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THE COLOUR OF HAPPINESS 9 Dec 2012 | 05:00 am
WE all evidently want happiness although most of us have no idea what it actually looks like. How many of us would recognise happiness in its purest form if we came across it? Today, most of us would...
Sweet Nothings and Bitter Realities 2 Dec 2012 | 05:00 am
WHEN people were asked to cut down on sugar, they were comforted by blind hopes in sugar substitutes. A round of swirling confusions and conflicting assertions regarding which one is the best went on....
The Coffee Cup 25 Nov 2012 | 10:42 pm
FAILING senior year, a best friend moving a continent away, a fight with your mom, death in the family, that horrible accounts teacher. What do all these have in common? Tests. Tests from Allah, set...
Ever Wondered, ‘What Am I Doing Here?’ 21 Nov 2012 | 11:27 pm
EVER wondered, ‘What am I doing here?’ Ever gazed at the twinkling stars that cover the sky on a moonless night, while lying back thinking, ‘What is this universe all about?’ The blossoming flowers,...
Bottom Line: Our Parents are Our Parents! 12 Nov 2012 | 06:30 pm
AS she finished up her mid-day meal and rose from the dining table to rinse out her plate, Khadija pondered over the best tactic to approach her mother. “Mmm…that was one of the best meals you’ve coo...
Help for Teachers: Trouble-Maker Parents 12 Nov 2012 | 05:00 am
"WHO do you think you are?” the man said to his son’s teacher as he sat across from her at the parent-teacher meeting. “How dare you say my son needs to learn self-discipline! You need to learn how to...
Every Breastfeeding Mother Should… 11 Nov 2012 | 01:38 pm
I WAS recently at a breastfeeding workshop where the trainer assigned a writing prompt, “In my opinion, every breastfeeding mother should…” I wasn’t thrilled about this assignment and as I reflected ...
We the Cows: Unity in Muslim Ummah 8 Nov 2012 | 10:00 am
UNITY. What does the word mean? Let’s see what the dictionary has to say about it, shall we? ‘The state of being in an agreement and working together, the state of being joined together to form one u...
Sleepless in Riyadh 4 Nov 2012 | 09:53 pm
TOSSING and turning in bed does nothing to bring sleep back. It’s been only an hour and half since I went to bed but I am already fully awake, and forcing myself to go back to sleep doesn’t achieve fr...
Much Ado About Threshold Of Pain 4 Nov 2012 | 12:31 am
ONE of the topics that make the global community of birthers tick and not necessarily in a joyous and positive way - is as above, the critically-acclaimed “Threshold of Pain.” In fact it seems to be t...
