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Hijabi Woes

Posted on 1 January, 20124 January, 2012 by Ikhlas

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

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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Review: Stolen

Posted on 22 December, 20118 November, 2012 by Ikhlas

Stolen tells the story of 16 year old Gemma who is on layover in Bangkok, on vacation with her parents, and how she is kidnapped by Ty. It only takes a second. She’s buying a cup of coffee. He’s checking her out. A slight tip of his hand sends drugs into her cup, and eventually into…

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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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