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My body is not yours to comment on

Article mentions fatphobia, body dysmorphia and mental illness — “You have lost so much weight!” “Looks like that fasting is paying off, you look great!” “What’s wrong with losing weight?” I cringe every time these comments are thrown at me. My body recoils and my stomach turns. My senses become hyperaware, and it throws me off balance for the…

Fatphobia

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Aug 18, 2019

Eat dessert first

No, my article isn’t about desserts only. It’s about my experience in Toronto’s epic and diverse food scene. Toronto is one of the most diverse cities in the world, but the first thing I tried when I landed here was pizza. I was taken aback with the gigantic size of…

Food

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Eat dessert first
Eat dessert first

Jul 5, 2017

School: Part 1

Memories made in school vary as we pass through different phases of life, they either get better or worse. For me, I have had quite a bittersweet experience with school. I was never too bright of a student in elementary school, but I guess I peaked in middle school because…

High School

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Jun 24, 2017

Fresh Off the Boat

It was the summer of 2012 when we landed in Pearson International Airport. Instead of the sweltering hot humid air of Dhaka, I was greeted with a cold breeze that sent shivers down my spine. A sun-glass clad middle aged man waved to us, it was Rahman uncle, my dad’s…

Immigration

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Bushra Ahmed

Therapist in training, part time writer.

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