it’s a طاس (toss) up.There’s a lot of anxiety, fear, and just ugliness on Iran surrounding us right now. To help break up the barrage of news debating the fate…Dec 30, 2020Dec 30, 2020
بربرى و برابرى (n.): barbari and equalityI couldn’t be meek or timid, even as the burliest, most por-roo (let’s say, impudent) men were the ones heard and heeded first.Dec 29, 2020Dec 29, 2020
Dancing Queen(s) & the Politics of PowerI’ve been sitting here, arms crossed against my chest, smiling — perhaps closer to smirking — for a few minutes now. I’ve been scrolling…Jan 4, 2019Jan 4, 2019
Satisfying a swheat tooth1 cup whole wheat flour. Actually, 3/4 cup flour. And 3/4 cup ground oats, for good measure. 1 teaspoon baking powder. Scratch that — make…Jan 4, 2019Jan 4, 2019
Hour 7: A note about gender + powerWe are nearing seven hours of this hearing, of which I have watched the entire thing. Judge Kavanaugh is practically screaming, as he…Sep 28, 2018Sep 28, 2018
If you did not hurt, do not hurt,perhaps you have never been touched by sexual assaultSep 27, 2018Sep 27, 2018
Media Resolutions for 2018Here are [my] 8 resolutions for the new year for people in the news media (and the “Fake News Media.”)Jan 1, 2018Jan 1, 2018
Let’s Talk PrivilegeI cried when I heard of the lives lost in the senseless Istanbul airport attack. I felt sick. I was horrified; I was angry. I was scared; I…Jul 11, 2016Jul 11, 2016
