Index

2026/Mar/1
in Current Events, Canada
3 min read

When it matters

Carney is a Trump bootlicker and a Western Imperialist warmonger when it really matters and there's no greater proof of that...

2026/Feb/21
in Book, Writing, Islam
2 min read

Ramadan in my book

So as the holy month of Ramadan has started I wanted to talk about the role the month plays in my novel "Under The Full and Crescent Moon", and the answer is... it doesn't.

2026/Feb/19
in Current Events
2 min read

Howls for War in Ramadan

Ramadan has started, it's a month of piety, charity, self-reflection, and peace.

Too bad Israel and the US don't care about such things...

2026/Feb/7
in Book, Review
3 min read

Review of The Unravelling of Ou

It's an strange thing to wonder if a sock puppet is a reliable narrator, but that's just one of the many thoughts raised by The Unraveling of Ou by Hollay Ghadery which is a novel narrated entirely by a sock puppet named Ou. This seemingly silly premise is used to great effect to tackle themes of mental illness, generational trauma, and internalized misogyny. It's an easy four out of five stars for me and easy to recommend to anyone interested in these sadly timeless issues. Or just wants to experience an incredibly beautifully written and insightful introspective tale about the mental prisons that we build for ourselves or are built for us by our circumstances.

2026/Feb/1
in Book, Islam
1 min read

World Hijab Day

So as it's #WorldHijabDay, I figured it was a good opportunity to talk about my novel "Under The Full and Crescent Moon" which, as you can see features hijabis, and actually the characters do discuss the practice.

And you might say

2026/Jan/30
in Current Events
3 min read

International Law doesn't apply

International Law doesn't seem to matter one bit when it comes to attacks against Muslim majority parts of the world. There's no better current example of that here on the 30th of Jan 2026 then

2026/Jan/22
in Book, Review
2 min read

Review of In the Country I Love

In The Country I love by Alaa Al-Barkawi is a messy family drama which isn't really my genre but perhaps it should be because this is a wonderful novel, the tl;dr is five stars, go preorder and/or buy if you're reading this after May 2026. Or find it in a library.

2026/Jan/20
in Current Events, Canada
3 min read

Mark Carney doesn't care about International Law

Mark Carney, the Prime Minister of Canada, has been in the news lately. First for

2026/Jan/15
in Current Events
3 min read

Iran's Affairs

The future of the Iranian people should be only for Iranians to decide. Since I am not Iranian I'm not going to say anything more about that.

But

2026/Jan/4
in Current Events
2 min read

Turmoil in Venezuela and Iran

There is a lot of turmoil in Venezuela and Iran here at the very start of 2026 and let me be clear. It is only the people of those countries that have the right to determine their future and they deserve to do so without outside intervention.

But...