About choosing your love life… I never write about my personal life in this blog. But as I like to share opinions on my understanding of feminism, I wanted to write about a personal thought that may concern women in my age. Somewhere in the mid-twenties we begin to feel that we have everything in … More Once you realize nothing makes sense, it all makes sense
Spending summer vacation in Tunisia almost instantly brings back the reasons that pushed one to seek residence elsewhere. After one heck of a year and some personal achievements, like most of immigrants I go back where I’m from. It amazes me how passive people are. With all the security risks we are living in (I … More Autopsy of a Tunisian qualm
En se présentant en tant que “Tunisienne”, mes collègues québécois aussi bien que Égyptiens, libanais, syriens et indiens me mettent directement dans la case “arabe musulmane”. Le problème des préjugés En général, les musulmans assument dors et déjà qu’étant Tunisienne, tu dois être musulmane et agir en tant que tel, c’est à dire ne mange … More Questions identitaires
Another day, another terrorist attack in Tunisia. Thus, this time the gunmen reached another level of terror by targeting almost exclusively tourists (20 tourists were dead and 2 Tunisians, until the last news). Although it is still unclear whether the target was the parliament that is, interestingly enough, discussing the anti-terrorist law that same moment, … More Deadly terrorist attack in Tunisia : Point of view
While out some days ago, I saw a Quebecoise wearing the black veil with her daughter. I couldn’t help but stare at her as if she was a phenomenon before I could restrain myself. Although I am a strong supporter of freedom of faith, speech and sexual orientation, I was not able to prevent this … More Random thoughts on a need for a God to exist, and reasons why privileged occidental women convert to islam.
I may seem depressed or giving up on life but that’s not the case. I find myself worrying so much about life, future, feminism, my wasted eggs and my love for experiencing motherhood, Isis, Islamism and the bad image that Muslims have, the fate of my small weak country etc etc etc… But then I … More Life is pointless.
Following the wave of “Je suis Charlie” and “I am Charlie” that floaded the social media over the last few days, i’ve passed through a dilemma, Do i have to be Charlie ? Again, being arab living in an occidental society, confronts me more often to existential questions than my fellow ‘native’ citizens. Selective Show … More To be “#JeSuisCharlie” or not to be ?
Étant une jeune femme issue de culture arabo-musulmane ayant vécu trois ans en France, et me sentant touchée et scandalisée par le drame du 9 Janvier 2015, j’aimerai m’exprimer à ce propos. Après le choc, l’émoi et le deuil, il est temps de relativiser et se poser les bonnes questions. Pourquoi massacrer Charlie Hebdo ? … More Charlie Hebdo : les bonnes questions à se poser
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Nov. 22, 2014 by Darius Tunisians go to the polls tomorrow to choose their next president. Earlier this week, I attended a panel discussion at the Middle East Institute’s annual conference. One of the panelists was Bill Lawrence, currently a visiting professor at George Washington University and…
Hier 5 Novembre 2014 un nième attentat terroriste a conduit à 5 morts dans les rangs de l’armée et 7 blessés. Pourquoi aujourd’hui je ne suis pas triste ni endeuillée, mais je suis en colère ! Stratégie empruntée aux collègues terroristes algériens dans des années 90 : Les terroristes ont appliqué une stratégie d’attaque on … More Terrorisme en Tunisie : pourquoi à la place du deuil, la colère !
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