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The game-changer comes when the abused realise that healing—shifaa’—can never come from the same source that broke them and made them question their worth. Whether in blood ties, marriage, friendship, or any other relationship. Had this been any other dynamic, we’d call it absurd: to seek solace from the very place that causes the most
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I read this article about the future of education, and it made me realise something profound. There is a shift happening—you can feel it every single day. Like all great shifts throughout history, this is a reminder not to lose ourselves in the fleeting nature of this dunya. It urges us to be intentional in
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“We wish only good for you— [on condition it serves our goals].” Not all who claim to wish you well truly mean it. If you are not deeply rooted in your values, such words can shake you. If your foundation is weak—if you’re unsure of who you are, what you stand for, and what you’re
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This article is about the purposeful misdiagnosis and unnecessary medication of healthy members in a family institution by its head figures for various motives like for control, convenience, or personal gain. This sinister move is often carried out strategically over a long period of time. What makes it extremely difficult for the victim to snap
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Limbs broken. Hands and faces scraped. Tears in their eyes. And very, very tired faces. Blood. Blood everywhere. I read that Gaza has the most number of child amputees. What are you doing? Why are you leaving us in this state? Our internal organs hanging out? Our hair greying before age? When you witness the
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If you are used to a “keep quiet and sit down” approach, you may find it quite difficult to speak up later in life when you need to. You will continue questioning yourself if the words you have are ever ‘good enough’ to need to say them out aloud. If the culture you grew up
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