This will be a short post. I’d just like to put a friendly reminder for all you readers out there to keep track of work-life balance. At the early stages in a career the work dynamic is undoubtably amplified, but it’s crucial to kick-back and relax whenever you can. In the absence of such requiescence, [...]
Author: faizahkh
Self-Respect
Brown guys, and basically any guy, can take advantage of you. I never thought it could happen to me. He called me cute. Pretty. Hot. Someone he’d want to cuddle with. Wifey material. Said he thought of me all the time and missed me. Said my body looked amazing (based off my IG because I [...]
Perspective of Not Being a Doctor in the Desi Community
An issue that bothers me is other brown people looking down upon you because YOU are not a doctor: you are something else; like a nurse. They see it as “someone who just cleans up like a maid.” I’m sorry, but it’s 2019. A nurse is a healthcare provider just like anyone else in the [...]
“No friends” answer
So I was sent this through the anonymous email and I'm not sure how this will work, but whoever wrote this or even whoever feels this way is welcome to comment below and I'll try my best to be there for you or if you're willing to, you can message me on instagram (faizahzkhan) or [...]
Sexual Assault
The #MeToo movement seemed like more of an attention-seeking trend to me in the beginning. Many people didn't share their feelings and coming out years later seemed so suspicious to me. I kept thinking, "Why is it that this woman is able to speak about some incident from years ago and accuse a man and [...]