Category: Projects

Make with Umar

I am embarking on a new adventure! Meet ‘Make with Umar’. ‘Make with Umar’ is a free, virtual makers camp I want to start for kids and adults who like to make things. We will experiment with electronics, coding, crafts, STEM and DIY toys, and maybe even cooking, baking and gardening projects. There are any… Continue reading Make with Umar

🔔 Changes to ShiftClick – my side project

I started blogging about the educational resources in 2009 at Homeschool4Muslims. I had found so many cool tools and resources during homeschooling my kids and I wanted to share them with others. I blogged for almost eight years. But as my homeschooling methodology changed (leaning more and more towards unschooling), I felt a need to… Continue reading 🔔 Changes to ShiftClick – my side project

On Making Tajweed Bot and Haiku

I admire haiku poetry. I like how the poets convey such powerful messages within the confines of three lines and 17 syllables. The poet is forced to choose, forced to simplify, forced to find the essence of the message. The constraints are actually a very powerful thing, because constraints force you to be disciplined, to understand… Continue reading On Making Tajweed Bot and Haiku