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May 2015

May 06, 2015

Guava Jam: Taste of my mother, taste of home

This month's Radical Love column is a video essay recorded live at Common Grounds in...

April 2015

April 22, 2015

Into the Deep

A friend once told me when I was going through a tough time that nothing...

April 02, 2015

Forgive me Allah for I have sinned

Please welcome writer Eren Cervantes-Altamirano whose column Flirting with Fate and other Disasters of an...

September 2014

September 09, 2014

Memoirs of the Beautiful Widow

And just like that, I remember it all. At the age of 25, after 6.5...

September 02, 2014

Unmosqued

Poetry as dhikr. - Warsan Shire This past Ramadan I threw myself head over heels...

July 2014

July 23, 2014

Hidden Fractures

When I was a child, Ramadan – like the life that stretched before me...

June 2014

June 03, 2014

Maghrib Memories

Three years just doesn’t have the same ring to it as one month, or one...

March 2014

March 13, 2014

The Life and Death of a First Love

First love can be a bittersweet and intense experience, especially if it is unrequited. It...

March 04, 2014

Love after death

I often wonder about love after death. After the bodies are buried, janazas are done, and...

January 2014

January 28, 2014

When the loss is forever

I haven’t written much about the transition of my son J to our new life...

January 22, 2014

The Force Is Strong With This One

“Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to...

December 2013

December 31, 2013

Remembering Dhadhi

Eds. Note: This beautiful piece is being posted in honor of the author's grandmother's first...

December 24, 2013

Time For Changes, Time For Life

Eds. Note: Introducing our newest monthly columnist, Alan Howard, with his meditations on life after...

December 05, 2013

RIP Nelson Mandela (1918-2013)

Rest in power & peace, Tata Madiba. South African freedom fighter & icon Nelson Mandela...

December 03, 2013

Mystical Manifestations

I'd forgotten that the psychic said he was going to come to me in the...

November 2013

November 07, 2013

The Paths To My Heart

I am not sure why I have not written in a long time. I try...

July 2013

July 14, 2013

Kids Who Die

Kids Who Die By Langston Hughes This is for the kids who die, Black and...

May 2013

May 22, 2013

The Parallel Universe Where My Brother Lives

It starts at home. I’m doing the dishes and listening to a podcast. I'm about...

February 2013

February 28, 2013

Dying before Death

I hate writing about death. It brings up unpleasant family memories. Mother died at the...

February 06, 2013

How to say goodbye to your mother

What do you tell her? If you have five years to say good-bye or no...

November 2012

November 13, 2012

Prayers for Roxy

We don't know Roxy personally, but we believe in the power of thought, prayer, and...

November 09, 2012

Loving after loss (Part 2)

I woke from deep slumber with the gray lights of dawn peeking in. I had...