Top 6 Misconceptions About Ramadan

Ramadan kareem to all my Muslim brothers and sisters!

About a week ago, when I was still five days away from being liberated from the prison that is my un-air conditioned school, I bit into my hummus sandwich and commented, “This time next…

two eyes and a heartbeat

Sometimes, home isn’t four walls: it’s two eyes and a heartbeat.

They were painted, she thought. Not even cartoonishly painted, as though a child drew them out of boredom, scrawling casually with brightly-coloured crayons. No, these were gruesomely realistic…

If I Could Go Back in Time

If I could go back in time, I would tell myself to say no. To plead and beg the me of the past not to say yes when he asked me to be his. I would tell her that it would hurt her in the end and it isn’t worth it despite the feeling that it is a great decision. I know it seems like…

5 Things I Learned During Junior Year

The school year is almost over (for me) and already over for most. I guess this is a…

Pendulum

In a week, I won’t see you again
For the rest of my life.
You’re off — oh, the places you’ll go!
While I’m still here,
Here, there, middle of nowhere.

Photographs of a Teenage Spectator

It is the best way to see the beauty in every moment of others’ life.

End It.

“Have you ever seen an embarrassing photo of yourself? You know the type, a notification pops up on Facebook and the picture you see makes you cringe. Now imagine getting a notification that includes your name, but this time when you open it up you see something criminal, something you can’t unsee, and sadly…

A Victory for All

#lovewins

You’ve seen the ruling announced on Twitter, read the ecstatic status updates on…

The Guiding Fish

My move to America, like any typical immigrant story, was not easy. We moved in a desperate strike for better life. Engulfed in…