Dr. Mariam Gomaa is a physician and writer based in Washington, DC. She is the author of Between the Shadow &amp; the Soul. Her writing has appeared in Time, NBC News, Rhino Poetry, Mizna, Nimrod International Journal, and Readings for Diversity and Social Justice (Fourth Edition), among other publications. She loves Octobers, the smell of palo santo, and meaningful conversations on a rainy day.

Mariam Gomaa

The Body in Topography

"You always admire what you really don't understand."
— Blaise Pascal

Religion

"Never be afraid to sit awhile and think." — Lorraine Hansberry

Philosophy &amp; Religion

"The nineteenth century believed in science but the twentieth century does not." — Gertrude Stein

Science &amp; Technology

"The older one grows, the more one likes indecency." — Virginia Woolf

Memoir &amp; Essay

Dr. Mariam Gomaa is a physician and writer based in Washington, DC. She is the author of Between the Shadow &amp; the Soul. Her writing has appeared in Time, NBC News, Rhino Poetry, Mizna, Nimrod International Journal, and Readings for Diversity and Social Justice (Fourth Edition), among other publications. She loves Octobers, the smell of palo santo, and meaningful conversations on a rainy day.