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

Is This a Date?

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 Offing

An Index of Small Stings

Panorama

Lost: Tacos Arabes

Refinery 29

My Muslim Family Left Our Homeland For the US to Escape Deportations--Now What?

The Rumpus

FUNNY WOMEN #87: Delusions of Grandeur

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.