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Life

On “Qabiil”

by Daughter of the Horn on August 10, 2010

in Life,Somalia

Great Message!

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Somalia, Don’t Allow Shame for It

by Daughter of the Horn on May 2, 2010

in Africa,Life,Somalia

I still remember the first time I heard this song. Kuwait. I must’ve been about 8 or 9. My mom and I were hovered over our old, slow computer and I was reading the latest Somali news to her. My parents are both literate and know 3 languages each, but in order for them to [...]

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Lessons from Science

by Daughter of the Horn on April 22, 2010

in Inspiration,Life

Studying for my physiology midterm, and this line really stuck out: “The strength of the stimulus is coded into the frequency of the action potentials that are generated and not in their amplitude.” Therefore, just because you took it that extra mile, once, isn’t enough. Consistency is key.

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Remembrance

by Daughter of the Horn on April 10, 2010

in Inspiration,Islam,Life,Spirituality

“but hooyo, i’m bored.” “you shouldn’t be bored. go pick up the qur’an.” “haye, hooyo.” —————– “hooyo, i had a really bad nightmare.” “did you read your adhkar last night?” “erm, no.” —————– It’s so easy to slip off. So easy. And you don’t even realize you’re slipping off. Or you completely distract yourself until [...]

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Will’s Wisdom

by Daughter of the Horn on December 14, 2009

in Inspiration,Life

“There’s no point in having a plan B, because it only distracts from plan A.” – Will Smith

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It’s not fair

by Daughter of the Horn on December 10, 2009

in General,Life

She came out of nowhere, and my first instinct was to grab my purse that I had left on the floor lest she run off with it. She just sat at the neighbouring bench quietly and watched my friends and I laugh and enjoy our last night out of the year together. This was the [...]

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