My Thoughts on the Explosion in Beirut
What’s left in the courageous and resilient people of Lebanon to keep them going?
Cultural Musings
Getting out of my own head.
I let the world get me down. It’s time to hit the reset button.
You can’t have your cake and eat it too: Australia’s experiment in multiculturalism
Australia has hit a fork in the road in the multiculturalism experiment. It’s time to make important choices.
To those defending the free speech of bigots
Where were you when WE tried to speak?
Liam Neeson: Can we all put the pitchforks down?
When did we start turning pitchforks at people who discuss the lessons they’ve learned?
Dina’s no longer a hijabi: What does this mean for the rest of us?
For the uninitiated, Dina Torkia (or Dina Tokio) is a blogger/YouTuber/social media influencer/designer and all round cool person. I have …
Why aren’t you fasting, sister?
‘uuhhhmm… uuhhh…reasons…’
When home doesn’t feel like home anymore.
Whenever I go overseas I feel ‘home.’ Why does Australia feel so foreign?
I really didn’t want to get married – until I did.
Getting married seemed to be the WORST idea – and then I met him
Why I didn’t change my surname when I got married
People have been surprised (sometimes mortified) that I didn’t change my surname when I got married.
Yassmin’s piece is one that should make YOU reflect – not us.
Yassmin’s Teen Vogue article told it like it is. Her experience isn’t a lesson for us ethnics; it’s a lesson in white privilege.
… remind me again why Australia Day needs to be so disrespectful and racist?
There are 365 days in a year – why do we need to celebrate our national identity on a day that represents so much destruction to the traditional owners of this land?
No; rapping, Playboy-posing hijabis do not represent me.
Why should I believe that sexist ideals will ‘free’ the oppressed Muslim woman?
Muslim Dating to Marriage: The Unofficial Rules
Are all Muslim marriages arranged? Do Muslims date? Don’t worry – I got you covered (lol…hijab).
LOL NO. This blog will NOT give you the ‘right’ to voice your bigotry
Let’s get one thing straight – you don’t have a right to free speech here.
International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation
February 6 is International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM. I’ve written a post explaining what FGM is, its prevalence, …
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