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Mar 29
7 min

Finding shelter under a Hijab

It is faith that helps sustain the mental and physical health of refugees on their harrowing journey ...

Feb 18
13 min

Cocaine Tales Part 3-Planting ROOTS

Change. It’s scary and messy. It starts with that terrifying discovery of the truth.

Feb 10
12 min

Cocaine Tales Part 2 -I dreamt of being a drug lord. Allah had other plans for me.

“I grew up on Layan Hill, Belmont. There were exposures during my childhood, unknowing to me. One of my neighbours was a drug lord."

Nov 11, 2020
5 min

The baby we lost

Our miscarriage story (Photo was taken from our maternity photoshoot, 2018) It was around 9:00 pm when the first dose of Cytotec went...

Oct 9, 2020
7 min

Cocaine Tales

In my 11 years as a communications professional, I never publicly cried on the job. Until that day.

Aug 19, 2020
8 min

The $40,000 bill

Without warning, I felt several hands forcing this mass out of my body. It felt rough. Routine. Callous. I tried searching for reassurance.

Aug 7, 2020
6 min

A barefooted girl from Campoo

After school, my mother used to fill the vegetable tray and a couple of the girls from the village used to walk through this area.

Jul 14, 2020
5 min

"Look at she n*ggery hair"

Let's be real. We all discriminate against each other. And because we are non-telepathic beings, we are saved from being exposed.

Apr 24, 2020
5 min

Raviji, the Chiseler

The North Coast Road reminds me of one of the most influential mentors in my life, Raviji.

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