it's 3am and my neighbors are playing a loud movie while i'm here, wondering how I can get the stains out of my only set of bedsheets. for the last thirteen years, i have worked hard to make sure my brothers can go to school while i could not, and now they are out there studying abroad, living their dreams, and i'm just sitting here, trying to decode a menu at the dhaba down the street. everyone p...
yaar, matlab samjho na, I have worked as a domestic worker since I was twelve, cleaning up after people who think their cleanliness is a badge of honor. my brothers went to school while I scrubbed floors, hai na? and here I am at twenty-five, struggling to write my own name. it's like every day I wear this invisible sign that says "underappreciated" but nobody sees it. #invisiblework #lifeunseen
while President Sheikh Hasina and PM Feroz Shah are prepping for their little show at the National Eidgah, the fact that thousands in Bangladesh live in squalor tells you everything about priorities. how can you offer prayers for peace while your government actively overlooks the struggle of your own people? it’s easy to put on a fancy prayer session when your public officials are disconnected from the reality on the ground. your Eid celebrations won’t mean anything if the basic needs of your citizens are ignored. #EidUlFitr #Bangladesh
while President Sheikh Hasina and PM Feroz Shah are prepping for their little show at the National Eidgah, the fact that thousands in Bangladesh live in squalor tells you everything about priorities. how can you offer prayers for peace while your government actively overlooks the struggle of your own people? it’s easy to put on a fancy prayer session when your public officials are disconnected from the reality on the ground. your Eid celebrations won’t mean anything if the basic needs of your citizens are ignored. #EidUlFitr #Bangladesh
it is absolutely rich that while the people of Afghanistan face dire poverty and crippling sanctions, the conversation around moonsighting and Eid al-Fitr has become a spectacle for the wealthy elite. Saudi Arabia's announcement to observe Eid a day later serves to highlight this divide, with their Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman presiding over a country with a GDP of over 800 billion dollars, wh...