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Category: memoir

November 21, 2018May 15, 2020 Maryah

Mother, Teacher, Volunteer, Grandma

October 10, 2018November 18, 2018 Maryah

“Bringing Umm Saleh Home”

October 6, 2018January 13, 2019 Maryah

On Finishing A Book

October 3, 2018March 15, 2019 Maryah

“The Worst Tenth Grader”

September 23, 2018 Maryah

“Panic Attacks”

August 21, 2018 Maryah

Trust and Sacrifice

June 16, 2018 Maryah

Eid Sa’eed: Feast Tales

May 9, 2018May 15, 2020 Maryah

A Great, Quiet Man

May 2, 2018July 3, 2024 Maryah

“Khawaaga: Eyes Always Watching”

January 28, 2018January 7, 2025 Maryah

My Teacher Margie

January 14, 2018 Maryah

“Cold Comfort”

December 2, 2017 Maryah

What I’ve Learned Since That Racist Thing I Said About Locs

November 23, 2017November 30, 2021 Maryah

One Pilgrim’s Progress on Thanksgiving

September 2, 2017June 3, 2020 Maryah

Blessed Feast of the Sacrifice!

July 9, 2017January 13, 2019 Maryah

on the BLYNKT podcast

July 1, 2017June 12, 2020 Maryah

“Neither of Us Quite Bedouin” 

June 26, 2017July 9, 2017 Maryah

StorySlam: Students Hate You. Till They Don’t 

June 17, 2017June 17, 2017 Maryah

“Friends With Goats”

May 27, 2017 Maryah

Ramadan kareem!

September 22, 2014 Maryah

People’s Climate March

May 30, 2014May 1, 2017 Maryah

#YesAllWomen, #NotAllMen, Peace Corps-style

May 24, 2014May 1, 2017 Maryah

2 Wilderness Memoirs

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