Sometimes I wonder if I love my state more than I love my country. In fact, not even all of California--just the Bay Area specifically; the rest of the state might as well be another to me. I suspect that I haven't felt loved here--after all, the city is a harsh and lonely place. There …
Author: TFF
The Absence of Eve
Oh hello. I just remembered I have a site. This month I’ve been having to quietly confront a lot of the tedious issues in the Islamic community regarding gender equality in everything from back entrances to whom is served first and what portions during the communal breaking of the fast at the mosque. All the …
Maladaptive Daydreaming (Disorder)
Recently, compelled by the interests of one of the women I follow on twitter, I partook in quite a bit of reading about my Myers-Briggs Type, a psychometric typology test designed by psychologist Carl Jung, the result of which is for me is INFP. In digging through information about INFPs, I came across a page …
Who is this woman?
I came across her picture on Pinterest while searching for red lipstick. (Shut up.) I think she's gorgeous!
“White people don’t have a monopoly on genetic variation.” –Chally Kacelnik
I wrote this elsewhere but am posting it here for two reasons. Firstly, I want to link you to this article written by Chally stating that white people don’t have a monopoly on genetic variation and I want to talk about it. (Actually, I’m just going to grab this opportunity to link a few essentials …
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Ramadan 2012
Ramadan is upon us, with alarming speed. (And what I wrote the previous year about a solar year accompanying a lunar month still applies.) I wasn’t going to write an entry for Ramadan this year; while maintaining its characteristic celestial quality the month simultaneously feels procedural at this current point. My family, having grown accustomed …
Your author calls the adhan.
The adhan is the Islamic call to prayer. For whatever reason, I've discovered a recording. So! If you care to listen: Allahu Akbar God is [the] Greatest. Allahu Akbar God is [the] Greatest. Allahu Akbar God is [the] Greatest. Allahu Akbar God is [the] Greatest. Ash-hadu an-la ilaha illa llah I bear witness that there …
the fatal feminist 