Hello All! I am Ammirah Lune and I will be writing about what life is like as a Muslim American in present-day United States. I will also discuss Islamic culture and traditions in hopes that my posts will help defeat stereotypes and misinformation both about Islam and what it means to be a Muslim & American. In […]
“Who has influenced you the most in your life?” – HONY “My mother. She had me when she was 18 years old, and my father left when I was one year old, so I never really knew him. Like a lot of single moms, she had to struggle to work, and eventually she also struggled […]
So Wednesday came and went. I can’t exactly say that I nailed my final observation, but rather I may say that it was my worst out of all four! No matter, I still learned from it and I can now focus all my attention on what is to come. Graduation. Summer. Teaching. Life. Life, that’s funny […]
Weekly lesson: When the professor assigns group work, no matter who you work with, unless you are with your best friend or a very attractive member of the sex that you are attracted to…you will suffer. You will shake your fists at the sky in valiant attempts to not smack them across your fellow members’ […]
And just like that, we’re snapped back to reality. In just a few hours, we’re trudging back to classes, blinking at the professor as they gesture emphatically to the PowerPoint slides, wondering why they’re so enthusiastic when they know your brain is still skipping in la-la-land and probably won’t be back until tomorrow. Ahhh, what […]
SIGH. Mhmm. I understand. Sometimes, life just kicks you where it hurts. When you’re already down. For no reason at all. Whether it’s ten pages of utter torture in the form of intro, graphs, and references, or a test that you’ve bombed spectacularly regardless of the fact that you studied so hard you can practically […]
Today started out as a pretty okay Friday. I woke up when everyone else was already out of the house, which means I got to wander around in a blanket and stick my head in the refrigerator and not be judged. There was a little setback when I scanned the oddly spacious refrigerator and deduced […]
What a week. What a day. Shall we recap? Honestly, this week passed by in such a blur that it’s like trying to remember a drunken stupor. Aside from the fuzzy memories of being in class, and my notes which prove I was actually there and surprisingly functioning, I have nothing to show for it. […]
Goblins and ghouls and witches galore! Asking for treats and then asking for more, A laugh and a whisper, shh, a ghost can’t be seen! Prepare your pumpkins, it’s Happy Halloween! And how was your Halloween yesterday? In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy shutting down schools for the third day yesterday (which, by extension, means […]
It’s the start of a new week and you know what that means, seven more days of studying, stressing, and way too much hot chocolate in my system. Right? *BUZZER* Awesome Monkey’s Tip That You Should Remember Even If I Have Made No Other Impression On You: Work like a Captain, Play like a Pirate. […]
