When I look back at the pictures my family took when I was a child, I can remember everything about that exact time and what was happening the moment the camera clicked. My favorite one is a picture of my cousin Kenia and I, just sitting on the bus. When you look at it, you
One of the things that excited me most about visiting India earlier this year was being in a world filled with people of my skin color. Don’t get me wrong: it’s not like I go through my days in America with slitted eyes, constantly on guard for racial wrongdoings. I don’t. But sometimes you get
The uproar over the decision by Lowe’s Home Improvement and Kayak.com to pull advertising from the TLC show All-American Muslim has once again forced a spotlight on an issue that’s been plaguing American society for over a decade: what place do Muslim-Americans have in this society? Are we going to keep treating men and women
