No borders. If I had to pick a short sentence to describe my life and what I’m about, it would be no borders. The tag line alone, “Writing. Speaking. Photography.” narrates to a great deal what my life is. There is a tendency in today’s highly advance yet isolated world to compartmentalize ourselves. But I’ve never found it useful or convenient to restrict myself as a modus operandi from engaging in a variety of activities. From culinary arts to public speaking to jazz radio personality to web designer/educator, the list continues to grow. Our world is a constantly changing and growing enterprise which demands amorphous skills and an open mind to engage. That is my manifesto – to find a way to engage with my world around me. This engagement takes on both passive and active forms. Photographing a late night passenger on the subway in Philadelphia to giving a talk about Islam in America to the role of religion in identity formation in Blackamerica, I continually find ways to connect with the people and environments that I come into contact with.

For a brief run down of my resume, I am an adjunct faculty member at Moore College in Center City, Philadelphia, where I teach web design. I also work as an Instructional Technology Specialist at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Design. In addition to the above, I have worked as a freelance web designer and photographer [see portfolio here], producing works for small businesses, academic and government institutions as well as individual artists. I also give talks as a guest lecturer on Islam, especially as it relates to the indigenous experience. I have given talks at many major universities. I am also a certified khatiyb/khateeb, having completed my course at the hands of one Philadelphia’s best respected Imam, Anwar Muhaimin. I completed the khatiyb training course in May 2008 and available to deliver khutbahs at MSA’s or mosques. If you’re interested in either web design work, speaking, or photography, please contact me. You may read/download a complete copy of my resume here.

I hope you’ll check back from time to time and visit the many pages I have up here. Thanks for your time,

- M