Writing
Thoughts on pedagogy, social justice, multilingualism, and the power of words.
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View all on WordPressAn answer to JPF making fun of my love for cloudy days. Why do we qualify certain weather as beautiful or ugly? Isn't the simple fact of being alive enough to make any day beautiful?
Read on WordPressThat accent that fluctuates depending on who I am talking to. On code-switching, accent-shifting, and the complex repertoire of Englishes that multilingual speakers navigate every day.
Read on WordPressThe right way. You read that correctly. Plagiarism is how your students learn how to write — and why we need to rethink what that word means for English language learners.
Read on WordPress2Rāth: When Heritage Revamps Traditional Writing Classrooms. A poster presented at the 2022 CCCC Digital Praxis Showcase.
Read on WordPressAre you Notable enough to have a Wikipedia article about you? On notability, Arab women's visibility, and the 2Rāth Wikipedia initiative at AUB.
Read on WordPressI could not sleep last night. When I learned of the passing of Dr. Kristiaan Aercke — my first mentor and biggest supporter throughout my academic career.
Read on WordPressWhen I showed no hesitation to teach online classes, a friend asked me to write about how I would transition. A positive experience shared with colleagues navigating uncertain waters.
Read on WordPressIf I can wear a tuxedo to a wedding, I would not say no. On gender-neutral clothing, identity, and the unexpected ways public figures shape our everyday choices.
Read on WordPressFor the past few days, I have been at the Bhava Spandana Program organized by the Isha Foundation in Lebanon. It felt like a rebirthing process more than anything.
Read on WordPressRecently, I have been writing for several hours a day in a small diary for a retreat. That got me thinking: Maybe I should come back here and write!
Read on WordPressYes, I am very happy with the results of the mid-term elections. WOMEN WON 26 ADDITIONAL SEATS! On why we need to celebrate women's political victories and support each other.
Read on WordPressThe year was 1946, and Diaspora Armenians from the Middle East were invited to repatriate Soviet Armenia. A story about family, displacement, and the meaning of home.
Read on WordPressShould we allow our students to speak in a language other than English in an English class? On language acquisition, code-switching, and rethinking classroom language policies.
Read on WordPressWhen my student tagged me in a picture that read: "Real Men Marry Teachers," she inspired me to explain why men, in reality, would never want to marry teachers.
Read on WordPressClang, Clang, Clang, Clang, came the thumps from the shoemaker's place syncopating harmoniously at times with the taps of the hammer on the roof… A piece of flash prose.
Read on WordPressSometimes I doubt that knowledge has been bestowed upon women. On dating, gender dynamics, and the battlefield metaphors men use — and women don't.
Read on WordPressWords fail me once again, / Words are beyond my reach. / To clone my feelings in words to you, / Is a quest that I beseech. A poem from Baakleen, June 2013.
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