“Sit.” Jessica turned from where she was parting the heavily brocaded curtains to peer outside into the darkness. She found a large woman with deep olive...
When I was in high school and still trying to decide how I would use my writing professionally, I imagined I could be a scriptwriter for...
Cross-post from http://saudilife.net/life-and-society/92-life-and-society/1653-are-you-a-sign-of-the-last-day It was while watching the Oprah Winfrey Show many years ago when I realized that times have really changed… This particular show interviewed a...
“Pakistanis are the worst!” a young Desi woman exclaimed wrinkling her nose, “I would never advise marrying any of them.” The other Pakistani women present nodded in emphatic...
“Good,” she said so matter-of-factly that I was momentarily confused. Blinking, I held the phone’s receiver as I processed this simple response that held little connection...
“Is it time for prayer?” This simple, sincere inquiry of Mike Tyson, the former boxing heavyweight champion, are the words that came to mind last April...
“We were of the most disgraced of people, and Allah granted us honor with this Islam. Now, whenever we seek honor in other than that which...
