About

My name is Jehanzeb and I am a Pakistani Muslim-American who likes to write about mysticism/spirituality, politics, feminism, and media literacy, among many other things!  I study social psychology and am also an independent filmmaker.  I am fascinated by the idea of merging spirituality with social activism because I think it can open new doors towards a brighter future and also encourage us to discover more about who we are in this journey we call life.

The world can feel morally bankrupt, cruel, and void of heart and passion, but there is a world inside all of us that is springing forth new ideas, thoughts, and perspectives that are waiting to be made manifest.  There are times when we are sober and spend our days reading, studying, and writing, but then there are days when we’re filled with poetry and expression — we break out of our shells and long to embrace the unseen beauties of the Divine.  Too often, I think we allow logic and reason to keep ourselves away from belief and other elements of our being that people would label “fantasy,” but we shouldn’t think that these things are separate from one another.  There is a way to coexist, not just as human beings and created things, but also as mind, body, and spirit.

“Rise above time and space.  Pass by the world, and be to yourself your own world.” – Mahmud Shabistari, 13th century Islamic mystic.