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My Exhibit at Elmhurst History Museum
Was truly honored to have an exhibit at Elmhurst History Museum, Elmhurst, IL. It was part of the In Pursuit of Happiness: Immigrants in Our Communities exhibit that ran from October 28, 2022 – May 14, 2023. As a life-long Chicagoan born to immigrant parents, it was an amazing and emotional experience to see the […]
Honored to Speak at CAIR-Chicago’s 19th Annual Event
I feel incredibly honored to have been a speaker at CAIR-Chicago’s 19th Annual Event – THE NEXT LEVEL at UIC; My favorite organization with the most respected mentors and inspirers. I will cherish my scarf and name tag for life. Please go to cair-chicago.org and give generously! #civilrights #socialjustice #Islamophobia #inclusion #mediarelations. My intro begins […]
Deconstructing Police Brutality
There is a ton of complexity on the police brutality issue. Military industrial complex using police forces as a place to dump “old” equipment because they need to spend our tax money to keep churning out more as well as to use this equipment to flex dominance on the world stage (I’m being kind in […]
Elizabeth Warren – the Republican Plant
Flip Flopping. Dark Money. Stealing the progressive platform to garner a base and destroy the movement. The YouTube Excerpted: “I knew Elizabeth Warren when I was a professor at the University of Pennsylvania. She was a right-wing Reaganite. And the University of Pennsylvania had the most progressive law school curriculum in the country. And this […]
Dear Pete, Sorry for the “Nostalgia.”
I shared this post on the Daily Kos, 2/26/2020. The Democratic Debate stage in South Carolina last night displayed desperation from establishment candidates reluctant to accept that Bernie Sanders is the front runner in the primaries. I didn’t hear policy from most candidates, just a frenzied poking-away at Bernie as if his popularity could be chipped away […]
You Are Enough – Writing Contest by Positive Writer
I am participating in the Writing Contest: You Are Enough, hosted by Positive Writer. Dare to Be Your Authentic Self by: Yasmina Blackburn I sat down to write the most important piece of writing in my lifetime. Invited for work I was doing for a not-for-profit organization in my hometown of Chicago called MyJihad, I […]
Father’s Day Musings
I haven’t been blogging much since I started a full-time job. Those who have ever followed my blog and published works know that writing is my passion. But a girl has to bring home the paycheck too — and take care of her kids — and there are only so many hours in a day. […]
3 Heroes in Portland
The climate of Trumpistan (aka America) is one where the most dreadful things like hate speech and incitement of violence are dying to become normalized. So much so- people are dying. Trump’s America is killing people. When a white, extremist terrorist who will not be named on my blog- no notoriety here- walked on a […]
First Black American Girl Doll Of The Year. Could A Muslim Doll Be Next?
This article was originally published on the Huffington Post. American Girl Doll Company (owned by Mattel) finally took customer feedback to heart and introduced their first black doll of the year, Gabriella McBride. Each January for more than a decade, they have unveiled the doll of the year and accessories that coincide with her story. […]
Good Bye, 2016
I’m not one of those people that would lump an entire year into a negative label and dramatically welcome in the coming year. You know what I’m talking about– when people are all, “This year sucked! The new year can’t get here soon enough!” No- I don’t talk like that. Every day that I wake […]