• So I Watched Coco

    I was much dismayed when Coco came out in theaters and my schedule did not allow me to catch it on the big screen.  So my excitement was bubbling to the surface when it all began on our living…

  • Dear March ’18

    Dear March, We made it.  It has been a difficult start of the year, but I am glad to meet you in a much better state.  Winter is fading away and warmth is beginning to settle in.  Spring will…

  • How I Learned to Accept Myself

    All throughout middle and high school, I was a nerd.  Let me correct this: I was a NERD. Capitalized, bolded, and italicized, n. e. r. d. Nerd.  Especially in middle school while I was adjusting to the different culture,…

  • Experiencing Seerah Intensive

    Nothing happens without God’s Will. So it was that after a year and a half of efforts and savings, me and Hamza were able to attend Qalam Institute’s Seerah Intensive in December, 2017.  In short, it is a deep…

  • 2017 – Ten Things I Learned this Year

    You know how they say that 30’s are the new 20’s? Well, I don’t want it to be so.  I enjoyed my 30th year on this planet.  In contrast, my 20’s were spent searching for who I was while…