As the second wave of the pandemic surges around me, I finished reading Willow Wilson’s Alif the Unseen with record speed. It was as if I wanted to escape into a fictional world. The book left an indelible mark on my psyche. Already a fan of Willow Wilson’s comics and Butterfly Mosque, I was blown…
Author: Sadia
I worked for a decade in the social sector as a fundraiser and philanthropist advancing equity. Specifically, I work with clients who want to serve those at the margins of society, from children to the elderly. I care deeply about faith, literacy, fundraising, self-mastery, and capacity building of people and organizations.
Movement Mondays or Falling into Leaves
Mondays are my favorite. I jump out of bed, usually before my alarm, and I am eager to get back to my work, or my home, or my kids. The weekend is a diversion of sorts, with one dinner party followed by another, by another. Given the pandemic, it felt like there was too much…
The weekend that Biden won …
We visited my parents, ate chicken pot pie and watched the acceptance speeches of Kamala and Joe at a friends’ house, dressed up as princesses for an outdoor birthday party, visited the lake near my house, and finally saw my in-laws. That’s just Saturday and Sunday. Sandwiched between all these activities was a golden moment…
Sadia Kalam 