I Forgive Myself
By
Sawiya
If there’s one thing about motherhood that completely rocked my world – it was my breastfeeding journey.
October 29, 2021
Category
In The Moment
The Kind Of Parent I Want To Be
BySawiya
I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about what kind of parent I want to be. Sometimes it brings excitement and other times, it fills me with so much panic and anxiety as I think about whether I will do…
Life Update: Baking Something In The Oven
BySawiya
My latest life update: I’m halfway through my pregnancy. Yep, Sawiya is going to be a mama in 2021. It’s not something I wanted to announce in my first trimester, for obvious reasons. But as a writer, I want to…
Microaggressions at Work
BySawiya
The laid-back nature at a new start-up company (2015) seemed fun at first until something became quite frequent: microaggressions disguised as banter. The role involved writing all content on their website (100+ pages), uploading images, and doing a lot of…
Social Media And Isolation
BySawiya
Each day that goes by, we’re all just kind of stuck in our own routines – work all week, go home and catch up on shows, and see friends on the weekends. That’s my routine anyway. There would be an…
Where Are You REALLY From?
BySawiya
How many times has someone asked you where you’re really from? “Yeah, I heard you the first time but where are you really from? …. No, I know you were born and raised in the U.K but like, where…
The Life of a Niqabi
BySawiya
REPOST: Please be aware that this feature article was originally published in a newspaper during the debate behind banning the niqab ban in the UK, 2013.
The Writer’s Block
BySawiya
You’re staring at a blank page. Your creativity is gone. Your brain is fried. You feel a headache coming on. You’ve had ideas – but somehow you can’t get into the groove. I feel you. I try my hardest…
The Numbers Game
BySawiya
Let’s take it back to 2013 real quick. If you’re a real Twitter veteran, you’ll know about the famous #HasJustineLandedYet hashtag. Her tweet in particular became the number 1 trending topic and without her knowledge, the world was waiting for…
The Show That Made Me Livid
BySawiya
Today, I finally composed myself to watch Channel 4’s documentary – “My Week As A Muslim” and I’m just as annoyed as I was when I read the title. (FYI – the title literally sounds like she’s dressing up in…