The Veiled Truth
Sara Grace O'Connell
- Location
- Portland, Oregon,
- Birthday
- December 31
- Bio
- Esthetician and makeup artist by day... journalist by night. You can find me schooling individuals on the proper usage of their/they're/there.
MY RECENT POSTS
- Hijab: A Love Story
November 06, 2011 05:50AM - Living as an American Muslim
in a Post-9/11 World
September 08, 2011 10:02PM - Growing Up O'Muslim
November 06, 2008 08:49PM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “hell yes!”
July 09, 2009 05:41PM - “Hello all- Thank you for
taking the time to read my
article
as well as the
valuab…”
November 07, 2008 01:30PM
Sara Grace O'Connell's Links
I wrap layers upon layers of dense black cotton around my head, reveling in the warm ritual of it; throw a splash of crimson lipstick onto my lips, frustrated at how little of a canvas I have to work with; and stop when I catch a glimpse of my reflection… Read full post »
Ten years. Ten years since I was woken by my mother, who delivered the news that our Twin Towers fell, that our center of security, the Pentagon, was attacked. Ten long years. In some senses, September 11, 2001 still feels like just yesterday, but ask any Muslim in America, and they… Read full post »
I wrote this piece about two years ago...
I am 6 feet tall.
I have blonde hair and green eyes.I have freckles.
I was born Muslim.
I am a third-generation Irish-American daughter of converts.
My parents converted over 30 years ago, before they met each other. My mother whose family is agnostic, converted… Read full post »
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