Tag: Uyghur
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Everyday
As I age I start to realize little by little how much our parents do for us. Although I’ve lived with my mom for all my life, she has lived to see me more. The times I simply cannot fathom when I was an infant I can only imagine by seeing what my sisters go…
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Post Ramadan Reflection 1443
Firstly, Eid Mubarak! Every year before Ramadan starts, I feel a slight hesitancy to enter the month. I wonder if this is the fear of not doing enough to maximize on the blessings of the month or a trick the devil plays to trip me up. Regardless, the month came and went. A theme that…
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Waves
Life is seldom steady. With the ebb and flow of positive and negative experiences, I often struggle to find consistency in my mental state. At times feeling immensely empowered by accomplishing the smallest of tasks, and conversely dreading the idea of giving up a few meters before finishing a metaphorical marathon. I started this Ramadan…
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Burning Out
Flushed out of ideas and running with a low tank of fuel. The word slump was introduced to me this week, and I most definitely have felt this in my life. I am stuck in between the narrative of the hardworking man who believes that being sleep deprived due to an overwhelming amount of work…
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Dealing with Defeat
Dealing with defeat. Sometimes life doesn’t go according to plan. We can do our best to scheme, think of obstacles that may arise in our path, imagine possible outcomes, hope for the best and yet still have the entire project fall apart. I was questioning whether I should make this post. I do my best…
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Hang in there!
Looking back in time, I started to remember some of the promises and conversations I had with myself. At 19 I made the intention of not succumbing to the narrative that has been prepped for me. Doing my best to pursue my creative side whilst balancing educational security was something that many people tried to…
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When it is all said and done, what now?
Whether it be the end of a project you’ve been working on or a journey you have set yourself to, what does one do when they finish? The final step in a paper, story, or a movie for that matter, is to write the conclusion. People think that the end of their degree is the…
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The means to the end.
I am convinced that the smartphones of today are the most impactful piece of technology to our society. It can be a powerful tool or a bottomless pit. Recently I’ve been questioning the concept of productivity and what being productive really means. I haven’t really been getting paid for the work I do, causing my…
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How does one enjoy life in a broken world?
Many people reach out to me saying that they have trouble enjoying life with all the atrocities occurring around the world. I had a very similar question for a couple of years; wondering how can I justify happiness when I have a cousin incarcerated arbitrarily, when there are over 30 family members I have lost…
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Power Through
Sometimes you don’t win, sometimes. It’s been a demanding summer. Many of the deadlines I have set for myself I had not managed to fulfill. Believe me, I had thought about about giving up. I have thought about capitalizing on my ideas and take the easy path of finding work that pays well. Many of…
Kabir Qurban 