Hawa’u’s Substack

Selfish? Maybe. Necessary? Absolutely

I’m typing this paragraph with my eyes covered because it’s been a minute here!

Sep 20 • 

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June 2025

Family, Eid, And, Everything In Between

I’m not quite sure what I’m writing about — family or Eid.

Jun 6 • 

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May 2025

Two Years, One Love, and a Flat Battery

This one has been long overdue—and it’s going to be a long one too.

May 25 • 

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March 2025

Where Do You See Yourself in Five Years?

The Question That Haunted Me for Five Years.

Mar 31 • 

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February 2025

How Are You?

Because Sometimes, You Just Need Someone to Ask

Feb 1 • 

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December 2024

You Don't Look Married.

“You don’t look married.” If I had a dollar for every time I heard that, I’d probably be sipping cocktails on a private island by now.

Dec 28, 2024 • 

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October 2024

PRESSURE, PRAYER AND PATIENCE

The urge to write, the yearning to put so many words together, my hands itch, and my pen craves to drip some ink.

Oct 4, 2024 • 

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July 2024

It's Okay To Be Different

In a world where everything is a “trend,” it’s perfectly okay to be different.

Jul 11, 2024 • 

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Between Sex And Salah: What They Don't Tell You

This is the topic that makes us all cringe; the one we avoid discussing with parents and elders, and speak about in hushed tones with friends.

Jul 4, 2024 • 

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June 2024

Who Are You In The Closet?

I believe many of us yearn to live in a different world, one that harbours our hidden truths.

Jun 7, 2024 • 

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April 2024

Are We Truly Friends?

One word I believe to hold so much gravity is friendship.

Apr 27, 2024 • 

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February 2024

Perspectives on Marriage: Insights from an Unmarried Woman.

One term we encounter frequently is “Marriage”. Throughout our upbringing, we’ve consistently witnessed the union of a man and a woman in matrimony.

Feb 24, 2024 • 

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