The Blind Hijabi

Tag: human rights

  • The Blind Hijabi is BACK! (And Internet Famous?!)

    All we did was go and watch a taping of our favorite late night show. We didn’t expect to become internet famous overnight because of it!

  • Middle-Aged White Man Has Thoughts

    I stood leaning against a smooth, wooden desk in an ultra-modern, high-tech classroom at Harvard Business School. Class had ended a good hour ago, and my colleague and friend, Chris – a middle-aged, straight white man of average height and build with dark hair – stood with me and another one of our classmates discussing…

  • My Personal Reflections on Judy Heumann’s Legacy

    Historians and history books will pontificate plenty about her place in the annals of civil rights, human rights, disability studies, etc. But as I look back on what I learned, the lessons are much more personal, because while she taught us plenty about social justice, advocacy, and activism, the poignant lessons were simply about being…