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Why Is It So Hard For Me To Tell My Parents I Love Them?
I recently attended my great aunt’s funeral. In his speech, my uncle stated how he never got to tell his …
When I Knew That Infertility Could Hurt
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The False Ideology Of Feminism
For years now, feminism has been getting more and more recognition. It turned from being a movement that had started …
Why I Tell My Sexual Assault Story
My story isn’t an uncommon one, unfortunately. I was seven or eight, there was an older, trusted family member, it …
South Africa’s 16 Days Of Activism For No Violence Against Women And Children
South Africa has some of the highest abuse, femicide and rape rates in the world, yet surprisingly did not make …
Here’s Why I’m Fangirling So Hard About Priyanka Chopra’s Wedding
I’m pretty sure that even someone who has been living under a rock would have heard the news this week: …
Izzat And Sharam: The Enforcers Of Silence
As a British born Bangladeshi girl, I had always expected my parents and the rest of my extended family to …
The Sad Reality Of Random Attacks
I was sitting there, casually reading my local newsfeed, when I forced myself to stop at an unsettling headline: woman …