DARK SKINNED; Beautiful just as you are!
Photo Credit: Shuttershock I started hating myself for my own skin color; I was looking for something which I could never get: fair skin....
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SAFIGI
May 17, 20205 min read
AIN'T I A WOMAN?
This story was written by Ashley Dye from the USA. If I had a dollar for the innumerable times I have been called or referred to as ‘he’,...
SAFIGI
May 13, 20185 min read
DON'T ALTER MY LIFE, ALTER THE MALE GAZE
This story was written by Maliha Mohiuddin from the USA. “She did it again! How does she get up there?” my uncle’s wife looked perplexed...
SAFIGI
Apr 12, 20184 min read
I SHOULD NOT BE SHAMED FOR MY THIN BODY!
This story was written by Ananya De from INDIA. I have faced a variety of body shaming, sometimes subtle and sometimes direct. There were...
SAFIGI
Apr 12, 20184 min read
DO NOT CHANGE YOURSELF JUST TO FIT IN!
This story was written by Nurul Nadhira from MALAYSIA. Back when I was younger, I used to have trouble wearing hijab. I was quite young...
SAFIGI
Apr 1, 20183 min read
MARRIAGE CAN WAIT, DREAMS DON'T!
This story was written by Shucheesmita Simonti from BANGLADESH. I am from Dhaka, Bangladesh. In 2011, I got ICCR scholarship to pursue...
SAFIGI
Mar 29, 20184 min read
SOCIETY PUTS A LINK BETWEEN SKIN COLOR AND A WOMAN'S BEAUTY!
This story was written by Ly Phuong from VIETNAM. I am Phuong and I come from Vietnam. I have dark skin and I am growing up in a society...
SAFIGI
Mar 18, 20182 min read
THOUGH OUR RELATIVES BULLIED US, WE SUCCEEDED IN LIFE
This story was written by an Anonymous Contributor from PAKISTAN. I was born in a traditional family, where my mother stayed orientated...
SAFIGI
Mar 15, 20184 min read
CHILDREN MUST NOT BE LIBELED FOR LOVING.
This story was written by Trang Vu Hong from VIETNAM. I was studying Italian culture in Perugia, Italy when the junior Eurovision – the...
SAFIGI
Mar 11, 20183 min read
THE POWER OF BEING DIFFERENT.
This story was written by Debayani Panja from INDIA. While growing up in a metropolitan city, I had learnt the nuances of always dressing...
SAFIGI
Mar 2, 20184 min read
WOMEN MUST NOT GIVE UP FREEDOM TO BE SAFE.
This story was written by Mara Agolleti from ITALY. Where I live all young girls are told how to act and dress properly. Lots of spoken...
SAFIGI
Feb 22, 20185 min read
MY PAST RELATIONSHIPS DON'T DEFINE ME.
This story was written by an Anonymous Contributor from GREECE. As a young woman I’ve always been told I should be careful who I “give my...
SAFIGI
Feb 11, 20183 min read
"WHEN ARE YOU GETTING MARRIED?"
This story was written by Wisam Gangari from SUDAN. “Congratulations on your (insert significant milestone)! Here’s to your wedding!”...
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