the Student Challenge offers education of a different order

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Two Muslim women do press-ups during an exercise session in their local park

13 April 2018

Leave the gym behind

Find fitness and freedom in the great outdoors

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