Reflection on Falah

This summer, I finished a class on Falah (success in Arabic) with Rabata, a women’s seminary that teaches women islamic scholarship. I joined 100 women 3 times a week with a shared goal to be better than we were before. The class is described as an all-new approach to successful and happy living, specifically as…

Life in the time of Corona

“How do we find gratitude when so many have died, or lost their jobs, or have been alone for months, and there is no end in sight?” Vu asked in one of the best pieces of writing on the web, his site “Nonprofit AF” on his post, “You are not alone. We will get through…

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…