Archive For: Dear Fatima
I’m a 22-year-old from Pakistan, living in Islamabad. I’m currently in my 3rd year of studying psychology. I’m originally from a village where people don’t practice Islam much. We have drifted far from the deen, and shirk was part of our family’s way of life. Alhamdulillah, Allah guided me. While I was in college, I ... Read More
Dear Stones to bridges team,I don’t know where to start . I’m 27 F did medicine at my home country and was planning to enter specialty training. I fell seriously ill when I had planned to travel. Post illness I had massive hairfall , i looked horrible . I felt horrible . My mum is ... Read More
Assalaamu alaikum wa Rahmatullahi wa barakatuh. I thank you in advance for your response and your time. I do not know what to do or how to communicate to my husband in a way that he will understand me. My relationship with my husband and my own family is breaking down. I am a 25yo ... Read More
i am a 17 year old girl and ive come across some tiktoks that really make me question islam. Let me say that i do believe in god but the problem is religion. First, im not the best person and i dont really help others but in the end im supposed to go to jannah ... Read More
Hello i messaged afew months ago, looking to find direction and purpose, After i recived my email I found a path, however I have been refecting upon my life and realized how much damage there has been, i was taught zina from a young age around 7, I was taught that zina was our purpose ... Read More
I found out that my husband had been looking at indecent pictures of women on social media after going through his phone. I had told him that I was deeply hurt and felt betrayed and that if this happened again, I wouldn’t just tolerate it for the sake of our marriage or child, that I ... Read More
I am a muslim (16F), but that religious identity only exists in language not in my character.I have been struggling with hijab, prayer, wanting to be in a relationship, and possibly committing sins that i shouldn’t have gone near at all.I am unaware of what to do with my life. Everyone around me is in ... Read More
im so freaking tired of tryign to be confident or just talking like a normal person. idk what im even saying I feel so exhausted and so stuck. I feel like I cant be confident and im stuck being hypervigilant, and I act on my insecurities. and when I act on my insecurities I do ... Read More
Stones to Bridges received a post with the title, “Dating a catholic as a Muslim and broke up” but no post content. Response from a “Fatima Counselor”: Assalamualaikumwarahmatullahi wabarakatuhu my dear sister/brother, I know this breakup is painful, and I don’t want you to feel that you have to pretend it doesn’t hurt just because ... Read More
Salam, so I think I’m really ugly
I’ve posted way too much on this site but it’s anonymous so heh I’m 15 years old, and an Egyptian girl who grew up in a western country, and there are times where I feel really pretty and I look at photos and actually get surprised from how ... Read More
