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Baba (my father) and I had an extremely volatile relationship during my adolescence. When he and momma divorced, I was young enough to understand the surface why, but not psychologically mature enough to disassociate myself from the divorce itself. At…
In 2012, settling back into Los Angeles after traveling abroad for a few years, I decided to do the unthinkable for an Angelino: become a bike commuter. Despite the increasing interest in cycling, the number of cycling work commuters in…
Once upon a time, a Muslim family was scared I was going to use my feminine wiles to steal their son right from underneath their noses. Scared, because I was the daughter of divorce, and well…
People might ask how you are, but what they really want is for you to give a generic reply so they can move on to other more pressing subjects. The South Asian community doesn’t discuss mental illness nearly enough. When…
I was overwhelmed by the damp smell of sewage, shocked by the leaning buildings and the tiny open market tents wedged between them, and I simply could not fathom the dusty dirt roads existing here. The narrow streets were laced…
Where are you from? I’m from [insert home city]. But where are you really from? I am quite certain that every non-white person in the UK has heard this question when the original answer was no more exotic than Manchester…
This is part three of our editor chat, Ramadhan Reflections. To read part one click here and part two is available here. What must be done to change the mentality around menstruation? Mediah: I think we need to openly talk…
Whether it is the chhaupadi (banishment) practice in parts of Nepal or the tampon tax imposed in 40 states in the USA that deem tampons as ‘luxury items’ (Heh!), menstruation is a highly misunderstood and stigmatized subject with dire consequences…
This is part two of our editor chat, Ramadhan Reflections. To read part one click here and part three is available here. Why do you think there is a stigma upon menstruation? Any personal experiences to share? Mediah: There is this stigma and negative…
I want to share something personal with you – the story of my first Arabic novel, Echo! Writing that book was necessary. I needed to free myself from my mother’s eyes and their silent echo of pain. I knew, if…
When I had to recently fly to a little Dutch village via Dusseldorf from London, it reminded me of my trip to a village on the outskirts of Munich last year. Feeling peckish after a walk, my friend and I…
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