As a wedding present, I was gifted a DSLR camera. Honestly, I’ve never been creative. For those that know me, I’m very logical and methodical. It’s the way my mind works. But I’ve always wanted to be more creative because I recognise it as a personal flaw. This post isn’t to demonstrate how good I…
Why England Winning The Cricket World Cup Means So Much (To Me)
[Image taken from @EnglandCricket ‘s instagram page captioned ‘Together. We did it!’] For sports fan across the country, yesterday was mad. My eyes were focused only on one of them sports and that was the cricket. Yes, England won the world cup in a very dramatic fashion but its not just that which is causing…
Exam Advice
In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent, The Most Merciful Exam season is dawning on many so I thought I would share the following. These are not strictly for exams alone, but in my humble opinion we should make turning to Allah during our exam period a training experience for our future life. If…
My Thoughts on the Recent Liam Neeson Outrage
To echo the words of John Barnes from his interview with Sky News ‘I believe Liam Neeson deserves a medal, and I’ll tell you why …’ (3 min read)
Savour The Moment
As I’m beginning to settle into adult life, I’ve noticed many have become locked into a life of sleep, work, crash, repeat. Yes routine is good, in fact I love routine and I have one myself. My belief is that routine increases productivity. There is a pitfall though and that pitfall is that you can get lost in your routine and slowly start to lose enjoyment in life. So what is it about my routine that I love?
Croatia & Bosnia Herzegovina: 7 Days 7 Cities
If you’re here for the pretty pictures, click here to see them! (I’ll put the link at the bottom as well for those who want to read) Cities we visited: Dubrovnik, Mostar, Split, Zadar, Plitvice National Park, Zagreb, Pula. Favourite City: Mostar. Honourable mention to Plitvice National Park. Favourite Activity: Cliff diving! Top tip: Always…
Marrakesh, June 2018
Marrakesh is popular destination for many people and I had the fortune of visiting this year. Before I left many friends warned me it was an ‘evil’ city and although we did see some aspects of this, I definitely enjoyed my experience there whilst taking some memorable snaps. One of the reasons this trip was…
A Response to ‘Control on Social Media Platforms’
The following is a response written to a previous post written by Aafira Gani. Aafira received her MSc in Forensic Psychology from Newcastle University. So the topic of conversation is the harms of social media platforms. I particularly requested that a section was included on how women are affected by social media because I think…
Control on Social Media Platforms
In an digital age where information is available at our fingertips and where our voice is heard by a greater audience then ever before, it is increasingly important that boundaries are clear. Never before were we able to voice our opinions to such a wide audience but social media has provided us with exactly that….
Life As A Muslim Graduate 