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“As a Palestinian female, I was born to be nothing more than a victim.”
They told to me to not dream so big, not to let my mind wander off. They told me I wouldn’t go beyond this city, beyond these borders. As a Palestinian female, I was born to become a young mother and...
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Story time-to put it in simple terms:
Being aware of ones insignificance is one way to live life, a way to cope with the vivid truth that we are one in 6 billion, we are part of a world in a galaxy surrounded by other and even bigger...
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In their own words: Being Muslim in College
A few weeks ago, while I was planning my trip to c’ville, I contacted 2 girls I had meet through MSA to help me with an idea I wanted to turn into a project. The idea was to photograph young muslims...
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Being “different” in college: speaking up on racism.
Gymnasium, University of Virginia, VA. (Photo credit: Boston Public Library) “Can you please tell me if this had anything to do with the incident on Saturday night” said Dean Laushway sitting next to...
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The Sharp Knife of A Short Life- Rest in Peace Shelley Goldsmith
Tonight, I sleep with a heavy heart. A fellow Wahoo passed away today; I don’t know how she died and I didn’t know her personally but i’m sure we have crossed paths before. All I know about her is...
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Battlegrounds:
I “Fall to the floor, don’t raise your head” my mother whispered at 3 am one December night after the first few bombs fell over my city. She wanted us to keep our heads down and not make a sound; she...
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Where does your journey start? Mine starts right here.
It’s time to close the books on this place. Walk away and never look back. All my fallen lovers and friends will resonate in my memory like the sweet sound of humming birds. Where does your journey...
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Shutting doors for the last time:- A post about the University of Virginia.
The Rotunda at the Lawn of the University of Virginia (UVa), view from the south east. In a land not so far away, in the center and heart of Virginia is a city so beautiful and history rich that it can...
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That summer:
I still remember that summer well, really well. I was 17, ambitious, alive and young. The world was my “oyster” as they say. I was getting ready to move back to the US after being away for 12 years and...
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