About Me: 
Salams! I'm Nusrat, from NYC. A little about me: For most of my life I've lived in the great state of New York, with the exception of that one time I decided to move to the Midwest to find culture and attend college. Soon after graduation I found my way back to NYC to attend graduate school and to chase my dreams of becoming a writer people will actually want to read. It turns out NYC is a better place for writers. Go figure. 
I teach in Adult Continuing Education and most of my students are from communities underrepresented in higher ed. By night, I am taking classes for my second graduate degree, because apparently I can’t get enough of school. And in case I didn’t mention NYC enough, I’m a New Yawker through and through. Hot dawgs and sidewalks, all day. 
The highlight of my life has been my recent umrah trip with my mom. It was an incredibly cleansing experience. And although I've since returned to normal life, I also left a piece of me in Makkah and Madinah. I pray I’ll get to visit again inshAllah.

Also, writing about oneself at length like this feels a little gross, awkward, and like an exercise in ego-stretching. If you have any questions—and only if you seriously think we'd possibly be a good match—please ask! 


About my match: 

I am looking for an educated life partner who grew up in the United States. I’d like someone who is socially responsible and is an active and positive member of his community, career orientated but has other interests/passions, especially in books, films, pop culture. Spirituality is a big for me and I’d like someone who is spiritual but not rigid. Family-oriented and good with children, leads a healthy but again, not rigid lifestyle. I’m desi but I’m open to non-desi men and reverts, definitely someone who eschews entrenchment in old desi/Arab (cultural) gender roles. Overall, someone who is kind, generous/charitable, even-tempered, peaceful (good at conflict resolution). We just gotta vibe, man! inshAllah khair.