On Your Thick Black-Framed Acrylic Glasses and Other such Novelties

I think the phenomena of fake black-rimmed acrylic glasses is a representation of our generation’s constant need to appropriate oppression, rebrand it as some sort of liberating statement, as often exhibited by fashion, and reclaim the oppressive nature of what

The Painful Truth

Heartbreak and Hair: a woman’s two greatest pains.

For as long as I can remember these two things have been a source of constant mental and physical torment…

Mad Men Hijab’d

I don’t care if the weren’t any stylin American muhajjibabes in the 1950s and 1960s ..I’m going to Mad Men Myself anyway.

Some Tips on Taking a Class on Middle East Politics

This past semester, I had the wonderful opportunity to TA a political science class on the Middle East. While an introductory ME class at the 300 level, intended for really anyone other than straight outta high school first years.

The following is a list of tips for those of you planning on taking any class on the ME. Some are general tips, applicable to any class, but these are primarily to help you not only pass any ME class but also not look like a bigot doing it. And yes, these are all based on actual experiences (minus one or two).

Miley Cyrus – A Conversation

Contrary to your ridiculous propaganda, Miley Cyrus, it is not a party in the USA. The country is in complete shambles thanks to a broken economy, escalated warfare, a president upon whom too much hope has been put, heightened racism and right-wing fundamentalism, and Tiger Woods’ fall from a the high moral mantle we, as loving fans, placed him upon. And go put a sweater on.

Love – A Conversation

Haddaway truly asked the question of our time: What is Love? He proceeded to attempt to answer it by requesting that his lover refrain from hurting him no more, implying that he was in love and was simultaneously being hurt. Thus love, in this discussion, becomes a form of pain.

Chairman Meow Is the Death of You

At what point does a woman become the dreaded spinster? At what point does she cross the age of not only marriage but relationships in general? I don’t really know the answer nor hope on finding out myself, but I think I’ve come pretty close to discovering the answer.

How suburban education brainwashes women

Through the 21 years that I’ve seen – unless you take out the first one to two-and-a-half, as they remain a blur – I’ve always kept the male sex at arm’s distance: military arms distance. Rommel would have been proud.

Daddy I Love You, Mother Must Die

I’ve never really been attracted to my father. Nor have I really felt any sort of murderous envy towards my mother. But according to Psychoanalysts, specifically Mr. Freud and Mr. Jung, prior to being made to choose my sexuality and

Tap, tap, tap

The most annoying sound known to man is the tapping of the fingers. I know this because I tend to tap my fingers on everything and anything I can possibly find. I like to see eyes twitch. Jaws clench. Hands fidget. Throats clear. People tell me to shut the fuck up. Sometimes I grow out my nails just to be more of a nuisance.