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About
Ekram Beshir is a contemporary author and physician (M.D.) known for warm, accessible Islamic guides on marriage, parenting, and raising children in Western societies. Born in Egypt, she has lived in Canada since 1975 and is based in Ottawa, where she and her husband, Mohamed Rida Beshir, raised four children. She writes as part of a husband-and-wife team, pairing grounding in the Qurʾan and Sunna with practical insight drawn from family life and community work.
Among their best-known titles are Blissful Marriage: A Practical Islamic Guide, Meeting the Challenge of Parenting in the West: An Islamic Perspective, Muslim Teens: Today's Worry, Tomorrow's Hope, and Parenting Skills Based on the Qurʾan and Sunnah. They have also produced a multi-part Answers to Frequently Asked Questions series covering both parenting and marriage. Several of their books have been published in Arabic and translated into French and German, and they have taught courses on parenting for Muslim audiences.
Beyond writing, Beshir has been active in her local Muslim community, serving as director of a weekend Arabic and Islamic school in Ottawa and contributing to study circles, youth programs, and marriage counseling. Her work is valued by Muslim families seeking guidance rooted in tradition yet attentive to the realities of life in the West.
Among their best-known titles are Blissful Marriage: A Practical Islamic Guide, Meeting the Challenge of Parenting in the West: An Islamic Perspective, Muslim Teens: Today's Worry, Tomorrow's Hope, and Parenting Skills Based on the Qurʾan and Sunnah. They have also produced a multi-part Answers to Frequently Asked Questions series covering both parenting and marriage. Several of their books have been published in Arabic and translated into French and German, and they have taught courses on parenting for Muslim audiences.
Beyond writing, Beshir has been active in her local Muslim community, serving as director of a weekend Arabic and Islamic school in Ottawa and contributing to study circles, youth programs, and marriage counseling. Her work is valued by Muslim families seeking guidance rooted in tradition yet attentive to the realities of life in the West.
