Thoughts of Nissa

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    Return•واپسی

    This was a return. A return to the motherland. A return to my roots. A return to self-discovery. A return. Eik wapsi.  A year later and I was back on the soil that completed my other self. A land where I found myself. A place that connected me to my history. I returned to Pakistan, […]

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    Pandemic • عالمی وبا

      The words below are only my thoughts. I express my feelings into words so we can all learn from each other, grow in beautiful ways and strengthen our faith.  I am frustrated. I am sad. I am stressed. I am anxious.  All I see and hear these days is, ‘Coronavirus’. It’s overwhelming. It’s mentally […]

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    You•آپ

    My blog has mostly centered around my struggles with issues like marriage, misogyny and sexism. But it has also been about self-care, forgiveness and self-discovery. It’s about my experience as a brown Muslim woman. My blog is a space for my thoughts. A space for others to relate to my stories. Today I am married. […]

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    Homeland•وطن

      For a while, I was searching. searching for familiarity. searching for belonging. But I was searching on foreign land I call home. A home that has no trace of my other self. My other reality. My ancestors. But, I found what I was longing on a land known to me as home. Pakistan. I […]

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    Faith•ایمان

    Lately, I’ve been feeling distant. Distant from myself and from Him. This distance has created a void in my heart that doesn’t seem to leave. I know its cure, yet I don’t seem have the will to fill the emptiness.I am weak and I feel weak. But I am hopeful for I place my trust in […]

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    Good Daughters • اچھی بیٹیاں

      A good daughter listens and obeys. She is the one who does not speak her mind. She remains quiet and listens to her elders. She does not question her surrounding. She only does what she is told to do. These are traits of a good daughter. There is no place for a daughter who […]

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    Sexual abuse•جنسی استحصال

    Illustration from HeF Clothing On the 10th of January 2018, Zainab Ansari’s body was found in a pile of waste near her home in Kasur, Pakistan. A 7-year-old girl was abducted, raped and murdered. A child was sexually abused. Her body was used, tortured, and abandoned. Her death sparked fury across the nation. Protestors demanded […]

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    Home•گھر

    Immigrant Child by Hina SanaUllah (Skin Tones and Heart Beats) “I connected two lands like a human bridge. a token. a symbol. a moving ridge. Two languages, one tongue. Born to bring people together, yet an outsider among. Two cultures, two diets, too much reconciled. I am an immigrant child.” … Where is home? What […]

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    Men & Women• مرد اور عورت

      Sexism Women. Men. Both are created from the same earth. Both are conceived in a womb. Both feel joy. Both love. And both are equal. How do I begin writing about daughters who are sacrificed for a son’s happiness. How do I express my frustration towards a community that blindly denies and ignores any […]

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    Worthy•قابل

    Below, I speak to myself. You are worthy. You are unique. You are special. Learn to love yourself. Treat your soul. Free your mind. Respect your body. Respect your values. And respect yourself. Practice gratitude. Practice gratitude. Practice gratitude. Be grateful. Increase your spiritual knowledge. Connect with God. Change your perspective on life. Reminder: I […]