Ramadan in space
Fasting while working 12-hour shifts in Baghdad tested everything I thought I knew about community.
Revert journeys. Identity struggles. Faith found, lost, and found again. Unfiltered voices from your brothers and sisters across the world.
In Egypt, a divorced woman is a tragedy. I decided to be a plot twist instead.
Fasting while working 12-hour shifts in Baghdad tested everything I thought I knew about community.
Fasting while serving in the military in Accra tested everything I thought I knew about faith.
Fasting while studying for finals in Kano tested everything I thought I knew about patience.
Fasting while studying for finals in Yogyakarta tested everything I thought I knew about surrender.
Fasting while studying for finals in Denver tested everything I thought I knew about surrender.
I break my fast in a hospital stairwell between patients. The other nurses think I'm crazy. Maybe I am.
Fasting while teaching children in Istanbul tested everything I thought I knew about faith.
In Syria, we fasted by choice. In Zaatari, we fast because there isn't enough food to break our fast with.
Fasting while working construction in Montreal tested everything I thought I knew about endurance.
Fasting while working 12-hour shifts in Madinah tested everything I thought I knew about community.
Fasting while teaching children in Vienna tested everything I thought I knew about surrender.
Fasting while serving in the military in Vancouver tested everything I thought I knew about surrender.