February 2012

On Reading Love, InshAllah

February 12, 2012

The book Love, InshAllah recently came out. It’s a collection of 25 narratives from American Muslim women about love, romance, and relationships. I had a chance to interview Ayesha Mattu, one of the co-editors, for Illume Magazine last week (which I’ll reprint at the end of this post) and wanted to write a bit more [...]

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Coffee Adventures in Oakland OR: The Makings of a Coffee Snob

February 5, 2012

A new cafe opened up in Oakland, mere minutes away from work. The cafe advertised the fact that they were using the beans of a local, popular coffee roaster. Not going to lie to you folks, I was excited about yet another coffee place opening up within walking distance to work. So I went to [...]

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