Local Politics
In life, either you win, or you get something to work on and we, here in Milton Ontario, have a lot of work to do.
Thoughts on Islamic History
As Islamic History Month draws to a close, I want to talk about history in general a little bit. My novel that just released "Under the Full and Crescent Moon" is a work of fiction inspired by history and I do have some credentials on the subject.
All the things
It's surprising the number of things that need to be done after you're done writing a book to give it a good shot in the market. There's a lot of supplementary writing to do, and, nowadays, a whole lot of marketing effort that authors need to be put in too with things like making a website, newsletter, social media post and things like that. And I've done all of that and continue to do so for my novel "Under THe Full and Crescent Moon"
Mamdani's speech
In Zohran Mamdani's remarkable speech on the 24th of October 2025 the candidate for the mayor of New York city brought to bear the rigour of his academic father to understand and define a pressing problem and the artistry of his filmmaker mother to, in less than 10 minutes, communicate it.1 Which is not only the reality of Islamophobia...
No real change
It is surprising how little has changed in the world's first livestreamed genocide despite the loud proclamations of 'ceasefires' on the 10th of October 20251 and a 'peace summit' on the 13th2.
Blatant Israeli evil
I saw a video of a Palestinian man released from Israeli torture who found out that his family had been murdered by Israel. He was besides himself with grief; the small little gift he had made for his daughter now useless.1
Civilians murdered on Oct 7
Let us talk about the civilians murdered on the 7th of October 2023. Civilians such as Awni El-Dous.
Islamic History Month and my novel
October is Islamic History Month or so I'm told and what better way to celebrate than picking up my novel that's based on Islamic history!
A simple history
The history of West Asia after WWI is not complicated. It's a very straightforward story...
Safety in Numbers.
I have been wearing a kuffiyeh or a free Palestine scarf since the early days of 2024, back when they were hard to find. What makes me angry is that I am still one of the only ones that does so in my area.