Amanda Ghazale Aziz
Writer — Selected Works
Writer. Reach me at amandaghazale@gmail.com
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“There’s No One Way to Be Muslim:” Celebrating Ramadan as a Millennial
Once you hit adulthood, iftar—gathering together to break the fast—suddenly becomes a matter of choice. As does who you want to gather with.
Now Magazine
Matthew MacKenzie’s Bears will leave you breathless
BEARS by Matthew MacKenzie (Alberta Aboriginal Performing Arts/Punctuate! Theatre in association with Native Earth Performing Arts and the Theatre Centre, 1115 Queen West). Runs to January 27. $17-$25. 416-538-0988. See listing. Rating: NNNNN
The Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline is not without controversy – but any news report could tell you that. Bears, written and directed by Matthew MacKenzie, is a dark comedy that goes beyond the headlines and dives into the devastating consequences ...
towncrier.puritan-magazine.com
On Mohammed Assaf, Arab Idol, and WhatsApp
For the longest time, Arab reality shows only materialized onscreen if you happened to live in a region where the show aired, or if you owned a massive chunk of metal planted in your backyard that could transmit 500 channels from all over the world...
thewordonthestreet.ca
Writing DiverCity Second Place Story: Miim
To celebrate the winners of our inaugural writing contest in the lead up to the festival on September 24, we’ll be publishing the top three winning stories here on our website. And to really get to know the authors, we’re pairing each story with a short written interview with each of the authors.
Also, be sure to see the special showcase of the contest with all three authors reading portions of their winning stories.
Read on for the Second place winner, Amanda Ghazale Aziz, and her story, “Miim."
chatelaine.com
Four Women On What It's Really Like To Live On Minimum Wage
The B.C. government recently pledged to bring the minimum wage up to $15 by 2021. Ontario has promised to get there by 2019. What kind of difference will these increases make in the lives of workers?
FLARE
“There’s No One Way to Be Muslim:” Celebrating Ramadan as a Millennial
Once you hit adulthood, iftar—gathering together to break the fast—suddenly becomes a matter of choice. As does who you want to gather with.
chatelaine.com
7 great books about body image to add to your summer reading list
From Naomi Wolf to Lindy West to Roxane Gay, writers are tackling body image in complicated, inspiring and honest ways.
chatelaine.com
Alicia Keys on Trump, Trudeau and really bad karaoke
Alicia Keys on Trump, Trudeau and really bad karaok...
tvo.org
My mosque gave me a childhood
In the past week, North America's Muslim communities have faced renewed waves of hate, terror, and fear. Most of the time, though, going to a mosque isn’t about grief, but joy
chatelaine.com
Four restaurant servers on how much you should really tip
Is 10 percent enough? 15? Does it depend on the service? Tipping etiquette from the people it affects the most.
Now Magazine
Being Muslim In Canada comedy show went beyond Trump jokes
Funder for Quebec City’s Islamic Culture Centre displayed the range of Toronto’s Muslim comedy community
MacLean's
The part-time conundrum: An undergrad degree shouldn't be a race ...
The part-time conundrum: An undergrad degree should...
j-source.ca
The effects of a less-than-diverse media workforce | J-Source
The effects of a less-than-diverse media workforce ...