A note from our Founder & Editor in Chief
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A PSA: Combating Ignorance in a Divisive World
I find that being an intersectional feminist in the real world is exceptionally difficult because you can’t correct every racial slur and every sexist comment. Speaking to ignorant people is as productive as speaking to a wall; I actually think you would find that speaking to a wall is far more tolerable. I am a Read more
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The STEM vs. Humanities Discourse in South-Asian Cultures
The stigma around Humanities majors in South-Asian cultures has reached a new level of intolerance. Over the past decade, more and more students have been encouraged to pursue their education in STEM-related fields. STEM fields are generally believed to be much more valuable compared to the liberal arts and there’s this false perception that every Read more
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Learn To Fly
A letter to the present you: I write this letter as a reminder that no matter how bad things get, they will always get better… and I’d like to start off on a positive note, hoping that the next time you chance upon this letter, things would’ve changed for the better and that you’ve received Read more
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Five Minute Sanctuaries
In my day job, I meet all kinds of patients. People with lives in between the medicines they use, with smiles and tears, triumphs and fears. On this typical day, someone wants to speak to the pharmacist. Inside the consultation room, I sit down with the lady in question and let her talk. When I Read more
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With Time
Featured Photography: Saaleha Shamsi . . . Hmmm. I’ve said that a lot lately. Could you say I’m in a bad place? Could you say I’m figuring out the parts of life we as humans shy away from? Could you say I’m figuring out the journey of life? Ironic that the “positive affirmations” journalist struggles Read more
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I Forgot To Be A Teenager
When I was young, I would run around my backyard playing out imaginary scenarios. I remember my mind feeling a lot “lighter.” I felt freer, as it should have; I was only a child. Now I am twenty — I don’t really have a backyard to run around in, and my mind feels a lot Read more
