Dear few and dedicated readers, My husband surprised me on his birthday with my own website. I will still be blogging, but at……drum roll pleaaassee: www.marwaaly.com Hope to see you there! Salaam, Peace!
Archive for November, 2010
New Blog!
Posted in Uncategorized on November 7, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Unpacking Discomfort
Posted in Chaplain's Events, tagged Discomfort, IJL, Islam, Islamophobia, Juan Williams, Park 51, Racism, Wesleyan on November 6, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Yesterday (November 4th) I had the great pleasure of being part of a panel discussing Islamophobia and the “Othering” of Muslims at Wesleyan University. It was sponsored by the Interfaith Justice League. Two professors were also a part of the panel, Dr. Ahmed, who teaches for both the Religion Dept. as well as Women and [...]
Picking Apart a Pomegranate
Posted in Personal Reflections, tagged crunchy leaves, fall, family traditions, pomegranates, Qur'an on November 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Many things remind me of fall. Stomping on crunchy leaves as a kid, volleyball practice as a high-schooler, and yams baking in the oven, always. These memories are cozy ones and are reignited as the humidity of summer is replaced with early morning dew. And maybe this one particular memory is so embedded in my [...]
