Finding Jesus and Mary in Ramadan
In which a Muslim in Ramadan reclaims Christianity from colonial Empires and prays for liberation for the homeland of Jesus and Mary, and for all oppressed peoples.
Abusers always use the same moves (and physical violence is not one of them)
The methods common to intimate abuse match those used by all traders of human captivity. What should surprise us about abuse isn't how long it takes to leave, but that one has the strength to endure captivity disguised as courtship.
Writing for insight: Some design principles
How did I take notes before? What did I learn about writing for insight? How do I know what I know? Written at the 5-year mark of my zettelkasten practice.
What we really need is outside of the algorithm
When your worldview gets darker the longer you scroll on ig or tiktok, accept this invitation to rescue your attention from algorithm-curated spaces and return it to human curation, moderation, and action.
Poem: Pull The Tower
A magnet poem, September 2024
To bear witness is an act of resistance
On bearing witness, decolonising death positivity, and being steadfast with a heart that will never recover.
"Love goes on and on"
And then suddenly the tone of the film entirely shifted, just for two beings walking the forest at night, in love.
A 'privilege' so slow, it is the same as losing
A gentle reminder to the next person who asks me if we are in a world war, and if yes, how would I know.
We only own what was given to us freely
If modern life in a climate emergency and multiple genocides means we could be among the last to ever believe, then it may be that we understand the struggle against injustice better now than the early Muslims did.
Ways of knowing (5)
How do you know what you know? In what ways do we accept, question, or resist authority? This framework gives you a language to describe the depth of your knowledge in any topic.
Befriending the Qur'an
What I send to those who ask me how they can start building their own relationship with revelation. How do you read it? Which translations? Where do you start?
Here is a queer Muslim wellbeing workbook to help you feel less alone
Sheltering indoors in the holy month of the first year of the global pandemic, encouraged by a friend, I made a love letter to God and to all the queer Muslims who changed my life.