When I was a young girl, like most Americans, I read The Diary of Anne Frank. As I read about young Anne hiding in the secret annex fearing for her life, I wondered what kind of political environment led to such terror. How people allowed Read More …
The world seems to be on fire. Maybe it’s the melodramatic artist in me, but I feel that the world is ending and I can’t do anything but watch it go up in flames. Muslim women of color can’t seem to catch a break. As Read More …
These last couple of weeks have been difficult for me as a Muslim woman who – in my own small way- advocates for the rights of women. As an American woman, I watched the numerous Hollywood women come out and speak up against, Harvey Weinstein, Read More …
Today, my five-year-old tells me he had a lockout drill. “What is that?” I asked him. I thought back to my own earthquake and fire drills. I couldn’t quite remember if I ever had a lockout drill. My son kicks a rock out of the Read More …
Bronnie Ware, an Australian nurse, spent several years working in palliative care counseling and taking care of the dying during their last days. She revealed the most common regrets we have at the end of our lives. In her blog, Inspiration and Chai, she writes Read More …
“When we tackle obstacles, we find hidden reserves of courage and resilience we did not know we had. And it is only when we are faced with failure do we realize that these resources were always there within us. We only need to find them Read More …
On my first day of school and academic life, as a five-year-old kindergartener, I was made fun of for the first time for being different. I grew up in Northern California, where people are generally more open to differences. At my home in Redwood City, Read More …