<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Isisara Bey]]></title><description><![CDATA[Isisara Bey]]></description><link>https://www.isisarabey.com/essays</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 18:33:01 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.isisarabey.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Thinking of Becoming an Expat?]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you’re contemplating expatriation, as many are these days, you’d be in stellar company. Notable African American expats include performer Josephine Baker, writer James Baldwin, scholar W.E.B. Du Bois and multi-genre artist Barbara Chase-Riboud, to name a few. Baker  fled the racism of 1920s America to find fame and fortune as a top entertainer in France. During World War II, she further endeared herself to her adopted homeland by becoming a spy for the French Resistance. She was one of...]]></description><link>https://www.isisarabey.com/post/thinking-of-becoming-an-expat</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e316e4a96d49e56ebef5d3</guid><category><![CDATA[TRAVEL & BECOMING]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2025 13:40:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8b3114_95ca113018c3468caa0f34d70d0bff1d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_235,h_226,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Isisara Bey</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Going With Grace]]></title><description><![CDATA[Years ago, I experienced a bout of depression that sent me on the hunt for a therapist. After several tries (and many frogs kissed), I did find a psychiatrist with whom I visited a few times. But I was not telling her the real truth. Something prevented me from opening up. Fortunately, I found someone else: Dr. Cynthia Grace, a licensed clinical psychologist with an immense résumé, who gave of herself as an essential part of her being. A proven leader in academic and clinical psychology,...]]></description><link>https://www.isisarabey.com/post/going-with-grace</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e316e4a96d49e56ebef5d4</guid><category><![CDATA[AGING &GRACE]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2025 15:17:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8b3114_576ea4f907144303904508d9560916b4~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_182,h_300,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Isisara Bey</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sinners and the Kongo Cosmogram]]></title><description><![CDATA[Of course, I’m talking about the new Ryan Coogler film, Sinners. It’s the topic of the moment and an aesthetic roadmap for enduring these trying times. One of the many things I love about this film is its perfect timing. What’s happening to the country has us on an emotional knife edge. Now here come two-plus hours of story that has completely captured the zeitgeist.  With his comrade in arms and the arts, Michael B. Jordan, Coogler is serving creativity, beauty, depth, history, mythology,...]]></description><link>https://www.isisarabey.com/post/sinners-and-the-kongo-cosmogram</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e316e4a96d49e56ebef5cf</guid><category><![CDATA[FILM & CULTURE]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 15 May 2025 13:07:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8b3114_93c8be843a6346349e04acd84bea178d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_300,h_178,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Isisara Bey</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Slow Power of Boycotts]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Finance is the gun. Politics is knowing when to pull the trigger.” Don Lucchesi, The Godfather, Coda: The Death of Don Corleon In response to the rescinding of Target’s DEI programs, Atlanta-based pastor Reverend Jamal Bryant has organized a 40-day fast on buying at Tar-jay that began on March 5, 2025 (Ash Wednesday) to continue through Lent. Many folks support the blackout as part of a broader commitment to steer spending away from corporations that have retreated from their DEI...]]></description><link>https://www.isisarabey.com/post/the-slow-power-of-boycotts</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e316e4a96d49e56ebef5d2</guid><category><![CDATA[POLITICS]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2025 17:04:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8b3114_dc8dbd055e6e4368aeded65487847bf4~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_300,h_162,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Isisara Bey</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wisdom of the Movement: Strategies &#38; Tactics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Have you seen the slogan This Ain’t Yo Mama’s Civil Rights Movement? It is decidedly not one of my favorites, as it suggests that the movement for nonviolent resistance of the 1950s and ‘60s was old- fashioned and weak compared to activism today.  It's time to revisit just what made the Civil Rights Movement the national political watershed of the 20th century. How did they do it? Through comprehensive strategies fueled by creative and effective tactics.  A strategy is a plan or action...]]></description><link>https://www.isisarabey.com/post/wisdom-of-the-movement-strategies-tactics</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e316e4a96d49e56ebef5d5</guid><category><![CDATA[POLITICS]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 31 Mar 2025 13:25:15 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8b3114_02186703e47e43dea193181fea7ff621~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_300,h_156,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Isisara Bey</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Supreme Shell Game]]></title><description><![CDATA[Isisara Bey reads Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson's necklace at Trump's inauguration as a powerful act of silent, adornment-based political resistance.]]></description><link>https://www.isisarabey.com/post/supreme-shell-game</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e316e4a96d49e56ebef5ce</guid><category><![CDATA[POLITICS]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 05 Feb 2025 13:44:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure 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everything: what if you dared to step away from the familiar and immerse yourself in something entirely new?]]></description><link>https://www.isisarabey.com/post/what-would-life-look-like-if-you-took-the-leap</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e316e4a96d49e56ebef5d1</guid><category><![CDATA[TRAVEL & BECOMING]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2025 12:19:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8b3114_4975598799b54e3da1824583154967a6~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_300,h_169,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Isisara Bey</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[From My Heart to Yours: Happy Holidays! ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Isisara Bey offers a heartfelt holiday reflection — on connection, gratitude, stillness, and the quiet spiritual gifts hidden inside every season of celebration.]]></description><link>https://www.isisarabey.com/post/from-my-heart-to-yours-happy-holidays</link><guid 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length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Isisara Bey</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What if We Wandered into the Heart of the Desert?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Isisara Bey imagines wandering the Sahara together — a place of silence, stars, and the kind of stillness that reveals what you've been searching for.]]></description><link>https://www.isisarabey.com/post/what-if-we-wandered-into-the-heart-of-the-desert</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e316dea96d49e56ebef5ad</guid><category><![CDATA[TRAVEL & BECOMING]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 11 Dec 2024 15:01:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8b3114_118e0271152e4d57bf9a296d5b725d69~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_300,h_263,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Isisara Bey</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Desert Lessons: The Caravan Awaits]]></title><description><![CDATA[Isisara Bey invites you into the Sahara — where amber dunes, shifting light, and ancient caravan wisdom hold lessons no classroom could ever teach.]]></description><link>https://www.isisarabey.com/post/desert-lessons-the-caravan-awaits</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e316dea96d49e56ebef5b2</guid><category><![CDATA[TRAVEL & BECOMING]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 04 Dec 2024 14:41:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8b3114_e8db9389b3794c07b9f264b976047069~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_300,h_196,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Isisara Bey</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mwasi: Where Rebels Come to Rest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Isisara Bey introduces Mwasi — a boutique retreat space designed for those who need to breathe deeper, rest more fully, and reconnect with who they truly are.]]></description><link>https://www.isisarabey.com/post/mwasi-where-rebels-come-to-rest</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e316dea96d49e56ebef5ae</guid><category><![CDATA[TRAVEL & BECOMING]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 14:14:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8b3114_f18337effd5d48709ae7d3c0a7330825~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_300,h_192,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Isisara Bey</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Journey Through Marrakech-A Feast for the Senses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Isisara Bey guides you through Marrakech's colors, scents, sounds, and flavors — a sensory journey that nourishes the soul as much as the body.]]></description><link>https://www.isisarabey.com/post/journey-through-marrakech-a-feast-for-the-senses</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e316dea96d49e56ebef5af</guid><category><![CDATA[TRAVEL & BECOMING]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 13 Nov 2024 12:19:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8b3114_dc009db6d3844fb28f6d36ed9fe32f25~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_300,h_188,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Isisara Bey</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where Geometry Meets the Soul: Marrakech Awaits You]]></title><description><![CDATA[Isisara Bey walks you through the geometric beauty of Marrakech — where intricate tilework, ancient courtyards, and living art awaken something deep within.]]></description><link>https://www.isisarabey.com/post/where-geometry-meets-the-soul-marrakech-awaits-you</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e316dea96d49e56ebef5b3</guid><category><![CDATA[TRAVEL & BECOMING]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 06 Nov 2024 13:54:56 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8b3114_b67f0e76294c46cb84b58e72f6754c1b~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_300,h_200,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Isisara Bey</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bread, Tea, and the Journey of a Lifetime Awaits in Marrakech]]></title><description><![CDATA[Isisara Bey invites you to taste paradise in Marrakech — where warm bread, mint tea, and ancient streets offer a journey that transforms from the inside out.]]></description><link>https://www.isisarabey.com/post/bread-tea-and-the-journey-of-a-lifetime-awaits-in-marrakech</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e316dea96d49e56ebef5ac</guid><category><![CDATA[TRAVEL & BECOMING]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 30 Oct 2024 15:48:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8b3114_2a2601b9520b40949571fbe78d6140ee~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_300,h_197,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Isisara Bey</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Inner Road: Breads of Life]]></title><description><![CDATA[If roti  has a North African cousin, it must be msemen, one of the many breads of Morocco.  Another is kobsz,  a classic Moroccan flatbread. Or try a meloui,  a pancake that pairs nicely with butter, honey and fruit.  Then there’s baghrir, reminiscent of a spongy crepe. From the city to the countryside to the desert, an array of savory breads are made fresh daily and ready for consumption from breakfast to dinner. Of course, all of the breads of Morocco serve as utensils for scooping morsels...]]></description><link>https://www.isisarabey.com/post/the-inner-road-breads-of-life</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e316dea96d49e56ebef5b5</guid><category><![CDATA[TRAVEL & BECOMING]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2024 19:49:12 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Isisara Bey</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Inner Road: Caravanserai]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wild, uninhabited, desolate, forbidden. Though the desert may appear devoid of life, it is anything but!  It is arid land, yet it teems with life. Driving a jeep in the peaks and valleys of the desert is like being on a roller coaster, or an ocean-skimming speed boat. It takes experience and skill to know when to gun the motor, which way to turn the wheel, and how to navigate the gullies and waves of sand that stretch to the horizon. Hot in the day, cold at night, it forces skills of...]]></description><link>https://www.isisarabey.com/post/the-inner-road-caravanserai</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e316dea96d49e56ebef5b0</guid><category><![CDATA[TRAVEL & BECOMING]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2024 00:59:41 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Isisara Bey</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Inner Road: Where Math Meets Art]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s called  Zellij,  the striking patterns painted or carved on plaster or wood known the world over as Moorish tile art.  Endless combinations of squares, triangles, stars, diamonds, polygons and crosses, fit together in precise mosaics on walls, ceilings and floors in buildings and gardens all over Morocco. Math marries artistic expression. Enhancing these mosaic patterns are colors, usually brown, white, green saffron, blue and black. These, in turn, match with the basic Elements of...]]></description><link>https://www.isisarabey.com/post/the-inner-road-where-math-meets-art</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e316db43fd38a1bb712c41</guid><category><![CDATA[TRAVEL & BECOMING]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 20 Aug 2024 11:47:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8b3114_dd7c176887a3434986ae1e275e66b423~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_300,h_169,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Isisara Bey</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[And the Word Was Good]]></title><description><![CDATA[Among the things that are essential to living, the writing and reading of words stems from the mists of the past and reaches into the equally nebulous future. Books serve as markers along the path of evolving civilization. “Read!”  That was the word revealed by an angel to the Prophet Muhammad as he was meditating in the Cave of Hira. It is part of the first Surah of the Muslim Holy Book, the Quran. “In the beginning was the Word…”  is the first verse of the first chapter in the Book of John...]]></description><link>https://www.isisarabey.com/post/and-the-word-was-good</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e316db43fd38a1bb712c44</guid><category><![CDATA[FILM & CULTURE]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 06 Aug 2024 16:54:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/8b3114_991b06d200dc419aa1cf6e49eab6b4ac~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_187,h_129,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Isisara Bey</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>