Life Isn’t Like The Movies. People Don’t

Life Isn’t Like The Movies. People Don’t Change Overnight. People Don’t Go From Arrogant And Self-righteous To Ashamed And Remorseful. They Don’t Suddenly Give In When They’ve Spent Years Taking Out. No Doesn’t Magically Become A Yes.

One Of The First Serious Attempts I Made To Write A Novel Was When I Was In Grade 6 And I Had Read 'matilda.' I Wrote My Own Version And My Teacher Had It Bound And Permitted Me To Read It To The Class - Cementing My Love Of Reading, Writing And Roald Dahl!

When It Comes To The Hijab - Why To Wear It, Whether To Wear It, How To Wear It - There Is Theology And Then There Is Practice, And There Is Huge Diversity In Both.

It's Like One Of Those Scenes From A Feel-good Hollywood Movie. Where Everybody Is Happy And Nobody's Hair Fizzes In The Wind. Where It Doesn't Rain, Your Shoes Stay Comfortable All Day, And Everybody's Jokes Are Funny.

Sometimes It's Easy To Lose Faith In People. And Sometimes One Act Of Kindness Is All It Takes To Give You Hope Again.