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Muslim Women Speak

I Stopped Being a Writer

Today I have the words to tell you why.

Nov 21, 2018

I Stopped Being a Writer

Nov 21, 2018

Gulnaz Saiyed
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Mixed Company

I’m Muslim; This Doesn’t Make Me an Expert on Terrorism or Foreign Policy

I’m posting this the afternoon after the murders of more than 50 people at a concert in Las Vegas. I wondered if this piece would be…

Oct 2, 2017

I’m Muslim; This Doesn’t Make Me an Expert on Terrorism or Foreign Policy

Oct 2, 2017

Gulnaz Saiyed
in
Mixed Company

Permission to be publicly wrong

Or, why I’m in a fight with Zadie Smith

Sep 26, 2017

Sep 26, 2017

Gulnaz Saiyed
in
Mixed Company

We Have Different Expectations For The Holy Month

Mixed Company is a collaboration of three friends from very different walks of life who are venturing to do/say/write things with one…

May 27, 2017

We Have Different Expectations For The Holy Month

May 27, 2017

Gulnaz Saiyed
in
Mixed Company

Non-pregnancy, parenting, and what I learned from Jane the Virgin

I didn’t watch Jane the Virgin at first. The premise — a virgin woman gets accidentally artificially inseminated and pregnant — was too…

Apr 20, 2017

Non-pregnancy, parenting, and what I learned from Jane the Virgin

Apr 20, 2017

Gulnaz Saiyed
in
Mixed Company

How To Plan For the Next Four Years

I graduated from college in 2008 — four years before the world was meant to end. I started off as a senior with an acceptance into Tulane’s…

Dec 16, 2016

How To Plan For the Next Four Years

Dec 16, 2016

Gulnaz Saiyed
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Mixed Company

Strong.

I sometimes joke that I have Spongebob Arms.

Nov 13, 2016

Strong.

Nov 13, 2016

Gulnaz Saiyed
in
Mixed Company

I Love Pokémon Go

As the only member of Mixed Company who plays Pokémon Go, I’m pretty sure I’m the only one whose opinion specifically on the game matters…

Sep 29, 2016

I Love Pokémon Go

Sep 29, 2016

Gulnaz Saiyed
in
Mixed Company

correct me

Say My Name — Pt. 2

May 3, 2016

correct me

May 3, 2016

Gulnaz Saiyed

Tiny.

Tiny farm animals had a habit of appearing on the floors of my 8th grade classroom. I found them while tidying up after school for about a…

Mar 15, 2016

Tiny.

Mar 15, 2016

Gulnaz Saiyed

Gulnaz Saiyed

Muslim-American-Desi writer/reader | critical education researcher/designer/teacher/learner | BEARING WITNESS from the hyphens & slashes

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