TL dead? Good. The way I wish I was more confident and comfortable with my body. Getting there. 😪 Anyway next week only rain, no sun so imma drop this here to manifest the sun.
I'm filled with so much rage at what's going in Palestine. I CAN'T even focus as much as I used to because the idea that there are innocent people dying doesn't sit right with me. AND THE FACT THAT THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO WANT TO BE APOLITICAL AND NEUTRAL
Men's suicide rates are higher than women's because of the stigmatisation of men's mental health. I wish this was just an Arab problem. It's not. I see it in both my 🇩🇪 and 🇱🇧 family.Some men silently suffer because of the society they're in and it hurts to watch and do nothing.
Shou awlkon hay yes2alo bi next Miss Lebanon ?
"Wen kente 7atayte el ammonium??"
"Ente ma3 el thawra?"
"Ente ma3 l intidab el farensi aw la2?"
"Macron: eh aw la2?"
Lebanese society is so toxic and vain when it comes to beauty standards. Dieticians on morning shows, a pressure to europeanize darker features, and the stares you get when you don't fit in visually. Most of these comments come from men but women are complacent too.
I had an islamic teacher who promoted hijab as a choice, desegregated education, respected LGBTQ, and the way scholars are misinterpreting the Quran. He was a sheikh and then retired to teach. I wish more people have access to this type of religious teaching.
Every German refusing to call this an occupation, ethnic cleansing , and colonialism has not learnt ANYTHING from the history they supposedly do not want to repeat.
Ihre Unwissenheit über die Situation ist erbärmlich!
When George Floyd was murdered, Jews were out in the streets protesting and getting beat by cops along with our Black brothers and sisters. I didn't see Hamas protesting, nor did I see Hamas on social media posting in support of civil rights here in the US.
Some Afghans do have blue eyes. For example, this local fighter from eastern
#Afghanistan
who wanted a selfie with me when reporting from his area in late July.
People should stop kissing someone's ass because they hold a PhD. A PhD is not a judgement of character, intelligence, personality, wealth, class, etc.
They can still be dicks and be experts on idk horse anuses in ancient greece or some shit.
A free and diverse press landscape is the cornerstone of every liberal democracy. In times of conflict especially, it is of crucial importance to protect the freedom of the press. The decision of the Israeli authorities to shut down
#AlJazeera
in Israel is the wrong signal.
When we say "stay out of our politics" to western countries, we don't mean
"Don't take the responsibility of your past actions and don't sanction entities hurting us"
We mean
"Stop funding and sending weapons to things that could harm and kill us in the future"
I went on a date yesterday and for the first time I felt like I was treated with respect and decency and like a human being. I'm so mad that I was not getting even the minimum before that.
I'm tweeting this because this is a big step for me and I told myself that the day I get over it is the day I will tell the world. This may be oversharing but it's my lil success story.