U.Baker

9th September 2025

Stories We Skip: Palestine, Instagram and Our Addiction to Escape

We scroll for comfort, but the feed doesn’t always cooperate. One moment it’s a meme, the next, footage of devastation in Palestine. Our thumb hovers: keep watching or move past?

6th May 2025

Chasing Creativity, Not Perfection

Perfectionism can be a creativity killer. The constant pressure to get everything just right stifles innovation and keeps us from embracing our true potential.

23rd February 2024

The Muslim Literature Festival - Birmingham 2024

This month was an exciting month for Muslim Literature. The 17th and 18th of February were days Muslims gathered in Birmingham to share their love of books.

UKHT LONDON • 16th February 2024

Why Modesty Matters

What is considered ‘modesty’ in Islam, and why is it so important?

UKHT LONDON • 14th January 2024

Daily Du'as - Unmissable Supplications

Your daily du’as are among those habits that will help you on this journey. So what are the daily du’as and unmissable supplications?

UKHT LONDON • 29th December 2023

A Winter Routine - A Muslimah's Guide to Being Productive

The saying goes ‘the early bird catches the worm’, and for those of you who don’t know what that means, it’s quite simple. The bird that rises the earliest is the one that finds its breakfast before the others – and we need to be more like that bird!

UKHT LONDON • 15th December 2023

Hijab 101 - Who Can See My Hair?

You’ve made one of the most incredible decisions of your life and want to start wearing the Hijab. Or, you’ve been wearing it for some time, and you now have chosen to understand it.

Geneva Times • 2nd December 2023

Secretly Not Foreign: A Series on Palestine

In life, we all wrestle with difficulties and challenges. None of us can escape the trials of existence, whether it’s pain, trauma, heartache, or countless other burdens. Yet, what sets some of us apart is that, for a significant portion of our lives, these adversities become our constant companions.

UKHT LONDON • 3rd November 2023

Abayah, Jilbaab, Niqab – How Should The Hijab Be Worn?

The literal meaning of ‘Hijab’ is ‘veil’ or ‘barrier’. Some of us may be familiar with these terms, whilst for others, they are new. What all the pieces have in common is they share the same goal; granting every woman who wears them modesty. But, if you’re new to modest attire, it can be confusing to pick between these pieces a

1st November 2023

Secretly Not Foreign: A Series on Palestine Part Three

Watching the news about the country through a screen just doesn't show the truth she explained.