Naveera Ashraf

Entrepreneur | Developer | Unschooling Mum

Life Learner | Philomath

Welcome To My Place On The Internet

I am a Muslim, unschooling mother. Student of Quran. I am also a self taught full stack developer. I am an autodidact and I love to learn. When not bullying my brain into learning something new, I like to bake sourdough bread and grow vegetables.

Creative Melon

Owner and developer at Creative Melon - An agency where we develop web apps, APIs, chatbots, custom apps, 2D educational games, custom eLearning solutions, and more.

Pearl Coral Group

Co-owner of Pearl Coral Group of Companies, house of PC Tactical, Pearl Coral Urban Solution, PC Firearms and more.

Classes and Workshops

I teach classes and workshops a few times a year on topics such as creative coding, art with code, writing interactive fiction, playing with media and more.

Help SA

Co-Founder and Volunteer at Help SA - Our Family's Non-profit Organization

Some Things I Have Built Lately

🌟 Tadhkirah App

A work in progress. Tadhkirah is a spaced repetition and tracking app specifically for Quran memorization. It is built with Vue3 and Firebase. I have spent a large chunk of time on its UI and design and I am pretty pleased with the look so far. See the coade base here.

🤖 AI Enabled Chatbots

I have created chatbots for various businesses, retailers, and NPOs which run on WhatsApp, Telegram, Messenger, websites, and more. I have used technologies like Python, CSML, Dialogflow, Google cloud, and more to make and deploy chatbots.

👮‍♂️ PC Tactical Monitor

A custom software for security companies to automate shift change reporting, monitoring guards, maintaining OB books, and more. Integrated with Telegram, Airtable, Gmail, and more. Built with Python (Flask) and deployed on Google Cloud.

🛒 E-Commerce Bot

A custom e-commerce software integrated with a Telegram bot. Features include shopping cart, notifications, and more. Integrated with Google Sheets, Trello, and PayFast payment gateway. Built in Python (Flask) and deployed on Google Cloud.




Other Projects

Writing

💾 My Tech Blog

My tech blog, where I share my learning journey as an autodidact in the fields of programming, web development and cloud technology as well as writing tutorials.

✍ The Niqabi Coder Mum

My blog where I share my reflections on Quran, being a Muslimah, being an unschooling parent and life in general.

📜 Tafseer Notes

Notes from my Tafseer study. I share the gems I find from classical and contemporary books of Tafseer al Quran.

🌱 Tadabbur fi alQuran

A series of posts in which I write about my reflections on Quranic ayaat and the lessons I draw from studying the ayaat of Quran.



Social Learning Projects

🌴 Pathway to Arabic

A pathway to learn Quranic Arabic through self-study. Here I share all the resources which I myself have used in learning Quranic Arabic.

⚡ Bitesize Lessons in Tajweed

Bitesize lessons in tajweed alQuran delivered through a Messenger bot, and Twitter.

💡 ShiftClick Zine

A monthly newsletter for life-learners of all ages with a focus on topics like programming, digital literacy, design, trans media writing and more.

🚀 ShiftClick Club

A free online STEAMD (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, Maths, and Design) club for kids, teens, and young at heart adults.

🏆 Learn with Atticus

An experiment in integrating chatbots with e-learning. Learn with Atticus presents a series of interactive courses, taught by Atticus - an AI enabled bot - using videos and online reading. Coming soon.

💰 Learning Blockchain

A growing list of resources including MOOCs, online courses, books and tutorials to learn the Blockchain development through self-study.




Archived Projects

📚 Homeschool 4 Muslims

A blog that I wrote for six years where I shared resources from around the web for homeschooling kids.

🔥 Code Club Johannesburg

I ran free coding club for kids ages 7 to 14 in Johannesburg for a few years.

💻 Nand 2 Tetris with Naveera

A social learning group for kids doing the Nand 2 Tetris MOOC.

🚀 ShiftClick Jr

A Telegram channel to share learning resources for younger kids.




Interviews

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Contact Info

Email Me At

hello@naveeraashraf.com
naveera@pearlcoral.com