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This past two weeks have been filled with amazing, wonderful creative people. Let’s talk about love, Atlanta! I had the honor of participating in the Atlanta Salaam, Love reading with contributors Alan Howard and Anthony Springer. I read an excerpt of “Even Muslim Girls Get the Blues” from Love,Inshallah: The Secret Love Lives of American
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Originally posted on Love, InshAllah: Be yourself. Especially, do not feign affection. Neither be critical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is as perennial as the grass. -Desiderata, Max Ehrmann It is that time of year when people reflect on love. Maybe it is because of the polar vortex,…
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Originally posted on Love, InshAllah: Listen to Deonna’s cinematic radio reading of this piece. Sveta was my neighbor in Baku, Azerbaijan in late 2001. I was married at the time to my ex-husband, Zalmay, a landmine removal expert whose skills brought us to the country to assist the Azeri government in clearing explosive ordinances…
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Originally posted on l.i.b.e.r.a.t.i.o.n. theory: Fear is not real. It is a product of thoughts you create… Danger is very real, but fear is a choice. We are telling ourselves a story and we choose the day that story changes. – After Earth This morning I…
Deonna Kelli Sayed 