Let’s dig deeper to find out. ‘They’re not humans, they’re Muslims’: A phrase stated both directly and heavily implied by many who would easily be more upset over spilt milk than they would over the spilling of Palestinian blood. This is no surprise, as Israel has successfully dehumanised and tokenised…

The importance of everyday people standing on the side of justice in times of crisis, and always. “If you can’t eliminate injustice, at least tell everyone about it.” These days, I watch a furious and heavy-handed propaganda campaign flooding social media. It originates from none other than Israel, a state…

Home: we love it even when we don’t like it. The first time was somewhat deceptive. Yes, all of the above was true. I was smitten by the sun, enamoured by the atmosphere and brown-skinned beauties, with rose-tinted glasses on for the reality of life. At seventeen, I had a…

When the last balloon is popped The last slice of cake cut The leftovers eaten for lunch The outfit washed and folded away The greetings quietened in the air One celebration is over. But for the eternal festival, It will be a while till we meet again. For now, we…

the unspeakable has been spoken everything has been said out loud nothing too shameful for words nothing delivered with sugarcoating no need to let one down gently when the bottom line is bare-faced tragedy pain is taunted to show itself raw and unprimed to make an appearance every day in the…

Exhibit A: A comment in admiration at the appearance of orderliness, organisation and put-togetherness. Fact: This is true. The day I receive this comment for the umpteenth time, I look around my room at my lined-up books on their shelf, the scarves and niqabs folded into a neatly stacked fabric…

As writers it can be tempting to footnote all of our uncertainties and give disclaimers to make sure our creative decisions aren't perceived as mistakes or oversights. However, I think it's important to allow our work to speak for itself and take full ownership of our choices. Feedback from fellow…

How the wilfully blind disappoint the mind and oppress the soul. — I am not impressed By those who dream up questions About the complexity of the world Enthralled By the subjectivity of everything How nothing is real How everything is just a concept All to distract from the greatest question that remains unanswered. With a powerful brain and living heart You…

The decision is very simple, actually. It should be not hard to discover why one ought to hold a microphone for the silenced. But the world is full of hard statistics and hollow headlines, designed to detach human hearts from empathy, and societies are stacked in manufactured layers that mean…