I learned there's a tremendous amount of sisterhood among Muslim women, which I thought was really beautiful.

Marriage is not a priority for me. I'm not saying I'll never do it. It's just not where we are as a family . . . I'll be at home with my man, having a perfectly loving time, and I'll see all these comments on some site about how wrong I am for not being married. I don't feel less loved or less loving because I'm not married.

Just like in Christianity or Buddhism, obviously there are certain practices that dictate one's life, but I don't think you can say all Muslim women are a certain way.

I believe that whatever your religious preference, there has to be a commitment to family because everything really does start there.

I love shoes. I am a shoe fanatic. I have a special closet in my home just for my shoes.

My son's dad is committed, and involved, and amazing. We're actually really good friends. But I think it's dangerous to speak negatively to the child about your ex or the absent parent, because, believe it or not, they learn very quickly who the other parent is. And it's important that they develop their own attitudes and opinions about that other parent based on their experiences, not based on what someone has said about them.

I think for me to find that project is going to be something that I'm going to have to develop for myself.