by Sharifa | Mar 18, 2021 | Blogs
Compassion fatigue “You once told me you wanted to find yourself in the world, and I told you to first apply within, to discover the world within you. You once told me you wanted to save the world from all its wars, and I told you to first save...
by Sharifa | Mar 8, 2021 | Blogs
Make art not trauma The arts are not a way to make a living. They are a very human way of making life more bearable. Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven’s sake. Sing in the shower. Dance to...
by Sharifa | Feb 5, 2021 | Blogs
Disobedient girl View this post on Instagram A post shared by Michelle (@michellekeserwany) “Let’s hail a civilization in a country where: 15 religious sects control me 18 sects denounce me I am called a recalcitrant, disobedient and spinster A video by...
by Sharifa | Nov 25, 2020 | Blogs
Documenting for change “You know, the process of making a documentary is one of discovery, and like writing a story, you follow a lead and that leads you to something else and then by the time you finish, the story is nothing like you expected” – William...
by Sharifa | Oct 21, 2020 | Blogs
Healing trauma “As my sufferings mounted I soon realized that there were two ways in which I could respond to my situation — either to react with bitterness or seek to transform the suffering into a creative force. I decided to follow the latter course.” ―...
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