Culture

Saving Iraq’s seeds, one garden at a time” (Prism Reports)

A worker owned future for Boston cafes” (Boston Compass Newspaper)

Built in community: in pursuit of a new American Dream” (Boston Compass Newspaper)

Reviews

The Best Restaurants in the North End” (The Infatuation)

The Best Restaurants in Somerville” (The Infatuation)

The Best Boston Restaurants for Date Night” (The Infatuation)

The Best Brunch Spots in Boston” (The Infatuation)

The Best Restaurants in Davis Square” (The Infatuation)

Where to Eat in Allston” (Eater Boston)

The Best Breakfast in Boston” (The Infatuation)

Essays

From Baghdad, with lamb” (reproduced from the Spice Issue of Salt & Pepper Magazine)

Living Danishly isn’t the solution we think it is” (i was cooking newsletter)

Heatwaves, the climate crisis, and me” (i was cooking newsletter)

Summer outfit formulas” (On the Plus Side newsletter)

A roundup of queer Arab media” (i was cooking newsletter)

On Selling Sunset and the entrenched language of patriarchy” (i was cooking newsletter)

Newsletters

Beyond my published works, I run two newsletters.

At i was cooking, I write critical essays spanning identity, food, urban architecture, and other marginalia.

Over at On the Plus Side, I write about plus size fashion, personal style, sustainability, and publish roundups of thrift finds.

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