I didn't blame Maryam Sanda when she was found guilty of stabbing her darling. I wish I had her courage. I am in shackles. They used to have roses growing on them before now but all have finally become rusty old chains around my neck, arms, and feet. I cry all the...
I scrolled through Facebook reading posts to keep myself away from boredom, reacting to funny posts and commenting on some. "I will take a leap of faith and settle down!" These were the exact words written on the post. The man who made that statement had found his...
One night, the whole family was watching the television after dinner. As usual, I was with my phone as Telenovelas were not as interesting as Kamal, my new boyfriend. My dad had walked in. My brothers had whined in protest before my dad even held the remote. We knew...
There I was in front of Umaima's house, waiting for her to come outside. I have been coming to see her for a month now. I hoped to make my intentions known to my parents as soon as possible. Little did I know that Umaima would be getting married soon. She sent her...
It may seem shocking to you but I am a twenty-seven-year-old Muslim and I do not fast. You may think I would have a medical backup or a particular reason why, but I don’t. Fasting is not for me; I just couldn’t do it as much as I have tried.
I grew up in a home where everyone, to the youngest, fasted. As a child, I could not withstand 15 hours without food. I’d mostly end up feeling feverish and dizzy by 8 am even if I had eaten around 4 am that day. It was unbearable and still is.
Then, I mostly broke my fast secretly; I would hide it from my parents and pretend to be fasting like everyone else. They did catch me eating or sneaking food into my room a couple of times, however, they thought it was all childish. Most children cannot endure the hours, especially during their first few years of fasting, and so I grew up in that fashion.
I know of a few people who try to avoid fasting by claiming to have a medical condition like an ulcer or something related, which we all know is a sham because this ulcer is periodic and only comes around during Ramadan. Besides, there are ways you can keep ulcer patients free from attacks.
On the other hand, do not have a reason apart from not being able to hold me.
Over the years, I have grown comfortable with not fasting at all. A lot of people have tried their best to advise me, preach to me, and even tell me how important it is to fast as a Muslim. I am not going to budge and I’ll proudly tell anyone willing to listen that: I don’t fast.
I could not believe my eyes at first but then I had caught my friend who just got married cheating on her husband. It was just two weeks after this friend of mine had tied the knot in their hometown. I was very happy for her although I was not in attendance...
Safiyya was in the middle of making her bed when her phone rang. It was her friend Hamra calling. After she picked, she was greeted with Hamra’s chirpy voice yelling, “Amaryaaaa!” Safiyya laughed and replied, “Hamra you’ll never change. How are you?” “I’m good o, ya...
Ramadhan is a lunar month every Muslim looks forward to. It is a time most people want to stay close to family, do more good deeds, and indulge in devotional acts and the like. It is also a time a lot of people deem fit for them to get married. Why is that, What's the...
I am married with a kid now. I know that sometimes it's confusing when it comes to trying to select a partner with whom you want to live the rest of your life. I might have made a mistake and I'd like you to hear me out. Zuwairah is a classy young lady, though I was...
Life after the four walls of a university contains so many choices. Initially, you are happy that you just crossed a great hurdle only to be faced with the harsh labour market you've been hearing about since your undergraduate days. I got back home and soon it...
It didn't have to take a soothsayer or a magician to tell me that Abba was mad. Of course, I'd envisioned it, it was bound to happen, I knew this was how it would turn out, but knowing didn't make it easier. There was a fraction of me, just a little part of me that...
I've met scumbags of different sizes with colours of problems that I cannot describe. Men! I despised some of them because they act like they were born with their brains in between their legs. Their lack of control was something else. I thought I had seen it all until...
He bore his eyes into her welled-up ones searching for the truth and nothing but the absolute truth. Kamal wants her to falsify the newfound information and he'd believe her without question regardless of the proof his sister has put forward. He knew his siblings...
She was slowly cracking and they could sense it. It made them wonder what and why they did what they did to her. Do they truly deserve to be named parents? Cause the current situation states otherwise. Her mother inch forward urging Aneesah to move back, stopping her...
Hello, beautiful people of Arewa, this is a real-life story of Tata. My name is Tata Bala, I live in Kaduna state Nigeria, and am the only child of my parents. I can't say how and when I started digging this ditch that almost led to my death. But, I can only tell you...
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