Archive - Noted by Nesima

the pensive pilgrim - my umrah experience

on my mind ramadan mubarak friends! we’re already one-third of the way through the month. the first 10 days are said to be a time for mercy and…

Mar 22 •

January 2024

100 days of building power and solidarity

on my mind it’s still hard for me to grasp that we’ve passed 100 days of the genocide in gaza and appealing to the humanity of our government to stop…

Jan 21 •

November 2023

breaking the silence

on my mind “in order for me to write poetry that isn’t political, i must listen to the birds and in order to hear the birds, the warplanes must be…

Nov 20, 2023 •

March 2023

pray like a knife

on my mind this newsletter is going out a few weeks later than planned because of some personal and work-related travels and then - surprise! i got…

Mar 27, 2023 •

February 2023

to black futures & black joy

on my mind This month, I’m looking for ways to invest in joy and wellness for myself and for my community. With the wave of layoffs, more violence…

Feb 3, 2023 •

January 2023

on my mind having a birthday in december feels like the celebration of endings and new beginnings. it is always an intensely reflective and emotional…

Jan 1, 2023

October 2022

the accidental star-gazer

on my mind In the two months since I moved back to Arizona, I have spent half that time in my new home and the other half out of town. Because of that…

Oct 30, 2022 •

July 2022

on my mind it’s hard to type this, but here i am trying to accept and acknowledge a very big change that i have not publicly shared yet: i am moving out…

Jul 29, 2022 •

April 2022

ramadan mubarak!

on my mind ramadan seems to always sneak up on me but it ends up coming right when i need it the most. this weekend gave me a chance to ease into…

Apr 3, 2022 •

February 2022

the february funk

on my mind february may be the shortest month of the year, but personally, this one has felt like the longest. i don’t know if it’s seasonal affective…

Feb 25, 2022 •

December 2021

a winter retreat

on my mind winter is here and i’ve been ahead of it by hibernating for the last few months. we’re nearly two years into the pandemic and i’m once again…

Dec 25, 2021 •

September 2021

back from summer hiatus

on my mind the last time i sat down to write this newsletter, it was in the scorching heat and i had just begun fostering an adorable cat named Layla. i…

Sep 26, 2021 •

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