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In the past couple of weeks I haven’t been quite alright, and that’s alright.
I do not believe in perpetual happiness. For it is very ignorant for one to be in a constant state of joy with the circumstances the world is under. On the other hand, I want to emphasize that I do not believe life is bad at all and that there is more good in this…
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Claim Your Narrative
I don’t play the dotar, but I am working on it. I am not a poet but I won’t shy away from the opportunity to increase my poetic capacity. Alhamdulilah the short film my team and I created recently won an award. But I am not a film maker. My mother tongue almost slipped out…
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Belated Fathers Day Post
Qurban often translates to a victim or a sacrifice, I grew up knowing Qurban to be my father. June 20th was both Father’s Day and World Refugee day. My father is the symbol of resilience for our family. My dad lost his father when he was 8 years old, being left alone to support his…
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Honest Work
It ain’t much but it’s honest work. Realizing that your 5-year-old self is disappointed that you’re not an astronaut can become daunting, but given your lived experiences it becomes acceptable. Life is full of twists and turns, for better or for worse, making it considerably harder to navigate through your path as you get older.…
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Dreams And Desires
Ramadan reflections got me pondering on the significance of having an agenda in your life. Too often we act subconsciously relying on our autopilot mode to kick in as we live our life day by day. As I work towards my goals I often get distracted by my desires for quick gratification. Even as I…
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Voice
With 7.7 billion people on Earth spanning over 195 countries, we often feel like our voice is insignificant. The reality is that yes, individually we are pretty insignificant; It is through the cumulative approach where we can make significant change. In a world ever so fast paced we tend to conform to societal norms without…
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What does it take to smile and wave?
It’s unfortunate that the system makes us spend 7 hours a day for 12 years in a classroom yet still we aren’t taught to have a positive attitude towards life. I can go on complaining about how society is trying to separate us from our families through social constructs, but I’ll save that for another…
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Happiness, a goal for life?
The pursuit of happiness being the meaning of life for many individuals is a concept that I find very troubling. This deligitimizes many pursuits which people encounter on a daily bases and causes people to pursue dopamine rather than an intrinsic contentness in life. Recently I got a fade, and this somehow has brought more…
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