Articles by Cindy A:

Cindy writes from the city of the "brotherly love," Philadelphia. A full-time educator, Cindy doesn't seem to get enough of teaching and dedicates her time to teaching Sunday School and mentoring youth for an award-winning national service learning project, "Walking the Walk." Her students think she is cool because she drives fast, dresses stylishly and says, "yo" every other sentence. Her upbringing between the East and the West has given her a unique insight on the world. Her passion is to advocate for those who are deprived of a voice and serve justice. Cindy has managed to volunteer in a Muslim women's shelter, organize various conferences on domestic violence and take part in the Philly Project Downtown chapter. On her free time, she works with an independence agency to empower those with disabilities. Cindy's message to the world is simple, "It's time for action!"

Married Men: The Untouchable Species

by Cindy A. It was a live night: good food, company and laughter. At most gatherings, men and women are segregated, but since this was more of an intimate family and friend’s night, we sat together. The men cracked jokes and the women laughed. Being the only young singleton lady of the bunch I am usually target for their jokes. One of the husbands decided it would be funny to ridicule my tea-making skills. Although... Read More →

Beaten in The Name of God

Fictional Piece I want to blame my mother, but nothing she would have said would have prepared me for the next three years of my life. He promised her that he would protect, love and cherish me. We were so perfect. Our union was for the sake of God alone. We pledged to build our new home on the teachings of Islam. We had dreams; we made promises. Happiness was in the air. Ten hours post the marriage vows exchanged in... Read More →