Archive - I made this for you!

The first trip around the sun

My notes from heartbreak.

May 11 •

April 2024

The mosques that glued me back together

It was the house of worship that healed me and called me closer to God. If only mosques were more available to Muslim women.

Apr 4 •

March 2024

Romance as rizq: Not everyone is going to have it

Omar Suleiman's Why Me series on love and marriage has us singletons gagged. Let's talk about it.

Mar 27 •

February 2024

It should have been Emma in Paris – some frantic thoughts on One Day and dating a white person

I’m guessing you’re here because you’ve seen Netflix’s gut-wrenching retelling of One Day, a novel by David Nicholls previously adapted into a film with…

Feb 22 •

January 2024

Making £1k in three months - When your career doesn't love you back

Journalism opportunities are fast dwindling. Where to go from here?

Jan 30 •

December 2023

On the one after the one

Hello heartbreak, my old friend.

Dec 25, 2023 •

God is the only thing that makes sense

Dec 19, 2023 •

October 2023

On the unparalleled beauty of dua-making

'I spoke to God for you and about you'.

Oct 28, 2023 •

September 2023

On living with a white person

When home becomes a site of microaggressions and cultural insensitivity.

Sep 28, 2023 •

I want to stop catching up with my friends

Memories are made in the chaos of boredom and play, not just conversations.

Sep 14, 2023 •

August 2023

Boy mums, please just stop

A man kissed a woman without her consent on national TV. His mum went on hunger strike in his defence. Naturally.

Aug 31, 2023 •

A guy matched with me. Then I ended up at a party celebrating his wedding

On haircuts, Hinge, and holidays after a break-up.

Aug 24, 2023 •

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