Hello, my lovelies, this week, I faced a really unpleasant, triggering experience while applying for a tourist visa. Standing for hours past the booked time, squeezed into a line with zero privacy while answering personal questions aloud, and watching staff vent their anger on applicants, including elderly couples, felt dehumanising. What cut deepest was the subtle, cruel interrogation of my life: being treated like a red flag because I’m single, an orphan, and a freelancer. Let me be very clear: I love my country, I’m rooted here, and I have no plan to abandon my passport or my life. I don’t owe anyone proof of my choices or my belonging. My ethics don’t allow corner-cutting, and I refuse to let one humiliating bureaucracy define my worth. If you’ve ever been through the same, watched, judged, or reduced by a single form or a tired official, I see you. And to anyone forced from their homes by violence or extreme hardship: may Allah bring you comfort and safety.
On a lighter note, I celebrated myself and all hijabis around the world on World Hijab Day. I also enjoyed an exquisite anti-flu dinner organized by Jarak online with the chef and my bestie Hisham; it was EPIC!
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A mood booster salad, 6 heart health foods every woman should eat, stay fuller with these foods, and air fryer bagels recipe.
Until next week, InshAllah.
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XOXO
La Petite, Hanine
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