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Objectification - A mirage of autonomy, beauty, power and sexual appeal
This article discusses how our culture disguises the devastating outcomes of sexual objectification by retouching objectification with a mirage of autonomy, beauty, power and sexual appeal.
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From Moi to Media on the Oppressed /Liberated Hijabi
The article discusses how the dichotomization seen in media outlets of the "oppression/liberation" of Muslim women harms both Muslim & non-Muslim women.
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Qat solely from a Personal Perspective
Dedicated to everyone who has made #NoQatJan12 possible. I will not discuss Qat from an economic perspective; I shall leave that to the experts. I would not dare discuss the topic from a religious aspect for I lack the authority and knowledge to do...
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Thin Lines – Misjudgment and Perception
Too many thin lines stumble us on daily basis. Those lines are almost invisible between: misjudgment and perception, ego and confidence, fairness and revenge, having a sense of responsibility and drowning in excessive remorse, love and...
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Why is Forbidden Love so NOT Tempting ?
Please read Why is Forbidden Love so Tempting? first to follow this one =) I just read the heart-breaking article since the last time I have written it. First off, I giggled hilariously as I saw how the eighteen-year-old version of me was...
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My Favorite Quranic Verses - Lines that Changed my Life
My favorite Quranic verses, ones about serenity, humbleness, & women empowerment. What I like most about them is that you don't have to be Muslim or even religious to enjoy what they have to offer.
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Dedicated for My Dear Father - For All the Flowers You Have Planted
A short story about how my father created a literal heavenly sanctuary for me.
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Old Lovey-Dovey Couples
The summer is here. Sure enough, it’s at this season where sweet couples appear pervasively before your eyes, the way garlic’s odor pervades across Italian kitchens. New romances are ignited everywhere, every Facebook notification is a change in...
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To Share your Writings or not to Share: that is the question
Why do writers dwell on the question ? A question that pervasively visits all writers regardless of their advancement, their style of writings, or even ability to write. The minute a person grabs a pen or starts pressing keystrokes on a keyboard...
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Why is Forbidden Love so Tempting?
An interesting story out of a young girl's journal about what I like to call forbidden love. Using tonnes of symbolism, the story unravels a fight between one's desire for romance and one's common sense.
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Disciplinary techniques for children
When I first started my first volunteering job at a primary school, I thought patience and positive attitude was all that took to make a good assistant. I thought, so long I liked the children, they would like me back and so long I was nice, they...
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The Art of Herbs - Henna
We all value herbs but we all have our own reasons. Since centuries, people fell for their pleasant scents, flavors, scarcity, design, art but most of all were mesmerized by the herbs miraculous abilities to heal the incurable. Even in today's...
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Women in Media !!! What part of her are we selling ?
As I was window shopping, eating, jogging and even studying today, I could not help but notice that 90% of all the ads have nothing to do with the products being advertised for. They all use female's sexuality to grab attention! Made me wonder if it...
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How to learn a foreign language quickly
Learning a foreign language is always challenging and depending on a couple of factors the daunting task might even seem impossible. For example, although some people have been given the talent to write inspiring pieces in their 2nd or even 3rd...
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How do I get over thee?
Elizabeth, How do I get over thee? Elizabeth once said How do I love thee? which to me has always been the most selfless poem I have ever read. Perhaps because it is rare nowadays to find some one who is searching for ways to love their significant...
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Memoirs of a Technical Girl -Graduation Speech-
Memoirs of a technical girl !!! Now Im the kind of person who, when an instructor tells you that you're elected to do a valedictorian speech, gets way too excited and actually drafts one and I thought I would post it here to laugh at it years from...
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Brains Vs. Diva
An article that I wrote many years ago when I was pressured by self image, peers all the juicy teenage issues ;-)