Clothing, Modesty, & Self-Expression in Qatar
Qatar, subjected to a chokingly hot desert climate half the year, is also a Muslim country. This means that when you start packing, you’re g
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Being Black in Morocco
"What was it like seeing so many people who look like you?" "You went to the motherland! How was it?!" "What was it
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Medicine, Illness, Periods, Bathrooms
I lumped those topics all into one post because if you’re experiencing one of the things listed above, you’re possibly going to be experienc
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Hotels & Riads
The places I stayed in Morocco all surprised me for different reasons. Some of them were incredibly beautiful; seriously, I had never been i
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Safety in Morocco
Are there people looming in every corner waiting to kidnap you? Do you need to bring along the bedazzled stun gun you got for Christmas? A p
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What About My (Natural) Hair?!
Not all of us can have a long and silky braid of brunette majesty swinging past our hips as we go adventuring, à la Lara Croft. In fact, I h
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What's The Deal With Boys (When You're Black)?
The specific answer to that very generalized question can be complicated, nuanced, and lengthy. Though perhaps I cannot answer it, I can at
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