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…
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…
Back to blogging
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…
Meet Sarah Dessen
So yesterday I had the immense pleasure of seeing and meeting Sarah Dessen! She was in Toronto, at the Eaton Centre for yesterday and today, talking and signing her latest novel What Happened to Goodbye. I’ve been a fan of hers since I was in high school, when I read Someone like You, and have been…
Becoming Ikhlas
I didn’t realise I was brown until I was 4 and a half years old. I didn’t realise I was different until I was the age to start school. I didn’t realise there was something different about me. I thought I was like everyone else. Unlike everyone else, I was an only child. Well, until…