Mishkah Bassadien2023-03-21Wow, well done Zubair; what a beautiful piece of writing, Masha Allah. I especially enjoyed it, because I relate to your experience. I have struggled with weight all my life, especially since all my siblings and cousins were very "slim". One family member
SAP ANC Manewales2023-03-21Ja-nee. Ek ry al jare die N1 tussen Centurion en Montana. En sien byna nooit ’n polisie- of metropolisie-voertuig nie. Gister op 20 Maart 2023 tel ek 10 polisievoertuie op daardie stuk pad, meestal BMW's. Nou ja toe né.
Gigi2023-03-20Oi! A guy I went to school said the same thing to me years ago (when I was in my forties), he even stuck out his tongue like he wanted to vomit. Saying "you had such a nice figure in school". Idiot, I was a teen then with a teeny figure. Currently I lost
Mariam Soeker Ismail2023-03-20Salaam, absolutely brilliant, Zubayr! Masha Allah, I'm elated and proud of you, my dear, that you have found your path in life, Alhamdulillah!
Abieda Charles2023-03-20Zubayr, your beautifully written essay of the mindlessness of the people who caused you hurt is most unfortunate and a reckless lack of care towards your feelings.
It is ironic that the increase of body weight, for some people, has absolutely nothing
Imraan Essack2023-03-20Absolutely fantastic topic! Well written ... I enjoyed reading every bit, laughing and tearful at the same time. A lot of us can actually relate to this article ... Zubayr left me with a heavy feeling of nostalgia! It's always so refreshing reading your a
Maria c a Vasconcelos2023-03-20Hi Zubayr!
Thank you so much for sharing your experience, it is a wonderful way to teach us, because you never know when we are touching someone feelings.
I really learn from you.
God bless your life and keep you in this lovely activity, namely w
Ebrahim Williams2023-03-20Excellent piece of writing. Good advice to most Muslim men to take pride in our own appearance, rather than just expecting our wives to look good. On the issue of the unsavoury comments, it is unfortunately worse than just fat shaming. Capetonians, and in
Juanita van Vuuren2023-03-20I have a friend, I've known her since I was 4! She has struggled with her weight her whole life. One day a young man walked passed her and said: "Look, Mina Moo". She turned around and said: "I can loose weight, but you will always be ugly".
There is
Zandile2023-03-20Wow, I really enjoyed having this read. This is a powerful enlightenment, very impactful. A great life lesson shared, and thank you for being open and vulnerable to sharing this, most definitely not the easiest things to talk about.
Bilqees Baker2023-03-20Thank you for this very personal share Zubayr. I do feel that our community is not sensitive and will voice instantly about someone's physical features. It's not ok! Period! Thankfully younger parents are becoming more aware of its effect.
Alistair Hoffman2023-03-20Pragtig gestel, ek het ook klomp gewig opgetel en mense lewer elke dag kommentaar op my gewig. Al wat ek vir hulle sê dis seker die injection wat so maak.
Amanda2023-03-20Mooi geskryf. Maar neem asseblief in ag dat busry, stap of fietsry nie opsies vir ons generasie is nie. Jy waag jou lewe. Ek besit ’n huis, maar moet ook die kostes van alarms, diefwering, ensovoorts bysit. Jy kan nie van staatsdokters en hospitale gebr
Ria Opperman2023-03-20Beste Ansie,
Ek het ’n Little Readers Franchise in Welkom gekoop. Die program is vir kinders van 3 tot 13 jaar oud. Maar nou het ek reeds twee navrae ontvang van ouers met kinders in Graad 10 en 11 wat sukkel met leesbegrip, aandagafleibaarheid, asoo
Heilna du Plooy2023-03-20Dis 'n ironiese titel. Dit is geen fees nie, maar 'n oorlog, maar die vyand "vier fees" met dood en vernietiging. Die vyand is egter "ongenooi", ongenooide gaste wat kom kwaad doen met oorgawe asof hulle 'n fees kom vier.
Dawn2023-03-20It was quite an inspirational article. I used to be one of those that would mention people's gain weight because I was lucky I never used to gain weight excessively. Now that I'm older and my metabolism is going down, I get those words thrown at me. And i
Liz Jantjies2023-03-20Treffend, smartlik, hierdie woorde, soos vandag ook vir groot digters in ons alhoe-mineurder wordende klein literere kringetjie:
Maar daar is niemand aan wie ek my gedigte kan voordra
of wat die Latynse woorde kan hoor en begryp nie.
Ek skryf en le
Liz Jantjies2023-03-20Thank you. Striking this is, especially also for your sense of humour ("jy’t nou ’n vet gevriet, nè!”) and accute, sharp ear.
You could write brilliant satire, a very scarce commodity in writing these days around this neck of the woods - if you
Adela Abrahams2023-03-20Excellent article! This hits home so hard. Not directly to me but someone close to my heart. He too kept quiet, when these not nice remarks was passed to him and there is nothing wrong with his weight. But I wanted to dig my nails into the faces of these
Naomi Meyer2023-03-20Goeiedag! Dankie vir jou navraag. Hier is 'n skakel na die indeks van vraestelle wat op LitNet beskikbaar is: https://www.litnet.co.za/indeks-notas-toetse-en-vraestelle/ Dit is ingedeel volgens graad en vakgebied. Blaai gerus daardeur om te sien wat beski
Naomi Meyer2023-03-20Goeiedag! Dankie vir die navraag en ons is bly dat die vraestelle jou help. As jy op soek is na nog vraestelle, is hier 'n skakel na die indeks op LitNet waar die vraestelle op een plek bymekaar is: https://www.litnet.co.za/indeks-notas-toetse-en-vraestel
Lelanie Roode2023-03-20Uitstekend! Lees ook Die Burger 20/3/2023 bladsy 11. Dit is uitsonderlik om so 'n postiewe resensie oor digkuns te kan raaklees!
Siddeeq2023-03-20Well-written piece, Zubayr! I commend you for being so open about what you’ve been through. Thank you for sharing your story with us, keep up the good work.
Faldilah Soeker Abrahams2023-03-20Aslam, my Darling Nephew. This piece of work is so well said. Every day of my life I hear the very same comment. You know how verbal I can get. I realised the people uttering those words are actually trying to pass off their own insecurities they are defi
F C2023-03-20Beste Angus, dit gaan nie oor die naam nie maar oor die verkeerde dinge wat ons as mense doen en wat voortspruit uit ons vermoë om dit te doen.
Carina2023-03-20Ek ken jou nie Danie, maar iewers is ons seker verwant want my pa is Pieter Gideon Malan en sy pa was Pieter Daniël Malan. Sy broer en ander familie is ook Pieter Daniël.
Hoe dit ook al sy ... die woorde wat jy vir jou pa geskryf het is presies hoe ek
Tashreeq Ryklief2023-03-19Well done, Zubayr. A well-written story and a very important life lesson to learn from. Shukraan Zubayr for sharing your experience with me, and the rest!
Although those words hurt you and others a lot, people do not recognise the fact that those hurtfu
