feminism… Stop doing that to girls! You’re being offensive. 8 Apr 201925 Aug 2019 We have made some women very distressed with our “rishta-looking” practices. While it doesn’t particularly affect us until it’s our sister or daughter, women are facing much emotional torture because…
feminism… Patience and fortitude….. survival skills or human virtues? 4 Apr 201925 Aug 2019 Each Ramadan I learn the skill of fortitude again. I learn how to say thanks to physical pain as it aligns me with the pain of so many suffering with…
feminism… Housewife versus homemaker 1 Apr 201925 Aug 2019 May be because I’m old school and see words as words. May be I don’t see how a job changes if the job description doesn’t change. May be because when…
feminism… Success isn’t determined by years in school. 31 Mar 201925 Aug 2019 Many years ago this is the conversation that I had with Adnan while watching a Victoria's Secret fashion show, Adriana Lima walking down the runway. Me: (with my USMLE book…
feminism… Coming 123…. reporting patriarchy and misogyny In 2019. 21 Mar 201925 Aug 2019 Dear woman of 2019, So you met patriarchy today? Hand in hand with misogyny? And this surprised you? Okay. I'm glad you were surprised because that makes you one percent…
feminism… A letter to my other half….part2 11 Mar 201925 Aug 2019 Dear working mom, I got your letter today. To be honest, thoughts have brewed in my head for so long to make you a part of my life. But then…
feminism… A letter to my other half…. 8 Mar 201925 Aug 2019 Dear SAHM, I met you today. I wish I could say this to you when we were talking about mundane stuff about schools and shopping and relatives and friends. I…
feminism… The law of compromise 6 Mar 201925 Aug 2019 Ever wondered why compromise and relationships go hand in hand? I have. And it has been a little unsettling for me honestly that any type of relationship would require a…
feminism… The theology of Eman 1 Mar 201925 Aug 2019 You might have felt judged by seemingly more pious women. Or this may also be a thing in you, about you. You don't think you are a religiously modest woman…
autism… My bystanders loved me with all their heart, just not enough to help me. 24 Feb 201925 Aug 2019 How many of us are choosing to be a parent? Probably not many. Not many of us are "choosing" to be parents. I know people are formulating a response to…
My mind as a woman 