this article is an adaptation of my original article, posted on ansuhh.wixsite.com One year ago, I visited Beirut, Lebanon, to see the site of the explosion. Quite symbolically, the photo I captured conveys a dark truth — we still don’t know what, exactly, happened that day. This is most exemplified…

The twinkle of the night stars cascaded over the entire desert, draping it with a darkness unknown to most of the world. It was so dark, in fact, that to look at the stars felt as bright as looking at the sun. …

The catastrophic effects of COVID-19 are now well established, and its destruction has not kept to one domain. With now more than 1 million deaths nationwide, COVID-19 has also ravaged non-white populations in a much more severe manner. Positivity and death rates are especially higher in black populations. This can…

You’re in university now! Say goodbye to binders and notebooks, and say hello to laptop notes — or even better, handwritten digital notes! Going paperless was the best decision I’ve ever made. Its been 2 years since I have gone paperless, and there is a lot I’ve learned. How to go Paperless First, get…

Here’s my no-fail Gulab Jamun Recipe Check out my video recipe below Ingredients: Dough 3 cups of Nido (milk powder) 8 tbsp of Ghee 1 cup of milk 1 cup of All Purpose Flour 2 tsp of baking powder Chashni (sugar syrup) 4 cups water 6 cups sugar a couple drops of fresh lemon juice 5…

The Truth Behind “Old Town Road” by Lil Nas X Country trap and the Yeehaw agenda. These are two concepts that most might not be familiar with. However, they have taken the world by storm, and are now bolstering the idea of blurring genre lines within music, and introducing hybridity…

We all know that major brands and corporations have outsourced labor in third-world countries for years, but the idea of the same entities using prison labor to power their profits has remained an undiscussed topic. While your favorite shirt from H&M is made in Bangladesh’s sweatshops, Chinese prisoners produce the…

The world of politics has become profoundly influenced by news networks, social media, and other technological innovations. As you go about your daily surf of the internet, it is not uncommon to find a plethora of advertisements and testimonies either praising or criticizing a candidate, policy, or proposed measure. …

Ah yes, a skyscraper. The international symbol for greatness, opulence, and most of all, wonder. The most beautiful cities in the world all have one thing in common, and that is that they feature a bewildering architectural feat that invites millions of onlookers every year. Admiring these skyscrapers invites myriad…