Author: afzal
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Untethered
All my life I have been tethered. To the tree that gave me life. To the park that was my universe. There were good days filled with sunshine, bright and warm. There were days where all I prayed for was for them to pass. These were dark, rainy, cold, days on which the wind…
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End of Dreams
When we wake up, it will feel like a dream. A very real and vivid dream. All alone in blind darkness and utter chaos, the final passageway before us, we will pray for our light not to fade until we are safely on the other side.
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Supermoon
Last night the whole world could enjoy this year’s largest and brightest moon due to a combination of full moon, and the fact that the moon was closest to earth in its orbit. I was lucky to see it hanging brightly in the cold, clear Oslo night yesterday. If you missed it, and if…
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Noname
No matter which era, mothers’ dreams for their sons are identical. During the weaving of those dreams, knots of prayers start to appear, and bits of hope materialize. But often, all dreams are washed away through the black lines of the kohl. Because perhaps history fancied one color only. The color red. One.These three letters have many faces.The one we want all our lives,the one we never want.The one who stays with…
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Happy New Year!
In a few short hours the whole city will erupt in celebrations. People will dress up and get ready to party. They will defy the sub zero temperatures and go outside to light fireworks and to watch. Even the city will spend hundereds of thousands of kroners to put up a spectecaular display of pyrotechnics. Today I ask myself, what…
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My story
Why is everyone looking at me? What do they see that I do not seem to notice? What is different, or interesting, that I clearly do not recognize? Is it some boldness in what I leave behind that seems to call their attention? Making them turn their heads to me? Or even worse, simply run away from…
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Blessing
A change, a break in the routine. A sparkle of life! Something rewarding, providing energy and joy, and taking everything you have. A transition in life. By life. A milestone. An identity. So lovable, and so troublesome! So subdued, and so determined! So weak, and so strong! So gentle, and so demanding! So delicate, and so harsh!…
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Eid Mubarak!
I wish everyone a blessed Eid-ul-Fitr celebration. Please remember us in your prayers.
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Remembering Oslo July 22nd, 2011
Unawareness, curiosity, disbelief, denial, shock and horror, fear, realization, relief, reflection, prayers, remembrance. Forever.
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