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Dec 15, 2019

An ode to número dos.

Yesterday was December 13th, 2019. I turned 24 years old. Believe it or not, I used to hate celebrating my birthday. As a child, I would intentionally run away whenever my friends would even remotely bring up the topic of birthdays. To me, my birthday was nothing of importance. It…

Mental Health

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An ode to número dos.
An ode to número dos.

Published in WHEN WOMEN SPEAK BACK

·Mar 28, 2017

I Need Men In My Life; How Men Have An Important Role To Play in Feminism

I work in retail so, naturally, I’m used to dealing with various types of customers: friendly customers, bargain-hunting customers and even rude customers. However, last week I experienced something quite different from the usual “angry customer”. As I was working in the mens department at my job, I saw two…

Feminism

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I Need Men In My Life; How Men Have An Important Role To Play in Feminism
I Need Men In My Life; How Men Have An Important Role To Play in Feminism

Published in WHEN WOMEN SPEAK BACK

·Mar 21, 2017

Dear Fashion Industry: Halima Aden is Not A Trend

About two weeks ago as I was scrolling through my Instagram feed, my attention was immediately caught by a photograph Gigi Hadid had shared: a black and white picture of a model in a hijab. Addmittedly, I was taken by surprise. Not only was the photograph utterly gorgeous, I was…

Fashion

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Dear Fashion Industry: Halima Aden is Not A Trend
Dear Fashion Industry: Halima Aden is Not A Trend

Published in WHEN WOMEN SPEAK BACK

·Mar 21, 2017

Let’s Talk About Talking: Meryl Streep and the use of free speech

This year’s Golden Globes, to me, was among the most memorable. Among the array of beautiful gowns and praise for movies such as “Hidden Figures” and “La La Land”, much of the coverage focused on one particular part (and it had little to do with movies). This year’s Cecil B…

2016 Election

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Let’s Talk About Talking: Meryl Streep and the use of free speech
Let’s Talk About Talking: Meryl Streep and the use of free speech

Published in WHEN WOMEN SPEAK BACK

·Jan 29, 2017

“Pourquoi?”: A short commentary on the 2017 Women’s March

Admittedly, I don’t go on Facebook as much as used to, but after the events of last year’s presidential election, oh boy, my feed seemed to rise from the dead. A few weeks back and among the flood of polls, news articles, and constant bickering, one of my good friends…

History

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“Pourquoi?”: A short commentary on the 2017 Women’s March
“Pourquoi?”: A short commentary on the 2017 Women’s March
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