I survey the battle field. A plain black scarf lies quietly on the counter top of my bathroom, blanketing the empty tins and pots of makeup. Pins and brooches adorn the littered landscape, pins poking out underneath gems and stones, points at the ready. Hair tied back tightly, I secure it under an underscarf, in…
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The Question
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…
A little bit of goodbye…
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…
Empowerment of Women Speech
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….
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…