Rafiat Gawat, DBA🌻

Just over a week ago, I walked the stage to receive my Doctorate in Business Administration. I said more here: bit.ly/48woFVb Every step, every experience was a buildup to this very one. So yeah, just look at those degrees on that ‘chick’. #DR_RG #Alhamdulillah

A brilliant passage by an old friend @DushkaAmateur Very happy to have had a chance to work with Dushka. Years ago I was having dinner with a friends who ordered oysters so we could share. Yuck. I wrinkled my nose. “I don’t understand” I said, “how anyone can like oysters.” “You don’t understand” replied one of my good friends, “how someone can like something you don’t like?” This conversation was the first time I heard of the sociological concept of tolerance. Tolerance is the ability to hold that different people have different tastes, preferences, lifestyles, beliefs. That the fact that they are different from my tastes, preferences, lifestyles and beliefs does not make them bad (or good), worse (or better) than me. The opposite of tolerance - intolerance - is a relative of prejudice - an antipathy towards people who are not like me. I can say “I do not like oysters, and perfectly understand that some people do.” In turn, the people who do like them can say “I think oysters are heaven and can perfectly understand that not everyone agrees.” I may not agree with you - and yet I can see what you see. The ability to say “we like different things, yet are fundamentally the same,” the capacity to withstand a taste, preference or lifestyle I don’t agree with, floods me with curiosity, with sympathy and with respect. It leads to a more diverse, more comprehensive, more cohesive experience of life; and a better, more integrated society. (Drawing by Dan Roam)

Until my last breath I will support @Arsenal no other club comes near. Win lose or draw Arsenal all the way. I couldn't care less about other clubs. They do them we do Arsenal. Now, enjoy your Monday all you Gooners ❤️

Ara t’onbe lowo re po, dakun wa fi mi da ara ire 🤲

Call me delusional but there’s not a single game of football where I’ll be wishing my club to lose. NEVER!

HR: What is your notice period? Candidate: 60 days. HR: Is it negotiable? Candidate: No. HR: Sorry, we’re looking for someone who can join within 30 days. Candidate: May I ask a question? HR: Sure. Candidate: What’s the notice period in your company? HR : ↓↓↓

Since Vice President @JDVance left Islamabad, the #POTUS and his team have consistently repeated a single line in their speeches: "Iran should not have a nuclear bomb." 🔸️Two points need clarification: 1. Iran was the first country to repeatedly and emphatically state that it is not seeking to develop a nuclear weapon in any form. 2. The #UnitedStates deliberately conflates the "peaceful use of nuclear energy" with possessing a "nuclear bomb." This conflation is highly dangerous for all #NPT member states and disregards their legitimate and inherent right to the peaceful use of nuclear energy. 🚨We caution the international community: 🔸️Following intensive negotiations in #Islamabad, #Trump is once again turning diplomacy into a mere pretext for further coercion and aggression against #Iran.

Iro and buba supremacy over all styles>>>>>>>>> The elegance

Is the lesson that Israel can still kill people and you’ll call it a “ceasefire” @AP?

Truly a garment! ❤️❤️❤️❤️

When you're not premenstrual, nor menstruating, nor ovulating, nor postmenstrual. The best two days of the month.

"Never take your geographical luck for granted. The safety, freedom and comfort you live in are luxuries denied to millions. Not because they deserve any less, but because the world is unjust."

Dear Parents, I want to share one parenting secret with you. The one you won’t find in your regular blogs. And trust me, regardless of your faith, you will find this tip beneficial. I want to explain why some kids become completely stubborn the more you punish them. I am doing this because I got some messages yesterday from people who have kids in the diaspora and how their kids have become stone-hearted to their parents’ warnings. It is indeed painful. Remember that I mentioned the monumental book of Imam Al-Ghazali, Ihya’ Ulum al-Din. We have more things to learn from it. In this book, he talked about a fragile part of a child's mind called the “Veil of Shame.” Note: Every child has this because they are born upon Fitrah (purity of the soul). When a child does something bad for the first time, they usually try to hide it. They are afraid of being caught because they still value their dignity in your eyes. The scholars explained that if a parent exposes the child, screams, yells at them, and punishes every mistake, you are tearing down their veil of shame. Once a child realizes you already see them as a bad person, the humiliation has happened. They stop caring. You have destroyed their internal brakes. When they have no dignity left to protect, they will start doing those bad things openly and boldly. How do you notice this in your child? You can tell this is happening in your child when they stop trying to hide their mistakes and start becoming brazen or "strong-headed" when caught. This is a sign that the veil is thinning. To fix this, you need to use a concept called Taghaful. It translates to intentional ignorance or pretending you did not see a fault. Our Prophet (peace be upon him) taught us this. He did this with a young companion called Usama bin Zaid. But I see that our parents, due to their high expectations, are often too impatient to look away. If you catch your child doing a hidden wrong, sometimes the most powerful thing you can do is pretend you did not see it. Do not confront them and strip them of their respect. Instead, bring up the topic later in a general conversation. Tell a story about why that action is destructive, without looking at them or accusing them. Let their own conscience do the punishing. Let them repent and fix it in secret. A parent who hunts down every small mistake will end up raising a child who has no shame left to lose. Let me know if you want more of these scholarly parenting tips. I will be willing to share. My DM is full with different issues. I cannot answer everything, but I am sure with these tips, a lot of those issues will be solved by God’s grace. Thank you for your attention. Allah knows best.

IF LEBANON WAS UKRAINE, THE WORLD WOULD BE CRYING 'WAR CRIMES'!

So will April 8 receive as much non-stop global outcry as October 7? Will it become a litmus test on every mainstream network, where guests are asked, "do you condemn the April 8 massacre?" Will US politicians hold up pictures of dead Lebanese babies and scream for revenge?

Schrödinger’s ceasefire

The only difference between your family sleeping in peace and my family waking up to bombs is your geographical luck

Who benefits when we teach kids that all villains are just misunderstood and there’s no evil?

Iran rejected US ceasefire request 5 times before agreeing to this ceasefire. This isn’t 1945, we all have access to information.

“If Iran wants to let this negotiation fall apart over Lebanon… that's ultimately their choice. We think that would be dumb, but it's their choice.” The Trump admin would rather let Iran close the Strait of Hormuz again than simply tell Israel to stop bombing civilians.