Hana Jafar“On the surface..”: thinking and writing scaffolds for literary analysisTeaching students to think, analyse, and write sometimes feels like three different processes. It’s not, and it doesn’t have to be. In this…Jan 26, 2022Jan 26, 2022
Hana JafarHugs and handshakes as a Muslim woman—where I draw the line.For the third time this week, I’ve had to politely and awkwardly refuse a handshake from a man.Nov 28, 201711Nov 28, 201711
Hana JafarWhy I Faked an Accent for YearsMost people I meet either assume I was raised or educated in the West, or went to an International School. I often get asked where I’m…Jul 13, 20174Jul 13, 20174
Hana JafarPeople Told me I was Pretty and it Made me Hate the Colour of my Skin“She’s the fairest of my children- she gets my complexion” I remember my Mother boasting to people as they tried to decipher which parent I…Apr 16, 20171Apr 16, 20171
Hana JafarSaying Goodbye to My Childhood HomeWhen I heard that I’d been accepted into my top choice school, I was over the moon. The rush of excitement and thrill of new opportunity…Apr 13, 2017Apr 13, 2017
Hana JafarMy Father and II stand about a foot from the door, as I do every day. It is almost time. I hear his footsteps on the front porch, a slight shuffle-step as…Feb 25, 2017Feb 25, 2017
Hana JafarThe Silent Anxiety Beneath Makeup and an Expensive DressA friend was getting married, and this was the event on everyone’s lips for weeks: she went to the same school that I did; so we had mutual…Feb 8, 20171Feb 8, 20171