“Each time a woman stands up for herself, she stands up for all women.” –Maya Angelou
Hasani watched Anele and her friend, Dimah talking. He was tempted to go over and say hello but he wasn't sure that he should now after meeting Mr. Ebrahim at the graduation ceremony. It had been a blow when his mother had later told him that Mr. Ebrahim and Anele were courting each other and …
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Image of José María Escrivá de Balaguer, Founder of Opus Dei I recently watched this and found it very disturbing. The first time I heard about Opus Dei was when I read Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code. The organization was depicted as dangerous and power-hungry under the auspices of the Catholic Church. In the …
Image by Monstera, Pexels I was nervous about meeting Mr. Ebrahim. Maybe it was because he was much older than me or that he was a successful businessman. A far cry from Hasani who was in university like me and in my age group. He had the disadvantage of knowing what I looked like. I …
The Church of Latter Day Saints Image An alarming number of Christians are denying that Jesus Christ is God. They insist that He is Savior, Lord, the Son of God, Messiah but not God, the Son. There is only one God, they argue and that is the Father. They say that the Trinity is a …
My mother was very relieved when I decided that I wanted to be a priest. She was worried that I would end up like some of my friends. They got into petty crimes, drugs and some of them wound up in prison or were killed. Some of them dropped out of school. My mother prayed …
I married Qasim after I graduated from university. We met through my uncle. Qasim was his friend. They have known each other for years. They used to work together and then, Qasim moved to another company where he's now the director. He is an older man. There is about a twenty year age difference between …
“You see a man drowning, you must try to save him even if you cannot swim.”― Irena Sendler, Life In A Jar She was a woman of great courage, risking her life to rescue 2,500 Jewish children. People may wonder how could one person save so many children. It was in her nature to help …
It was Friday afternoon and he was going home at a reasonable hour for the first time in weeks. He was looking forward to a quiet and relaxing weekend. He stepped out into the bright sunshine. The sun felt good on his face. Usually, it was dark when he left the office. Some times he …
Today was Friday and the end of my first week of my final year at high school. I will be graduating next June and in hopefully, in September I will be attending New York University. My best friend, Daniella hopes to going there too. Initially, I had considered Howard University but Daniella and her parents …
Ruth was in the garden having a cup of tea. It was a beautiful day. Summer was drawing to a close and soon the cold weather would be there. She wished the warm weather would last. She dreaded having to put on winter coat, scarf, hat, gloves and boots. She hated the snow when it …
Notes to Women 