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Hilal Isler

Sakina’s Restaurant: “Remember that world?…I want to remember.”

November 1, 2018October 30, 2018 by Hilal Isler

What I remember is that it was my first time on a movie set. A Drew Barrymore film. Hugh Grant was in it too. The … Read more

Categories Arts, Life

Fasting, Feasting

May 13, 2018May 12, 2018 by Hilal Isler

I used to live in Saudi Arabia, where Ramadan is a big deal. You’re expected to fast and if you can’t, the rule is you’ll … Read more

Categories Life, Literature, Religion

Swear to Allah, I Luv Ya Babe!

April 15, 2018 by Hilal Isler

I attend an all-girls conservative high school in Saudi Arabia. Our uniform is gray, grazes the ankles, and resembles something Queen Victoria would wear at … Read more

Categories Life, Literature

Post-9/11: Never Forgetting & The Importance Of Allies

September 13, 2017September 11, 2017 by Hilal Isler

I became Muslim the morning of September 12, 2001. The night before, I slept poorly and not enough. I’d been unable to turn off the … Read more

Categories Life

Lilly Singh Matters

February 6, 2018April 17, 2017 by Hilal Isler

A post shared by Toronto Life (@torontolife) on Mar 22, 2017 at 10:45am PDT If you were at the Barnes and Noble bookstore in Bloomington, … Read more

Categories Life, Pop Culture

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Original Poetry: ‘An Archive of Consonants’ by Itisha Giri

Literature

Original Poetry: Usman Ahmad’s ‘The Grave is our Sanctuary’

Literature, Photos, Religion

Satire: An IYD Yoga Sequence to Embrace a Common Nationalist Heritage

Opinion, Politics, Pop Culture, Religion
Facing India’s Nightmare: Confronting India’s Occupation of Kashmir & The Hindu Right

Facing India’s Nightmare: Confronting India’s Occupation of Kashmir & The Hindu Right

Q&A With Kamil Ahsan — Editor of Barrelhouse Magazine’s Desi ‘Road Trips’ Issue

Q&A With Kamil Ahsan — Editor of Barrelhouse Magazine’s Desi ‘Road Trips’ Issue

Micropixie’s Otherworldly 3rd Album Takes Listeners to ‘Dark Sight of the Moon’

Micropixie’s Otherworldly 3rd Album Takes Listeners to ‘Dark Sight of the Moon’

Ankita v. Chipkali

Ankita v. Chipkali

Funeral Posters In Sri Lanka

Funeral Posters In Sri Lanka

Thoughts on a Generation’s Expectations: India vs. the U.S.

Thoughts on a Generation’s Expectations: India vs. the U.S.

Kavya’s Story Highlights Worry & Uncertainty Faced By H-4 Visa Holders Under Trump

Kavya’s Story Highlights Worry & Uncertainty Faced By H-4 Visa Holders Under Trump

Sari Stories, Chapter Nine: Notes From The Other Side

Sari Stories, Chapter Nine: Notes From The Other Side

‘Caravan to Cox’s Bazaar’: Original Poetry by Mrinalini Chakravorty

‘Caravan to Cox’s Bazaar’: Original Poetry by Mrinalini Chakravorty

  November 1, 2018

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