Sana Saeed • February 12, 2009

In my last column I introduced you to my friend Patrick* who, by the way, is a real person and not a figment of my attempt to create an interesting preface to this second part. Now, in this piece, I want to discuss the existence of what specifically Patrick represented:… Read More

Sana Saeed • January 29, 2009

This is the first of a two part-piece looking at secularism. This first part acts as a loose introduction to a discussion on the negative approach secularism has taken toward fundamentalism, ideology, and essentialism. If we consider secularism to be the governing ideal of the future and the modern state,… Read More

Sana Saeed • January 15, 2009

A cosmic motherly-sounding voice has always told me that even the darkest of clouds have silver linings. The past two weeks have forced me to now wonder if the same idea of a silver lining applies to clouds of white phosphorous. In an arbitrary 15 years from now, the past… Read More

Sana Saeed • November 13, 2008

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 creativity and originality in your personal statements, as well as… Read More

Sana Saeed • October 30, 2008

I would like to introduce to you That Islamic Studies Guy – a PhD student at the Institute of Islamic Studies. I’ve been seeing him around for the past year, primarily in, you guessed it, the Islamic Studies library. Despite running into one another often, our interactions have been minimal… Read More

Sana Saeed • October 16, 2008

Visibility has come to take hostage of our understanding of sexuality. I would blame the 1960s Sexual Revolution, but I lack the academic credentials to do so. However, this idea of visibility as the sole expression of sexuality can easily be traced to the Sexual Revolution, which saw the breaking… Read More

Sana Saeed • October 2, 2008

I ran. I wasn’t in a rush, but everyone behind me was, and I hate being “that walker” everyone dreams of curbstomping. Within a few minutes of exiting my connecting train, I approached the Berri-UQAM platform in the direction of Angrignon. My pace, along with the pace of those rushing… Read More

Sana Saeed • September 11, 2008

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Sana Saeed • March 10, 2008

Religious texts are fascinating. Yet I am constantly perplexed as to how the beautifully crafted words and lessons found on scrolls and leaves – from the Bhagavad Gita to the Talmud to the Qu’ran – are often overlooked by the self-righteous. I cringe whenever I hear someone assert that religion… Read More