Three years in tech
I’m almost at three years in the tech industry! I moved to St. Louis at the beginning of February in 2012. I started my first programming job shortly thereafter in Read More …
Experiences of a former hijabi
Today is World Hijab Day, at least that’s what I hear on Twitter. People have been celebrating it in different ways, but I read one tweet that encouraged people to Read More …
In defense of planned parenthood
I was 19 when I first when to Planned Parenthood. I didn’t have insurance. I was newly married. You can’t really be expected to keep your legs shut when you’re Read More …
2015 in review
Every year, I think about writing up a review of the past year, and this is the first year that I’ve actually done it! 2015 was a crazy year filled Read More …
Culturally Muslim
In December, a lot of my pseudo-Christian friends get really excited about Christmas. I didn’t understand why people would celebrate a traditionally religious holiday if they weren’t really religious themselves. Read More …
Brown Girl <3 White Guy
Every couple of months, someone asks me for advice on how to deal with their interracial, interreligion relationship. Usually, it’s a brown Muslim girl who is dating a white Christian Read More …
The Asthma Struggle
Today’s struggle with asthma is worse than usual. Strong smells trigger my asthma — cigarette smoke, perfume, cologne, air fresheners, candles, etc. All of those things are so widespread in Read More …
2015 Asynchrony Performance Review
This year, I was in the advocacy program at Asynchrony again. The advocacy program is different from the traditional review process in that you solicit feedback from your coworkers on Read More …
Year Books
A friend of mine said that she was going to make yearly photo books for the past couple of years. I thought it was a great idea! I wanted to Read More …
Non-native Guide to Navigating Devon Avenue
I had a fun girls’ weekend in Chicago with my bridesmaids a couple weekends ago. We decided that they would wear traditional Bengali clothing in the wedding instead of traditional Read More …