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The virtues of Sabr (patience)

August 27, 2021September 15, 2021All

RAMADAAN LADIES THIKR TALK – 13 RAMADAAN 1442 25 APRIL 2021 Final Write up 27 August 2021 SABR (Patience) Introduction In the Islamic month of Ramadaan1443, the Gregorian year 2021, I was asked to give a

Crossing the Rubicon of Racism

July 6, 2021July 6, 2021All

5 June 2021 Cape Town, South Africa Amidst a flurry of panic and mini pandemonium that surrounded a racist incident at my daughter’s high school, I found myself participating in a parent’s diversity task team

DAY 19

April 14, 2020April 14, 20202020 Lockdown

14 April 2020 Cape Town, South Africa I find myself beginning with the birds yet again. They have begun to play a significant role in my day. This time the squirrel made an appearance

DAY SIX – CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA

April 1, 2020April 1, 20202020 Lockdown

DAY SIX 1 APRIL 2020 After the calm contemplation and gratitude I savoured on Day 1, things started falling apart. At least in my own mind. The next morning, I took my cuppa to

DAY ONE – CAPE TOWN SOUTH AFRICA

March 28, 2020March 28, 20202020 Lockdown

DAY ONE – CAPE TOWN SOUTH AFRICA 27 MARCH 2020 On 23 March 2020 the President announced a 21-day lock-down for South Africa. Today, 3 days later, we have 927 cases of COVID-19 in

‘ENOUGH IS ENOUGH’ of what, by whom? Part 2 RAPE AND CHILD ABUSE

October 19, 2019October 19, 2019All

19 October 2019 I last broached the sensitive topic of being domestic abuse and being stuck in the vicious cycle of victimhood and abuse. Today I am venturing into a discussion of abuse that is

‘ENOUGH IS ENOUGH’ of what, by whom? Part 1 Domestic abuse

October 5, 2019October 5, 2019All

5 October 2019 Any South African will have come across this slogan within the past few months with the spate of violent attacks on women and children that has swept our country with such a

Finding your purpose

September 24, 2019September 24, 2019All

24 September 2019 It’s been a while since I took up the mighty ‘pen’. On this arduous journey in search of a purposeful life, I experienced ‘the void’ creeping back again and having now hit

Psssst… It must be that time of the month!

May 4, 2019May 4, 2019All

4 May 2019 Ok… I avoided the nasty acronym “PMS” in the heading lest it trigger a pre-cyclical reaction before you even read it. This applies to both women andmen by the way. Here’s what

The Samoosa Run

April 28, 2019April 28, 2019All

28 April 2019 South Africans are familiar with the infamous sardine run, where once a year, during the winter months, hordes of sardines and predators flock to the waters of the Eastern Cape coastline to

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