Index

2026/Sep/27
in Book
3 min read

On Marketing

So I was incredibly blessed to have been traditionally published for my novel "Under The Full and Crescent Moon" last year and it's a speculative historical novel that follows a young woman defending her Muslim matriarchal society through her mastery of Islamic law, but one of the things that comes with being traditionally published is...

2026/Sep/24
in Book
2 min read

It was Yesterday!

Yesterday was the one year book anniversary of my novel "Under The Full and Crescent Moon" and I'm going to try and celebrate it by actually speaking about it for a change.

Because...

2026/Sep/21
in Current Events, Palestine
3 min read

The last line of defence

Ed Sheeran made a speech from the stage in Philadelphia on the 19th of September¹² on his beleaguered tour after getting criticized for dropping Macklemore as an opening act.

2026/Sep/17
in Current Events, Palestine
3 min read

A constant assault on reality

Pink, who is Jewish, on the 6th of September, amplified criticism of Macklemore for speaking out for Palestine on stage while opening for Ed Sheeran¹.

This went so badly for her that she had to...

2026/Aug/25
in Life
5 min read

Overthinking Exercise

As my family can tell you, I get overwhelmed easily. In fact I probably now exist in a permanent state of overwhelm.

And the prospect of exercising, which I desperately need to do as I age is incredibly overwhelming, as there are an infinite number of options on how to do this.

But I have a coping mechanism that keep me from freezing up and not doing anything new.

2026/Jul/17
in Canada, Current Events
3 min read

Carney tripling down, context included

So here on the 17th of July 2026 as the terrible war foisted on Iran by the United States of America threatens to spiral out of control, let's talk about how Canadian Prime Minister Carney has tripled down on approving of the horror.

2026/Jul/12
in Book
3 min read

Shiism in my novel.

I usually don't respond to reviews of my novel "Under The Full and Crescent Moon" but there was a review that made a very interesting point about my novel and I think it's appropriate to talk about it here in the last few days of Muhurram which is a very important time for me as a Shia Muslim.

2026/Jul/5
in Current Events
3 min read

The world mourns what Canada approved

The world is mourning the death of the former Supreme Leader of Iran. Across multiple days and in multiple cities, tens of millions of people have been and will be gathering to celebrate the life of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and grieve not only his passing but the manner of it in a cowardly airstrike by the United States of America.¹

2026/Jun/13
in Book
3 min read

Two Launches

Thanks to the wonderful Hollay Ghadery, I was invited to launch my novel in Hamilton at The City and The City Books and it was a wonderful time.

2026/May/20
in Current Events, Islam, Palestine
3 min read

San Diego

Three men died in the Islamic Center of San Diego on the 18th of May 2026. Their names were Nader Awad, Mansour Kaziha, and Amin Abdullah¹. All three were victims of Islamophobia.