I have a dream; a vision where all beings and living organisms live in harmony…. everyone lives in peace, and balance has been restored to the planet. Women and men, alike, embrace all their feminine and masculine traits; or…
Yesterday morning, I heard an unexpected knock on the door. When I opened it, a man asked if there is a Karen Axalan living here. I identified myself, then he handed me an envelope. While receiving the package, my thoughts…
For world peace to happen, the voices of women must be heard. I know this because I listen to women. I know this because I am a woman and feel it in my bones. When women have spoken, we have been silenced. When women have…
I and My Mirror Yesterday I looked into the Mirror. Tears rolled down my cheeks until silent sobs turned loud cries. Mirror: Why are you crying? I: It has been a year or so that I haven’t been home. I miss every aspect of…
This past Monday was a big day in Canada. While preparations were being made on the west coast to open the global conference Women Deliver 2019, in the Nation’s Capital region indigenous women presented a long awaited report…
HOPELESSNESS This morning was strange, filled with pain. The air smelled hopelessness and disarray. My eyes refused to dry, tear overflowed my cheeks. My chest pained and my eyes burst with agony and pain. I tried to look…
Please help us secure the future of Life! Say no to the pipeline! Coast Salish Women are from a Territory known as the Salmon Peoples Territory Water is important to "life" and "women" are important to "life"...without women…
Hello All my dear world Pulse, Mistakes I will not give up. I 'll keep trying today and everyday. I will stand like mountain and I know I have to climb again I would fail ,but I will not give up. I will do mistakes and I…
Considering the earth is around 4.5 billion years old, it was not long ago when women were recognized as major contributors to society, a matriarchal society. Times changed and a patriarchal energy replaced the community…
A Call from the Voiceless City As usual, I woke up in the morning with a broken heart and swallowed eyes. I don’t enjoy my days since I fell victim to Indian coercion and deceit. But I have to earn bread and butter or I can…
My Heartless and Inhuman Occupiers They came stealthily, sneakily and captured my land. Spread everywhere, north, east-west and south. Guns in hand, hatred on the face, they occupied all the corners. Black their faces, black…
I WAITED FOR SO LONG….. I waited for a year or so, to hug and kiss you. And can sense the cool, morning breeze, despite being far off. The same breeze entering my nostrils and refreshing my soul. Wrap my whole body with its…
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.…
WAKE UP BEFORE I CEASE TO EXIST Wake up people, as I am dying. Speak up, as my speech is impeded. Give me food, as I am hungry. Set me free, as I am confined. Look at my bruises, as I am bleeding. Look at my eyes, as pellets…
The rose bud The soft petals Clad between the sepals Oblivious to daily dismals Drops of water dribbled Gliding softly off the sepals Not a single drop Reaching the smooth petals. Sweet Little Rose She was protected likewise…
To Invade Kashmir, Fascists Throttled its Voice Always remember that your present situation is not your final destination. The best is yet to come . This was the quote I once believed. But now, this quote looks as fake to me…
When I was on that stage of being "broken" I tumbled across the book by Iyanla Vanzant "In the meantime" and my understanding and motivation was that, being in the meantime? According to author and inspirational means being…
What is Peace ? By Husna Murad, Dhaka,Bangladesh (Published on Sept 21, 2018 ) A dream of mine where we can live with the glory of God & pray with our solitude hearts. We can talk with smiles, work for humanity with the…
"The death of a beloved is an amputation.—C. S. Lewis" Being a parent and mostly a mother who carries a baby for the whole 9 month and goes through labour pains, that pain cannot be described BUT in the end it is the fruit…
Lull Not Peace It is in lull not in calm. Its inhabitants are tongue-tied. It is now the Valley of dead and gone. It is the Valley of Kashmir, sieged by cruel occupiers. Often in reverie, I recall, its lush green terrain.…
Concentration Camp called Kashmir Sumera B. Reshi A few months ago, I read about the atrocities of the Nazi regime that during the first six years of their tenure how Hitler and his cohorts detained thousands of Germans and…
A Death Trap Called Kashmir My fingers ached to dial my landline. The constant dialling also led to frustration. Like a cardiograph, I could feel the formation of the crests and troughs, my heartbeat became inconsistent and…
Hi there! I had to share this! Yes, it's primarily for moms, but I think it relates to almost everyone, and I hope it helps to brighten your day, and anyone who touches your life today, too:-) Source: Kate, CEO of the…
Can I Ever Meet You Again Dad? A Conversation between me and my Mirror Me: Have you ever been uncertain of tomorrow, I asked the mirror? Mirror: I see tomorrow as you want me to look. Like your Kashmir, I have no choice. I…
