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A Turning Point in my Life

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Published: August 13, 2019 23:30

In our bedroom, there is a large oil painting of me hanging on one of the walls. Oh, wait… I rephrase! It’s a huge painting of me – about 120cm by 80cm – created from a nude photo shoot that I did in May 2015. I am standing sideways, and the view is such…

The Camera my Father Held

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Published: August 6, 2019 23:30

This story was aired on PlainsFM radio. He struggled to enjoy when I took him places and he was stunned when I told him that I loved him, and I understood that he did the best he could in raising us. I don’t think he knew how to respond.

I could have been an Extremist

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Published: June 14, 2019 23:00

“If you say the word ‘pig’, Allah will not accept your prayers for 40 days.” Sounds strange, right? In the slums of Karachi Pakistan, I grew up listening to phrases like these, presented to me as commandments of God. The Allah of Islam, portrayed through…

To say to not to say – The pitfalls of Islamophobia

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Published: April 23, 2019 00:00

I experienced love, compassion and forgiveness from Muslims in a way that I had never experienced before. The word ‘Islam’ means peace, and this is what I saw in the wake of what could have created decades of inter-religious animosity.

Will New Zealand ever feel like Home?

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Published: April 9, 2019 23:00

I wonder where 'Home' is... A lot of the time I feel like a fish out of water. I haven’t grown up with Western music, I still don't understand Western humour, I don't have much background knowledge of Western history or culture.

She can’t say “No” so she freezes and lets you do have sex anyway…

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Published: July 28, 2018 00:00

There was no space for saying "NO" in this oppressive world of mine. Saying "No" would mean that I knew what my worth was. But I grew up as a worthless woman. How could I ever say "No"?

When are we going to stop blaming the culture?

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Published: July 21, 2018 00:00

Imagine the self-esteem of a woman, who is taught to be invisible. How can this be just about culture when the countries are built on this kind of Sharia Law?

He said “I divorce you” and the Islamic Justice System threw me on the streets

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Published: July 14, 2018 00:00

In the wedding papers, there is a section that says: Does the woman have the right to divorce? and the Muslim Imams & Moulvis conveniently cross that section and mark it "Not Applicable" #divorceisislam #humanrights #violenceagainstwomen #repressionisislam…

Writing to Heal

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Published: July 7, 2018 00:00

What would you say if all of us survivors got together and wrote our stories and showed the world our deepest wounds and scars? #powerofwriting #creativewriting #intimatesharing #writingtoheal #eradicateviolence #eradicateabuse

No Safe Country for Women

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Published: June 30, 2018 00:00

We talk about freedom of speech; we say that humans are free to say anything but then we abuse children so that they become silent; we shame women so their voices are never heard and then, we expect women to speak up for their rights.