fellow mutual @yumnah_elkhabir wrote a lovely book on waiting & tawakkul that hits different. If your duas feel heavy right now, defo give this a read, youโre not alone ๐ค
Paperback: https://t.co/Xblb4iFizq
@huygradi into the world at all. There are some things we won't even try to do yes, but imagine always losing opportunities and denied certain things because some people can't keep their hate in check.
I'm not from Ibadan but in the NC, East and SS where there's a wide gap between Christian and Islamic schools it'll be difficult for this to work. Why do they hate the hijab so much ? They roam freely with their choices but we can't, that's the point of this fight. Hijrah does
@MoonlitAzalea This one is totally avoidable especially in ibadan where Muslim based school are many
And just because it existed doesn't mean we should continue the cycle or allow small children to witness it too
There hijrah for a reason
Go to where you are tolerated
@huygradi Yes, that make sense, and that's why it's not a surprise that they didn't win that case in court. After all, it's 'I own my institution and I set the rules'
My concern is the general notion that Muslims should always fold and let go of their identity or not attempt to go into
@88Ra_ Can't say for sure, but as someone who's constantly swinging between optimum and underweight, I do feel incredibly heavy sometimes so I reckon it is a thing of the mind, maybe gut and highly subjective too.
As a creative, the mind is one of the most powerful tools you can have.
Because tell me how an author sat down and wrote a book about Death falling in love with a girl.
Like... how!? ๐ญ๐ญ๐ญ
exist but for the average Nigerian who is battling hunger how possible is it ? Moving away or going to Muslim only spaces will not erase Islamophobia, at a point we will need to go out to places or interact with them, so we should be allowed to freely use our hijab.
Saw a post that said "your belief in your duas coming true has to be greater than the fear of them not being answered" and honestly, thats it, thats our key to it all, Tawakkul
This logic is not entirely flawless either. Yes, Muslims should go to institutions that are clearly owned by Muslims or hijab-friendly but that is not always possible. We can't stop fight for the hijab simply because we fear 'passive-aggression' that has always existed.
Later now you will force that school to accept hijab but they will now be angry at that and be low-key Islamphobic and passive aggressive to the children
While the children can be in a school where their religion will be appreciated
Please don't piss me off with all your logic
Might be unrelated, but this just made me remember telling a friend that "I don't have time to fall sick because I have too much to do" forgetting that it's the body that I was too busy to take care of that is, and will be doing all the I need to do.
When I was reading The Sword of Kaigen, it got to a point that I started shedding hot fat tears and mouthing "I can't bear this, I can't go further" but going on anyway because I couldn't bear the thought that someone's death was worth nothing.