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The very serious function of racism … is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work. It keeps you explaining, over and over again, your reason for being. Somebody says you have no language and so you spend 20 years proving that you do. Somebody says your head isn’t shaped properly so you have scientistsContinue reading

“It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent” Madeleine Albright I have been thinking for days about how to subjectively write this post, about how can two years change a country’s long-time achievements and fundamental principles? Bahrain was theContinue reading

Liberalism is already struggling all around the world, and that’s why it’s important to fight for it especially in the Middle East. The rise of the new anti-liberalism groups in the Middle East is alarming, and the new wave of giving those groups a platform and space within society and as countries taking easy, andContinue reading

Before you start reading this post, first I want you to watch the new Netflix short series called “Stories of a Generation – with Pope Francis”, And then come back to read the post, believe me, it’ll make sense, Enjoy (No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or hisContinue reading

Now more than ever, we need to protect ART and creativity to protect humanity. I am going to write about the latest social and global censorship, backlash, and canceling culture, and why at moments becomes a dangerous movement that could help dictatorships and extremely religious communities to eliminate minorities like liberals, feminists, LGBT. Their excuseContinue reading

For Once let’s not be serious and let’s take a break, for a Self-Care reasons and to let go of all the bad news we hear all the time, Covid-19 and all the chaos around the world and around us as individuals, these are the movies and shows that made me and some of themContinue reading

For a while, I wanted to write about women progress in the 21stcentury, to question whether we are in a place where we can go to sleep knowing that we finally can say that things are right in the world for us and others and funny how life sometimes works, I was in a bookshop,Continue reading

“Peace is not just the absence of conflict; peace is the creation of an environment where all can flourish, regardless of race, color, creed, religion, gender, class, caste, or any other social markers of difference. Religion, ethnicity, language, social and cultural practices are elements which enrich human civilization, adding to the wealth of our diversity. WhyContinue reading

‘A free press is the unsleeping guardian of every other right that free men prize; it is the most dangerous foe of tyranny. Where men have the habit of liberty, the Press will continue to be the vigilant guardian of the rights of the ordinary citizen – Winston Churchill” “I fundamentally believe the right to anyone to use their imagination and their skills to tell a story if oneContinue reading

To all my single Ladies, Lately, I’ve been noticing girls, women feeling less about themselves and falling for the new trend where everyone is getting married, girls are having babies, and couples in love sharing their lives on social media and just sharing the happy times and the cute moments making it look like ifContinue reading