Fifty Shades of Pray, an Islamic Harlequin

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I scowl with frustration at myself in the mirror. Damn my headscarf–it just won’t behave and damn the person who created such a horrible fabric that has subjected me to this ordeal. I should be applying for work, finishing …

How Suburban Education Brainwashes Women

Through the 21 years that I’ve seen – unless you take out the first one to two-and-a-half, as they remain a blur – I’ve always kept the male sex at arm’s distance: military arms distance. Rommel would have been proud.…

Personal Statement For Law School

November 30. McGill law school application deadline. My GPA sucks, and I haven’t quite yet saved the world. However, I, like many other budding law students, have come to excel at the language of self-elevation. Law schools say they want …

Googling Myself: How Sana Saeed Stole My Life

Aside from breaking every fiber of idealism and hope within my 5’2’’ body, McGill has constantly forced me to ask, “Where the shit are you going with your life, Sana?” Like many other fellow students deprived of self-esteem, I initially …