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Rest in Peace.
As a child I watch my grandmother cook food smell of country, planting vegetable gardens and walks to market and sarcasm and tough love...

Abir Ibrahim
Oct 26, 20131 min read
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Sunshine in Nakuru.
I arrive to Nakuru. It is extremely cold here. I was not mentally or physically prepared for the cold temperature. No one tells you it is...

Abir Ibrahim
Oct 20, 20132 min read
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Back in Time.
I wake up this morning to the sound of school children and the milk vendors on donkeys and sunshine peaking through the window. I have...

Abir Ibrahim
Sep 14, 20131 min read
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On, Cairo.
I have been watching the news nonstop since I arrived in Cairo. I hear about a woman being raped at a train station. I take a long bath...

Abir Ibrahim
Sep 13, 20131 min read
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While in Paris.
I met Emmanuelle over a year ago at university. She was an international student from Paris. I had just returned from my study abroad...

Abir Ibrahim
Sep 12, 20131 min read
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Stay.
Last night, over ginger tea and chapati bread a friend asks me why I am always packing and leaving. I could blame it on my father’s...

Abir Ibrahim
Jul 26, 20132 min read
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Fulfilling a Promise
During my previous travels to Africa, I visited unkempt health institutions, orphanages and slums where children are neglected, subjected...

Abir Ibrahim
Jul 5, 20133 min read
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Sleepless in New York
I have always loved the idea of living in a big city. The panorama, the skyline, the energy. New York is known for its diversity,...

Abir Ibrahim
May 16, 20131 min read
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A Great Love Affair, Istanbul.
I had just finished my last final exam at university. A couple of hours later I was at the airport on my way to Sudan. The summer of 2011...

Abir Ibrahim
May 1, 20132 min read
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Wamasai Shule ya Msingi
Wamasai Shule ya Msingi translates to Massai Primary School. Last summer (2012), Georgetown University granted me the opportunity to...

Abir Ibrahim
Apr 30, 20131 min read
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Combating Fear
Today marks four years since I began my journey of faith and embraced the hijab, and six month since my decision to take off the...

Abir Ibrahim
Jan 30, 20132 min read
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Home.
When I returned to the U.S back in August from my four months of travels, landing in JFK New York City, I stood there with my checked...

Abir Ibrahim
Jan 2, 20132 min read
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I am, who are you?
The oceans collapse and waves timidly kiss the shore. I think of everything being washed away, the mistakes, the heartbreaks. We make...

Abir Ibrahim
Dec 23, 20123 min read
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End. New Beginnings (Lessons)
My undergraduate career has finally come to an end. I searched the web on "how to survive in the real world" and learned that no one has...

Abir Ibrahim
Dec 22, 20122 min read
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