Inside the mind of an immigrant
Period… Being a girl is hard. Having to bleed once a month is even harder. The cramps that come and tie knots in your stomach make you feel like you have daggers piercing through your skin. It’s like getting shot. The pain is so bad that you feel like your abdomen is about to rupture … Continue reading Period cramps…
Do you ever have those moments where everything that could go wrong, goes wrong? Where you're trying so hard to understand what role you had to play in this destruction, but you can't seem to find any. Where the sky breaks apart, and you're just standing there wondering why things are happening the way they … Continue reading Back to the starting point
Think of failure as a bitter herb you had to drink to get to where you are because without all these setbacks you wouldn’t have come this far. Don’t stress over losing because this loss was only meant to fuel your desire why do you look at the sky when you were born to go … Continue reading Failure an old friend
Another shooting ... 'Please don't be Muslim'the thought echoes in my mindthe man was white but Muslims in a mosque have died. For a moment there’s relief at least people won't blame hijabs and beardsat least when I walk down the street I won't be feared. But as the thought sinks in and I go … Continue reading Please don’t be Muslim!
You feel insecure I can see it in your eyes you look into the mirror and you ask yourself why? You don't see a beauty but a monster wearing a veil hiding behind curtains because you're too afraid to fail You don't see your victories or all those battles you've won but you see that … Continue reading Insecurities…