Aug 8Member-onlyMedium — The Playground for My WordsIn the beginning, I started out like lots of other people here on this platform. I wanted to have a focus for my articles. I pumped out my articles and then realized that my articles weren’t coming to me easily and neither were the views… So I’ve changed things up…Medium2 min read
Aug 1Member-onlyLife, Why Did I Ask Something From You?Life, oh precious life, why did I ask something from you? Why, since I was young, did I carry my dreams and sprinkle them out in the morning dew? “Those are not for exposing to sun beams,” my parents had said. “Dreams are for when we lie unconscious, useless, half-dead.” …Poem2 min read
Jun 26Member-onlyINDUCTION STOVES WILL SOLVE ALL YOUR LIFE PROBLEMSHERE’S WHY My Dad does this funny thing where every few years he sees a different video on the internet about some new technology or new alleged “cure” to something, and for the next few days fills in the silent moments at dinner venting his excitement about said new technology/alleged…Induction Stove3 min read
Feb 17Member-onlyThe Lies Women Have been Told Series: Ladies, YOU Decide What You Want me to WriteLIES, I tell you, LIES! Fellow women of Medium, I am currently in the works of creating a series of lies women have been told. Being the historically outspoken and oppressed gender, we have found ourselves given lousy and outright wrong advice based on numerous subjects related to how we…Women4 min read
Feb 14Member-onlyLoving with a Broken HeartMy dear one I wish I could speak to you of the pain that nestles in my heart at night, of the pain that has endured in me for years.Love1 min readPhoto by Chris Gilbert on UnsplashLoving with a Broken Heart----1
Jan 24Member-onlyIn Defense of Positive PsychologyNowadays a series of counter-voices are rising against the increasing popularity of positive psychology in Western countries. People are quoting great historic intellectuals like Fyodor Dostoyevsky who have said things like, “Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart. The really great men must…Positive Psychology4 min read
Jan 16Member-onlyDeath of the Old WorldviewI had this recurring dream a few years ago that there was a lion or a tiger that was about to eat or hurt me, but for some reason, I wasn’t feeling scared for my life. I remember standing in front of the creature and taking in its frightening presence…Worldview8 min read
Dec 26, 2021Member-onlyUs Muslims Come in All Existential Orientations: Atheist/Agnostic Muslims, Liberal Muslims, Devout Muslims…Don’t be fooled by the hijab or the Muslim name. Anyone who actually identifies as Muslim in any way or is directly connected to a significant number of Muslims will know that there is a far bigger range of plurality in beliefs about Islam within Muslim communities, than is officially…Islam8 min read
Dec 16, 2021Member-onlyLosing the WayDown upon some ill-trodden path I lost my way from Heaven’s road.Poem1 min readPhoto by Johannes Plenio on UnsplashLosing the Way----
Nov 28, 2021Member-onlyDesire is ImprisonmentNo, this isn’t only a valid idea for monks Is it just me, or have you ever felt free because you didn’t desire something anymore? …Desire7 min read
