
Reflections As I Begin My 30th Orbit
Birthdays have always been among the most difficult days of the year for me. I didn’t grow up celebrating them. The older I got the more I thought “What even is there to celebrate?” And now as I start my 30th orbit around the sun, I can only…

J. Cole and Islam – What’s the Relationship?
You probably opened this page to find out what J. Cole and Islam have in common. Well, allow me to explain. When I first heard this track I was left feeling some type of way. As a Muslim, as someone who with all their innate faults has consciously submitted…

Change is Inevitable, But How About its Timing?
Everything is everything. Our families are our families. Our community is our community. Our country is our country. And we are who we are because of the experiences we live through - mostly affected by the aforementioned factors we did not choose. We cannot change those, but with…