Category Archives: Anisah’s Corner

Reclaiming Derogatory Language: Is It Empowering?

By Anisah | Published: August 2010
I find myself asking this question every time I hear people use derogatory language in offensive ways. Ways that merely perpetuate the stereotypes that marginalized groups are attempting to escape when they reclaim those words. How is it so empowering to call yourself what your oppressor has been calling you forever? Does it heal wounds? [...]
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Anisah Asks: Where Are You Really From?

By Anisah | Published: July 2010
I’m one of those racially ambiguous people. You know the kind that walks into a room and gets asked, “So where are you from?” And I respond with a short answer like, “Oh, Connecticut.” Then they lower their voice and say something like, “No, where are you really from?” Well, I never have a short answer [...]
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Introduction of New Contributor: Anisah Hashmi

By admin | Published: May 2009
As a new member of this symposium, I have to introduce myself. My name is Anisah Hashmi and I hail from two distinct and incompatible worlds that have somehow melded to create me. My mother is a Muslim convert from Connecticut and my father is a Pakistani Muslim immigrant. I grew up in both places [...]
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