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April 12, 2023April 21, 2024 Maryah

“Reboot”

September 16, 2021April 21, 2024 Maryah

“Becoming Bedouin” Again

June 15, 2021August 2, 2022 Maryah

“Peace of Iraq’s Mothers” Online at Last

May 31, 2021February 8, 2022 Maryah

“Sid Ismahan” returns

June 15, 2020 Maryah

“Sid Ismahan’s Brothers and Daughters”

April 26, 2020April 22, 2020 Maryah

Fast, Feast and Loneliness in a Time of COVID: Check in extra with your Muslim friends

March 21, 2020April 11, 2020 Maryah

Because We Love Our Mothers Every Day

March 9, 2020March 20, 2020 Maryah

For 6+ Years, I’ve Only Wanted One President. I’m Just So Heartbroken

There are far more people working for justice, equality and diversity than opposing them. Don’t let hopelessness trend in your head. --John Pavlovitz
December 1, 2019November 4, 2020 Maryah

One Small Kindness in a Time of Evil

September 25, 2019April 20, 2020 Maryah

Is the “Peace of Iraq’s Mothers” even possible anymore?

September 2, 2019May 15, 2020 Maryah

The History of Labor Day Is the History of Me

July 4, 2019July 4, 2019 Maryah

The Dark Side of one Daughter of the American Revolution

May 2, 2019 Maryah

Holocaust Remembrance Day and Children In Detention

April 16, 2019April 15, 2019 Maryah

“a mediocre white man”

April 15, 2019June 3, 2020 Maryah

“That Other Hijab Story” redux

March 31, 2019March 31, 2019 Maryah

I’m Committed to Reading More SF/F Writers of Color

December 22, 2018 Maryah

Huddled Masses Yearning

December 16, 2018 Maryah

I Learned My Manners In Thailand

November 21, 2018May 15, 2020 Maryah

Mother, Teacher, Volunteer, Grandma

October 10, 2018November 18, 2018 Maryah

“Bringing Umm Saleh Home”

October 3, 2018March 15, 2019 Maryah

“The Worst Tenth Grader”

May 2, 2018July 3, 2024 Maryah

“Khawaaga: Eyes Always Watching”

March 20, 2018 Maryah

Coming Through the Storm

February 22, 2018 Maryah

On Lady Doritos, or Crunchless Chips are Not the Answer

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

October 20, 2017August 21, 2021 Maryah

"Becoming Bedouin: Daughter, Teacher, Sister"

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 

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