My background/inspiration: I have always been a compassionate, feminist (who believes in equal rights for everyone). I firmly believe that I chose this life, the people and events in them, for a reason. My own personal…
I was born and raised in Karachi Pakistan, and my parents gave me a very beautiful childhood, I was their favorite child out of 7 children, I was a brilliant student and became a doctor, but I don't know what went wrong, I…
A ODE TO ALL MOMS Though I do not know anything about Pregnancy and stuff , have heard from my friends and sisters, I may not know but i wud like to pen an ODE Its not a lyrical 1, somehow been on my mind from a long time.…
By Mariya Taher As an alumni of the Women’s Foundation of California’s Women’s Policy Institute, I was invited to attend a storytelling workshop hosted by StoryCenter in March 2017, in which I created a digital video story…
It is funny how, in this journey of life, even though we may begin at different times and places, our paths cross with others so that we may share our love, compassion, observations and hope. This is a design of God that I…
Marked on my calendar for this afternoon was to watch and listen to a broadcast called Indigenous Sovereignty is Climate Action. It is a call to action by a well known and very active group here in Canada and across North…
" Tell me & I forget. Teach me & I remember. Involve me & I learn". - Anne with an E I had the opportunity to meet two different kinds of teachers. In the first one, she broke my self-confidence and told me I won…
At the start of this year, i made a conscious decision to commit more time and effort to taking care of myself. I knew if i had to be more efficient then i will have to be the best version of me and that will mean not only…
One of the Sustainable Development goals outlined by the United Nations is education, and stipulates that each country should avail opportunities and resources for provision of education to its citizens. Through education, a…
It is always an honour and truly satisfying. Excited and humbled to have been featured in October months 2018 Coast Women Magazine as a Woman impacting positively in the community and society at large in matters Literacy.…
This is dedicated to Vweta for raising the subject of menopause here within our WorldPulse community, and to all who are writing about the horrendous treatment of old women in their communities. My Sisters, we all go through…
I'm a United States citizen. I didn't do anything to earn it, didn't have to travel to get here. I have a small, modest, but comfortable home, large enough for my family of four. I call it small by American standards, but I'…
" One of the greatest challenge faced by today's developed World is pointing towards the negligence of rural girls/women around the globe." I participated as a student delegate and good will ambassador of Pakistan in ; the…
An Eternal Sleep Born as a twig of an Almond tree, In distant heaven called Kashmir. Lilac in colour, skinny in shape. With wide brown eyes curvy in shape. Soft like silk, innocent as Dove. Engulfed in my own cosy world. My…
I woke up that day, truly excited to follow up on the results of the US election. From the beginning, I was very mesmerized by the whole process-the primaries, the building up before the debates, the debates themselves- this…
Can you feel the shift in your Environment? You may feel tinges of Joy and Peace. You may sense that you are connected to the Whole of Divine source more than ever. You may feel an uncontrollable urge to sit in contemplation…
“To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.” ― Lewis B. Smedes From my roller coaster life of being emotionally and physically abused, for me to finally get over the horrible pictures/…
बदलते निसर्ग चक्र , रासायनिक खतांमुळे होणारा शेतीचा ऱ्हास याचा मानवी शरीरावर व शेतीतील मातीवर होणारा दुष्परिणाम तसेच शेतकऱ्यांचा उत्पन्न खर्च जास्त व मिळणारे कमी उत्पन्न यातुन होणाऱ्या शेतकरी आत्महत्या व उध्दवस्त होणारे…
You are an interestingsubject, unique in your own way and very special too. I wish I knew a lot of things about you before I met you. I wish I had people who told me more about you. My younger self tried to fall in love with…
I was good at study and wanted to continue my education but it was not so easy in such an environment where girls are not allowed to do higher study. Because according to society a we don't need to do higher study after all…
The other day I was told that I have blossomed in the last few years and have grown into myself. At first, I felt offended. I thought I had blossomed a long time ago lol. But after continuously having this statement running…
G rowing as every other going child on the globe, I had a tinge of excitement. It was so much fun having to play with my siblings in a safe space called home, in an environment void of insecurity. It felt so good to have my…
We run a monthly support group meeting and intervention for couples seeking to enhance the quality of their relationship, communication, and shared commitment to safer behaviours. The monthly support group is held once a…
There is hope for everyone! It was somewhere in the 90's, that I got to understood clearly the interpretation of this word "AIDS". It was a very sensitive word to use then! You have to be very careful with how you used it.…