Fig & Olive

What does it mean to be a mother? Motherhood is a bit of an elusive concept. Motherhood, mothering, to be a mother it’s not something we contemplate too often. Of course, we love our mothers for “all they do for us”. But with the increasing notion of genderless marriage and the idea that all you […]

Sometimes it feels like the whole world is closing in on me I’m suffocating Begging for air to breathe I feel like You’re punishing me And there’s no doubt as to what I deserve I feel low without worth And I’ve given birth to my sadness Being in love Driven into madness One eye sees […]

Ali planned to marry during his marriage with Faatimah, upon this Faatimah went to her father, the prophet, peace to him after which he said: “I gave a daughter of mine in marriage to Abu’l-‘Aas ibn ar-Rabee‘; when he spoke he told me the truth and when he made me a promise he fulfilled his […]

A companion told the Messenger of God, peace and blessings to him, “I have ten children and I have never kissed any one of them.” The Messenger of God, peace and blessings to him, looked at him and said: “The one who does not show mercy will not be shown mercy. (1)” I begin with […]

If you watch TV, use the Internet, or go to school, you might get the impression that the world is a largely atheistic place. But since we do much more then this and have intimate relationships with our fellow human beings we know most people believe in God in one form or another and most […]

Bake. Something I desperately miss. Not that I usually have the energy these days but more than that I really dislike the kind of ovens we have here in Jordan. Anyway, baking is a wonderful activity to do solo. Just the joys of mixing, pouring, baking and icing I find it quite relaxing, you might […]

If you’re tired of finding yourself wandering the inner depths of the Internet at 2am this set of tips will help you curb your Internet usage without curbing your curiosity. Read below for tips on how to enjoy your leisure and stop wasting time. I stopped watching TV about two years ago and I naively […]

There are times in my life where I could say I’ve been depressed. The clinical meaning of depression is: a mood disorder that causes a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest. Also called major depression, major depressive disorder or clinical depression, it affects how you feel, think and behave and can lead to […]

I wonder if we’ll make it back home I just wonder if we we’ll make it back home If there’s a place we can meet If a place we can speak Do you remember those things Worth remembering? Do you recall those words Still trembling You couldn’t say What you meant You couldn’t quite be […]

I miss New York. Not for any reason in particular. A strange thing my teacher said. He said that he sometimes watches movies and forgets he’s in Jordan. I thought that was strange but it stayed with me. I don’t know what it is about home. You’ll always miss it even if you left by […]