Ra’eesah
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A letter from the youth
Dear Adult. From the day we were born we’ve been hearing that we are “born frees.” We’ve been hearing about the struggles of our predecessors and the fights they put up to ensure we would be given a fighting chance… Continue reading
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In Memory of Stolen Childhoods
This is for the children who were killed, maimed and hurt during wars they never asked for but were forced to endure. This is a plea to protect the children of the world. Continue reading
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What Should Girls Be Made Of?
As usual, I caught myself day dreaming, instead of being productive and contemplating, what exactly should girls be made of to be considered perfect? Sugar and spice and all things nice… minus the chemical x maybe? Fairy dust and glitter… Continue reading
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Religion: Does It Define Your Morality
A recent post of mine raised some pretty intelligent, thought provoking questions and we all know me and questions. I can’t help but research and mull over them till my mind comes up with some sort of explanation or response.… Continue reading
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Stuck In My Head
Stuck That’s the only word I can think of to describe where my mind has been in the last three months. Something was wrong. Seriously, severely and completely wrong. My thought process was clouded. My ideas jumpy and unfocused and… Continue reading
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Stranger Things Have Happened…
Have you ever met someone and almost immediately they somehow become someone important to you? They carve a niche in your life and you find yourself adjusting your insanity to suit their insanity. And yes, you’re weary of their intentions… Continue reading
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The Sandstorm: Group Chats Uncovered…
Have you ever met someone and instantly had a million things to talk about and you could go on and on for hours sharing random, completely unnecessary information with each other? Now take that and multiply it by… Oh, I… Continue reading
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Muslim Woman: The Law That Governs Who I Marry
As most of you know, I don’t usually involve religion in my posts. Not because it’s not important to me but just because I am no authority to make statements regarding religious matters. I, like most Muslims, am a learner… Continue reading
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A Hairy Story
In the words of Coco Chanel, ” A woman who cuts her hair is about to change her life.” Let’s just take a moment to reflect on one of the many topics that seem to boggle the minds of men… Continue reading
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The Dress
To be perfectly honest if you told me two years ago that the Internet would be broken I’d have thought you smoked something you shouldn’t have. But then Kim K happened and now THE DRESS. Is it blue and black… Continue reading
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