“To Him We Belong. And To Him We Return.” – (Quran, 2:156) Dear Fellow Warrior, There is no perfect end of the year. No perfect close. It just needs to close. You need to cross that finish line. Because time never stops; it is the only resource that will always remain scarce. So I didn’t…
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The Art of Survival: A “Prisoner of Conscience” Speaks
Dear Fellow Warrior, The featured painting, called “Prisoner of Conscience,” connects to my poem (Prisoner of Conscience: An Ode to Solitude) that I wrote earlier this year and recently published in The Memoirist on Medium. The painting is actually also inspired by the original feature photo I chose for that poem. I’ve always preferred using…
The “Questioning?”: A Reflection on Pride
“You have to go the way your blood beats. If you don’t live the only life you have, you won’t live some other life – you won’t live any life at all.”— James Baldwin Dear Fellow Warrior, June is Pride Month. And all month, I have been struggling with something… Among the reasons why I…
Rising Unapologetically Muslim – An Islamic New Year Reflection
“Oh Allah, bring this year upon us with security, faith and safety, Islam, acceptance by the Most Merciful and protection from Shaytan.” (Mu’jam al-Awsat of at-Tabarani). Dear Fellow Warrior, This Friday marked the beginning of the Islamic New Year, 1447 AH, the blessed month of Muharram, which the Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) called “the Month of…
Saving Palestine through the UNRWA DC Gaza 5K
“Mental Health is a Human Right.” – Laila Mokhiber, Director of Communications, UNRWA USA Dear Fellow Warrior, Recently, on May 31, 2025, I participated in the UNRWA DC Gaza 5K. It was a bittersweet moment to be back again this particular year. The event was at the usual place at Rock Creek Park, in Washington…
Am I Supposed to Feel Guilty for Letting Genocide Disrupt My Life?
“It is the responsibility of intellectuals to speak the truth and to expose lies.” – Noam Chomsky Dear Fellow Warrior, I can’t. I can’t express how much rage, grief, heartbreak, and sadness that I have right now… and how we are all just expected to keep going. To just… function, smile, perform, “network,” to keep…
The Underdog Rises: A WOC’s Academic Comeback, Reckoning, & Reclamation
Reflections on My Three-Year Graduation Anniversary, for my Academic Journey, and as a Woman of Color in Academia… “Great spirits always encounter violent opposition from mediocre minds.” – Albert Einstein Dear Fellow Warrior, I write this for Me, myself, and I. And all those who felt invisible in Academia, and deserved better. Three years after…
Returning, Reclaiming, and Rising as One’s True Self: A Warrior KQueen’s Coronation
“She remembered who she was. And the game changed.” — Lalah Delia Dear Fellow Warrior, Sometimes the journey back to yourself is the most powerful revolution of all. This is a love letter to the parts of myself I never lost… only rediscovered, in the most incredible way. I remembered who I was. And while…