Deonna Kelli Sayed

american muslim narratives

Contested Whiteness: True Tales of a White Muslim Woman

My car battery dies today, so I call AAA. A tattooed technician in his mid 40s arrives. He is blond, Southern accent thick, and his hands are deeply rutted with grease and the trials of a Battery Service Tech. I will call him Joe. Joe is jovial and helpful. He starts to flirt a little…

August 2, 2015

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Memoir

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Memoir On My Mind

I am honored to be one of the top three “winners” of my local O.Henry Magazine’s first memoir competition. The story is a reflection of my rural Southern upbringing and how one event altered the course of my life. I entered the contest on a whim; this was my first time experimenting with a Southern…

March 6, 2014

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Uncategorized

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