Author’s note: This article is inspired by one of the themes explored in Martin Luther King, Jr’s “Remaining Awake through a Great Revolution” speech. As a result, riddled throughout this article are some of my favorite quotes from said speech. I’d started this piece on MLK day but never found... [read more]

A recurring theme of mine is that shortly after reading a book, particularly a biography, I’ll pick up a few things from the story’s protagonist and try to implement them in my own life. The drawings you’ll see are one such case. After reading (and not finishing) Walter Isaacson’s biography... [read more]

A poem I’d written in early 2017 in a time of teenage angst. It’s meant to be uplifting and was composed as a way to express my feelings of gratitude for having enjoyed something, someone, and someplace well. [read more]

I had written this on January 7, 2017 while I was in Freetown, Sierra Leone. I believe this was written shortly after reading “The Wealth and Poverty of Nations” by David Landes for the second time. [read more]

Here are my thoughts on Steven Pinker’s The Enlightenment Now. I’d read this sometime in 2018, probably in March, shortly after the book came out. I took some notes while reading the book, and for whatever reason, I chose to take the following quotes from the book: [read more]

I’d written this last summer for the Muslim Student Association here at MIT. I am by no means a financial expert, but I want to share with you all the things I’ve learned about saving for retirement in the United States of ‘Murica. If I’ve made mistakes, let me know... [read more]

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