Kindergarten and elementary (primary) school teachers are super stressed right now, just like many parents are. The past two years of on-again, off-again in-person schooling during this pandemic have taken their toll, and this year is even more stressful for us than lockdown was. We need you to not make…

I can practically hear my Muslim readers scratching their heads while reading this. Before you get angry, confused, or in doubt about my Islam, keep reading. I know the origins of yoga and salah are very different. I am not talking about yoga as a religious practice, but yoga as…

How do you mourn someone who was a huge part of your life, but who also left you with emotional scars? I knew him for over half my life. We traveled the world together. We went for umrah (lesser pilgrimage to Mecca) together. We raised my son together — for…

Like most of you, I’ve had a lot of time for self-reflection during 2020. If the worst happened, how would I be remembered by the people closest to me? By my friends? By my colleagues? Acquaintances? The people closest to me and my friends understand me for the most part…

Joe Biden is now our president-elect. While that comes as a relief to the majority of Americans, our country remains deeply divided and the fragility of our democracy and our institutions has been exposed. Our reality is showing beneath our facade of perfection. I learned long ago that America is…

2020 has been difficult for all of us in one way or another, yet we’re still here. We are the lucky ones, despite most of us having less money & being lonelier than usual. Many of us have had losses to mourn. I’m no exception. Still, I did manage to…

A memoir of the impact that 9/11 had on my life and the lives of my American Muslim community. The First Ten Days 1st — Ishaq likes his new teacher. Some of the same children are in his class as last year, including his best friend Ali. I’m glad that…