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Rukhsana’s thoughts on her journey of life, writing and sometimes—when she dares—a bit of politics.
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Archive for April, 2014

Did you ever think…

…if only I knew someone real, someone legitimate, on the other side of the world, who was struggling, who needed money for a legitimate business venture, who wasn’t just looking for a hand out but a hand up… I remember watching one Oprah episode where she talked about some photography book that had been sent […]

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And I don’t write. All I want to do is fart around in my pyjamas till it’s time to go to the meeting. The last couple of days have been busy! They were two days of presentations at a lovely school with 900 kids! So far I’ve presented to about six hundred of them! On […]

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Perspective…

Can’t believe the last post I wrote was on that rejection I received. Man, that feels like SO long ago! To say that I’ve gained a bit of perspective would be an understatement. First of all my family was blessed with another grandchild. Alhamdu lillah, a healthy little boy, so that makes ten! Even steven, […]

When a rejection really hit me hard. All the platitudes I usually comfort myself with, rang empty. Even though, yeah, I still believe them. I can say rejection is part of the process over and over again, but right now, I just find it hard to believe it. I can say that Allah subhanahu wata […]

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