I was once told by a very good friend that I “speak a lot of being ignored or abandoned”. Which is rather true if I think about it because all my life (not very long but still), I’ve been scared of being left behind, forgotten, deserted. I have a habit…

What would it sound like if the universe ever sighed? I think about this a lot. Imagine the universe heaving a sigh, letting out a long held breath, giving a voice to all the griefs, the suppressed cries, letting go of the burden of all humanity; just for once, even…

Contemplating each step as I entered Imam Bargah for the first time in my entire life. Perplexed, hopeful, anxious, scared, reluctant, …. I have to rack my brain to find a proper adjective to describe exactly how I felt at that time. Then again, some moments, emotions are so precious…

Stale September night. The usual damp air carries a soul-numbing silence that could stop a person in tracks. The kind of silence that howls, shrieks loudly, make itself known; silence that terrifies. The only sound to be heard was coming from the abandoned corner of house, the corner where only…

I wrote a poem for Women’s day, only to delete the whole thing after it was completed. Poetry makes everything look so beautiful, so soft and mellow. But I’m not being soft, cute, and gentle in anyway, not today. I need to let out this heavy and ugly amalgam of…

I believe that a person’s eyes can tell you a lot about them, if you are being really vigilant and focused. Been commuting in public transport for over a year now and I’ve become quite the expert in looking into people’s eyes, trying to read them like a book. A…

If I say that the whole Amal journey has been like a roller-coaster ride for me and many other fellow, it won’t be wrong. It won’t be wrong to say that it changed me completely as a person, as an individual, changed me in ways I never thought I could…

These last three months at Amal Academy feels like a dream now, the kind of dream that makes you extremely happy when you wake up, the kind of dream that almost feels real and you stretch your hands to test it, but it starts disappearing right before your eyes. I…

Plastic Pollution is a serious problem and requires our immediate attention. We, as consumers, are not willing to take this problem into any account because it’s in our nature. We tend to overlook and ignore the most critical issues till the very end, closing our eyes in the face of…