May 27, 2014

Quran teacher in West African, may God have mercy on her


May 26, 2014

Eyes Steady


My eyes were glued to the fashion magazine ‘Elle’ as a kid. I loved the fashion spreads, the fashion trends, the beauty reviews. I would fold down the pages of magazines for the clothes and accessories I wanted. I saved fervently for a ‘Louis Vuitton’ bag (though I never had the guts to make the […]

May 22, 2014

On Images


People are concerned I am concerned For our children The images they watch The broken families they are shifted between The pasted eyes on the TV screen The pre-marital sex they’re encouraged to engaged in Telling them to be safe with objects between them But who will account for the pain they live in?

May 21, 2014

Go Somewhere, Anywhere


When I was younger I actually had no desire to travel, and by younger I refer to only a few years ago.  I’d been to different places in the states like D.C. and Philadelphia but the idea of abroad travel never seemed desirable, Where would I go? And for what? Well after two of my […]

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