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Navida Sayed, London All I could see was doctors and nurses in blue or green gowns, gloves, masks, eye protection and aprons, I hadn’t seen this in any of my previous hospital admissions. As I lay almost paralysed unable to move my body I gasped for air. I opened my eyes, my heart was racing…
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Nooresahar Ahmad, Hartlepool Mankind is a social species. We do not do well separated from each other. ‘Loneliness’, which we often perceive simply as an unpleasant emotion, is more significant than that. It is a biological warning which urges us to seek out other people, in the same way hunger reminds us to find…
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Fezia Haq, London As a result of the coronavirus crisis, we find ourselves socially distancing with the intention to contain this pandemic. We are doing what we can to keep each other safe, as well as ourselves. We are refraining from meeting our loved ones at this tough time. Exceptionally so as these precautionary measures…
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Arfa Yassir, Swindon Dear Humans! Generations after generation we have been flying over this beautiful planet. You must have noticed us in many different types and colours. Our community in this part of the world is extremely concerned about the current situation which we have not been able to understand. We continue to notice many…
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Iffat Mirza, Raynes Park Seeing images of empty supermarket shelves up and down the country a few weeks ago immediately highlighted the individualistic view of some members of our society which, I must admit, was saddening. It certainly made me doubt how well as a society we would face the impending storm that was the…
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Khoula Saeed, Islamabad, Tilford. A few weeks ago, I was faced with the question ‘What is Beauty?’ and it got me thinking; what really is beauty? My first port of call: The Oxford Dictionary of course. “A combination of qualities, such as shape, colour, or form, that pleases the aesthetic senses, especially the sight.” [1]…
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Sameea Jonnud, Aldershot The Coronavirus situation in which we find ourselves is unprecedented in both its effect on our lives and its universality, thus setting it apart from other incidents that have affected the world, such as war and disease. While the threat of Swine Flu, Ebola, MERS or SARS did cause worry in many…
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Fezia Ul-Haq, London I was taken aback seeing a video clip of restaurant owners and farmers drowning out milk which they could not sell or use. [1] Covid-19 lockdown has had dire effects on businesses including the food industry. So much so, food wastage has seen an alarming rise. As difficult as the economic impact…
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Yusra Dahri If you have curly hair, straighten it. If you have straight hair, curl it. If you have dark skin, whiten it. If you have pale skin, tan it. The only universal standard of beauty is this: whatever you are not. We don’t see the definition of beauty in ourselves, but in other people.…
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Munazzah Chou, Farnham So much has changed about the way we live but the one certainty of our lives remains. 114,272 deaths worldwide have been associated with Covid-19 to date. Doctors, nurses, carers, teachers and others at the frontline have all offered the ultimate sacrifice. From what we read of the bravery and selflessness of…
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