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• A Hiatus

  Hi Friends,Due to various reasons – work, life, love, education, or maybe just other things that have preoccupied us, we find it is better to just say that we... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2014 SELF EXPRESSION, SOCIETY

• The Dual-Phobia Phenomenon

  

  Queer. Muslim. To some, this is a juxtaposition. A contradiction. Something that cannot and does not exist. The Muslims ask: how can we be Muslims when Islam... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2014 SELF EXPRESSION, SOCIETY

• A Diwali for Humanity

  

  Baby not included.Readers, I just spent my very first Diwali in India. In fact, it was my first Diwali in general. The joy of holding sparklers and throwing... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2013 SELF EXPRESSION, SOCIETY

• Heroes, Perspective, & Motivation: Farhan Akhtar as Milkha Singh

  

  Long time no see, friends! I’m taking a little time away from my studies to say a few words because I found myself inspired and thought I’d share the source.... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2013 SELF EXPRESSION, SOCIETY

• 9 Stages of Heartbreak

  

  Falling in love in your 20s is different from falling in love in your teenage years. Nobody forgets the first rush of excitement at claiming somebody as your ow... Read more

  Posted on 06 September 2013 SELF EXPRESSION, SOCIETY

• Male Blogger Post: Urvah Khan – A Scrappy Brown Girl With All the Right Kinds...

  

  By Billal Ali (see bio at end)Her flattened blond mohawk peeks out from underneath the black toque. The recording studio located in a west Toronto basement,... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Lifestyles of the Loved and Jaded

  

  In a conversation I had with a good friend of mine who grew up in the “motherland”, she was explaining a story in which she was at a bridal... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2013 SELF EXPRESSION, SOCIETY

• Male Blogger: On Tattoos and The Modern Indian Man

  

  Post by: Avinash KinraWhen offered the opportunity to write a short piece, I was both eager and apprehensive.  After all, I have analyzed, dissected, and at... Read more

  Posted on 12 April 2013 SELF EXPRESSION, SOCIETY

• Mindy on the Mind

  

  A show about a hot young doctor saving lives and navigating the drama of the doctor’s lounge? Been there, done that, *yawn*!A show about a hot Indo-American... Read more

  Posted on 11 March 2013 ENTERTAINMENT, SELF EXPRESSION, TV & VIDEO

• Izzat in Afghan Midwives

  

  This is our first post talking about women in Afghanistan (because they are Brown girls too), but in a different light – health. Read more

  Posted on 04 March 2013 SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• BGC’s 1st Awesomess Spotlight: Miriam Nagi, Computer Animationist

  

  Readers, I write this post in response from a request from some of you to feature an awesome Brown Girl or Boy on our blog (outside of my wonderful colleagues... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2013 SELF EXPRESSION, SOCIETY

• Coke Studio Makes Me Smile

  

  Komal Rizvi singing in an episode – photo courtesy of Coke Studio website.If you are not familiar, Coke Studio is a music television series that started in... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2013 ENTERTAINMENT

• Just Because There Isn’t a High Divorce Rate Compared to Other Countries…

  

  Doesn’t mean cat calls in streets aren’t still rampant — by married menDoesn’t mean two married people are even living together anymoreDoesn’t mean casual sex i... Read more

  Posted on 18 January 2013 SELF EXPRESSION, SOCIETY

• A Letter to Amanat

  

  Hello, readers. It has been quite a while since I have written, but I could not hold off on this post. My assumption is that many of you have kept up with the... Read more

  Posted on 06 January 2013 SELF EXPRESSION, SOCIETY, WOMEN'S ISSUES

• On Barfi and Unrequited Love

  

  Winter Break with family translates into home-cooked meals, lethargy, and Bollywood, yes? Yes. I finally made time to watch Barfi and I’m sooo grateful for the... Read more

  Posted on 26 December 2012 SELF EXPRESSION, SOCIETY

• Identity Politics

  

  “… Without a sense of identity, there can be no real struggle…” ― Paulo Freire, Pedagogy of the OppressedLike so many Tamil teens growing up in Scarboroug... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2012 SELF EXPRESSION, SOCIETY

• I Am Thankful for Vidya!

  

  Source: Glamsham.comWhile being in India, I  gained a huge sense of respect for Vidya.  She is one of the few Indian actresses I’ve seen in a long time who trul... Read more

  Posted on 22 November 2012 SELF EXPRESSION, SOCIETY

• Rebellion is in My Blood, Etched into My DNA, and the Moment I Stopped...

  

  “Run…..RUN!!!” I heard shouts coming from behind me. And then suddenly, through my blurry near-sighted vision, I saw the young men whizz past me and my closely... Read more

  Posted on 15 November 2012 SELF EXPRESSION, SOCIETY

• Tribute to Ms. Balan (More Like My Woman Crush On Her)

  

  Source: Glamsham.comWhile being in India, I  gained a huge sense of respect for Vidya.  She is one of the few Indian actresses I’ve seen in a long time who trul... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2012 SELF EXPRESSION

• Break Up? You Just Wasted Your Precious Baby-making Years.

  

  Readers, we have been back on our busy stints, but here I am again because I miss putting my voice out there I have talked a bit about marriage in the good old... Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2012 SELF EXPRESSION