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Future Garden

Essays practicing for later, formed from the alchemy of different reading notes.

The only 2 binaries that matter to me now

The only 2 binaries that matter to me now

Here are a couple of clarifying ideas that have helped me recognise and make sense of Reality lately— maybe it will also help you cut through the noise? Also includes my current go-to definition of capitalism.

Finding Jesus and Mary in Ramadan

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.

What we really need is outside of the algorithm

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.

To bear witness is an act of resistance

To bear witness is an act of resistance

On bearing witness, decolonising death positivity, and being steadfast with a heart that will never recover.

A 'privilege' so slow, it is the same as losing

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.

Doomerism is a transitional phase

Doomerism is a transitional phase

"What will capitalists do when there is nothing left to invest in except each other?"

Rethinking a social emphasis on procreation and proliferation

Rethinking a social emphasis on procreation and proliferation

When confronted with this growth-oriented worldview, the burden is often placed on sexually diverse Muslims to change ourselves to conform to it.