Omar Thinks: Sin and Ramadan

A quick story. It’s foolish, but that’s what writing is about. Sometime in my teenage years, I thought I…

Omar Thinks: Acadevotional

I struggled with the idea of academia. It’s a picky and hyper-niche place in my opinion. My mother instilled the…

Omar Thinks: Family

Family is weird. Sometimes at least. It’s not like we are in a lottery and get chosen. As a practicing Muslim, the Quran is…

Omar Thinks: About nothing. I think.

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Omar Thinks: Medium, Mastodon and the Fediverse

Omar Thinks: Writing

Writing is wild. Five years ago, I thought, no way, this won’t be me. I’m not the academic. I’m not the writer. I was…

Words: War thoughts

Trying to make sense of it. 

Excuse me Mr. President, but what the what?!

There was a cartoon on Cartoon Network called The Amazing World of Gumball. My…

Omar thinks: Dad life

A few days ago, I was playing with my eight-month-old on the living room floor. Baby noises slowly turned into loud…

Sin and Ramadan…and me.

I penned something prior to Ramadan starting. Reflecting, I feel it was a good exercise. Last night I thought about…