Project As[I]Am has re-opened its call for submissions! Submit your work by July 5th for a chance to be included in our issue, themed “Our Greatest Resource,” on emotional labor and solidarity through love. This week, I wanted to write about something completely mundane. I moved into my new apartment this week, putting everyone who […]
It’s been a difficult beginning to Ramadan for me. Most of the time, I feel excited for the fast as a time of reflection and community. But this year I’ve felt stuck. The night before the first full day of fasting, as we laid out dishes for the coming sehri, I felt irritated and nervous. […]
Eid Mubarak, all! This year has been a time of seeking intentional spirituality in my life. Ramadan has been really varied for me; there was no consistency that I could find in it, other than a renewed sense of wanting to move towards spiritual wellness. I fasted; I didn’t fast. I felt grounded; I snapped. […]
As I think about my fasting this year, I have been nostalgic for a past summer, a past holy month spent in Bangladesh. For me, it was amazing to feel that collective energy – I broke fast with my extended family and participated more fully in my religion by reading the Qur’an and the Hadith […]
Homemade burfi! It’s a sweet milk cake. Since I talked about fasting earlier, I thought I should talk about what I’ve actually been doing during this month – often, people assume that I’m not doing anything but feeling hungry/thirsty all the time! Instead, here are the most common things I’m doing each day. 1. Sleeping. […]
Ramadan is upon us! During this holy month, for those who don’t know, Muslims everywhere observe the fast – meaning that they do not eat or drink between the hours of sunrise and sunset (unless they have been restricted from fasting due to illness, traveling, or other prohibitory factors). The fast is a really unifying […]
Agh, what a way to spend the extra day I have off from school because of the teacher’s strike. In the hospital, with severe shortness of breath and dying from waiting in a cold room for 6 different doctors to come and aid me.Last night was horrible, we thought it was going to just be […]
Alright, I admit it. I’ve gone completely insane.I was walking around Bumbershoot with Ka-chan yesterday and [instead of just looking in wonder at the peoples’ amazing crafts for sale] I started thinking. I thought about all the ways that I might do some of these things myself – with stuff we just have lying around […]