Zeenat Qanoongo Writing for the Arts and Humanities Spring 2022 Prof Brener         Women and Men in Desi Culture Women as an entire gender struggle so much in their daily lives with everything they have to go through. Aside from daily struggles, sometimes culture plays a hand in making their lives ten times harder. Take desi culture for example, where women tend to be put down often or belittled. As someone who is desi, I, myself, have a lot of experience with this. Growing up, I heard a lot of phrases that all came from a similar …

Alim’s Interview Today I will be interviewing Alim Malik, a hardworking freshman that attends The City College of New York. Known for his classic brown trench coat that he’s sporting, he’s funny, intelligent, and quick witted, he’s quite the popular guy. Today we will be touching base upon different aspects of Alim’s life, such as where he grew up, his cultural background and how that’s influenced the way he grew up. We will also be looking into his major, and what led him to choosing such a major. Before interviewing him, I read his “Where I’m From” poem and from …