Content Note: The following essay covers or refers to themes of ethnocentrism, colorism, anti-blackness, internalized whiteness, islamophobia, commodification of casualty, police brutality, sexual violence, and death. Exercising self-care is advised. السَّلَامُ عَلَيْكُمْ‎‎ “Assalamualaikum,” Baba said as he rolled down his car window. We were driving in our neighbourhood by 700 Horizon Drive…

This love letter is inspired by my lived experiences and revolutionary teachings of bell hooks. Black Feminists like Rowa and bell shape the woman I’m proud to be. Content Note: The following essay covers themes of racism, anti-blackness, islamophobia, and police brutality. Exercising self-care is advised. “Sarah, promise me you’ll…

A Call for Feminist Refugee Epistemology CONTENT WARNING: The following essay covers themes of war, death, islamophobia, hate crime. Exercising self-care is advised. As a child, I remember my Palestinian Baba saying: “You don’t know how lucky you are to live in a country that has stable political institutions. People here don’t know what goes on…

“Ini anak Along,” Wan would say to introduce me to venders when I accompanied her at pasar malams in Pantai Dalam. “Along? Yang duduk Amerika?” “Canada” “Oh! Canada” Oh, Canada. Oh, Canada, Our home on stolen Native land. My Tiger mom was known in my grandparents’ neighborhood as Along. The…

Racism, Islamophobia, and Neoliberal Wet Dreams in London Ontario. CONTENT WARNING: The following essay covers themes of sexual harassment by way of intimidation, islamophobia, hate crime. Exercising self-care is advised. “Hey, is this your dad’s store?” my beloved friend, Lily, texted on March 28, 2021. She sent me the following video: https://www.instagram.com/p/CM-uP0sHx9h/?utm_medium=copy_link

“Oh, your dad’s Palestinian? I have so much respect for you now!” said the Arab girl who sat in front of me in Arabic school. Disgusted. Small. was how I felt. She sat in front of me every Saturday and only acknowledged my existence on the last day of Arabic…

Reading Lisette Scheer’s account of her Malaysian memories in the article “How Malaysian culture inspires a Dutch Designer”, I was reminded of how the late father of post-colonial theory, Edward Said, must’ve felt when he read colonial literature about the Orient. …