Beware of the DiasporaA few months ago a friend sat me down and asked me why I hated the diaspora and at the time I didn’t know how to fully express why I…May 30, 2023May 30, 2023
Dummies Guide to Xamar. Part 23. The mama’s are actually mad, proceed with caution.Feb 20, 2023Feb 20, 2023
Dummies Guide to Xamar.Recently I took an almost 2 month vacation from the city I learned to call home, Xamar. After the tragic double bombings in October 2022…Jan 17, 20231Jan 17, 20231
Identity is a khaki trouserWhen people ask me where I am from I say too much, I can’t narrow it down to where I am from because I am not from anywhere. Born here…Dec 24, 20211Dec 24, 20211
Eid 2021 — Reflections from a “failed state”Just under 3 months ago I came “back” home to Somalia. I’ve never been here before but for years the words “back home” would slip out of…Jul 20, 20212Jul 20, 20212
Vacation from me.These days I find myself looking for time and space to cry. I want to do it most of the time. As I write this someone just walked in on me…Nov 2, 2020Nov 2, 2020
Girl, just breathDecisions make me question my reality. Mostly because I have a choice, for the first time in my life. My descions are on me and my time is…Jul 24, 20201Jul 24, 20201
Ramadan, Eid & CoronaUnprecedented times, we are living in unprecedented times, the times that we are living in is unprecedented. Currently we were unable to…May 26, 2020May 26, 2020
In pursuit of happiness: Tayaad of being tayaadI met up with one of my favourite people the other day, to have a meal, catch up, see one another and just be together. As we sat down to…Jan 13, 2019Jan 13, 2019
