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Proud to Be a Muslim Woman
Judge us, because we're Muslim.
Call us "terrorists," because we're Muslim.
Think we dress like clowns, because we're Muslim.
Scared of us, because we're Muslim.
Treat us like animals, because we're Muslim. -
Community Journalism Project coming soon
[Credit: Ryan Mercer/Burlington Free Press]We’re thrilled that Young Writers Project received a $25,000 national grant from USA TODAY NETWORK’s A Community Thrives initiative! -
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My Fault
“KAREN!” I screamed. I couldn’t think straight. People were shouting but I didn’t listen.
All I could think about was Karen. Tears poured down my cheeks, the world blurred around me. -
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Loves
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Teenager
Maybe being a
teenager is just a con
stant state of panic.
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instructions on growing up
If you wrap your hand around your mother's wrist
your fingers will touch. How
do you come to terms with that? How
do you learn that your father's shoulders
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event horizon
event horizon–
boundary of a black hole beyond which not even light can escape–
a point of no
return
so imagine, my dear, a color
that is not a color
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An Afternoon Moon
Somewhere outside of Philadelphia,
there is a small island in a pond shaped like a boomerang.
When I tilt my chin to the heavens,
I wonder which foolish god
threw it to this barren part of earth?
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