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The Question

Posted on 30 December, 2011 by Ikhlas

A seemingly simple question with an equally complicated answer. A question that makes my stomach bubble with life-sized butterflies, butterflies that flap their elephant-ear sized wings and that threaten to swallow me whole until I live in their stomachs. For some, the answer is easy. Quick, like one two three. But for me? Not so…

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A little bit of goodbye…

Posted on 27 December, 2011 by Ikhlas

Hello! So I haven’t updated for awhile, and that was because I was really busy with work and trying to wrap things up before I left. Friday was my last day, and even though its been about 3 days since then, I still can’t believe it. My internship at UTP was four months long, which…

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Empowerment of Women Speech

Posted on 14 December, 201114 December, 2011 by Ikhlas

A friend of mine recently posted a link to this speech on Facebook and it just blew my mind. Its everything that I want to say to every single one of my friends, and everything that I need to remind myself of. I just wanted to share it here because I think its so powerful….

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When you love…

Posted on 5 December, 20115 December, 2011 by Ikhlas

So yesterday was a bonus HFW (Hijabi Fashion Week) day in honour of Palestine. I didn’t exactly participate because I found out about it late, but I was just watching a video that Amena made about the theme, in which she did makeup inspired by the Palestinian flag. She also recited a beautiful poem, which…

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Back to blogging

Posted on 1 November, 20111 November, 2011 by Ikhlas

Hello! So you might have noticed that I’ve haven’t been blogging lately. You might be thinking I’ve been off on adventures, such as travelling the world or slaying dragons, but alas, you are wrong. I haven’t travelled anywhere other than the dungeons of the Toronto subway system. My internship has taken over my life, ladies…

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