Publications
Articles & Essays
Al Jazeera
The US Muslim Ban and the Story of my Iraqi Father
Can the Muslim American Family Survive Trump?
Altmuslimah
The Space to Feel Blessed
Parenting's Wilderness
Hippocampus Magazine
Literary Hub
My Parents' Wedding Was Arranged. I Wanted Something Different.
Los Angeles Times
After exile, Iraqi immigrants must learn to grieve at a distance
Love Inshallah
A Married Woman
Equal in the Eyes of Marriage
The Myth of a Shared Life
The Hunger to Be Seen
This Is Peace, Too
Turn to Your Friends
Tomorrow's Joy
A New Story to Tell
The View From Here
No Apologies Necessary
The Weight of the Unwritten Word
You Are More Than What You Do
The Brilliant, Awful Truth of Existence
Writing for Love
Mama’s Girl
Love Inshallah Spotlight
NY Post
Why my arranged marriage led to lifelong happiness
The New York Times
The Offing
Panorama
Refinery 29
My Muslim Family Left Our Homeland For the US to Escape Deportations--Now What?
The Rumpus
FUNNY WOMEN #87: Delusions of Grandeur
Santa Clara Review
Self
7 Things I Wish More People Understood About My Arranged Marriage
Tin House
First Comes Marriage: An Excerpt
VICE
I Thought I Could Rewrite My Love Story By Getting Gifts on Valentine's Day
VIDA Review
The Dictator in My Notebook: On Censorship and the Risks of Writing
The Washington Post
Trump thinks Muslims don't 'assimilate.' He should have met my grandfather.