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Aymen Emaad
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Oct 5, 2021

Snapshot in time

3rd August 2021, 8pm A dim lit kitchen, a clean house, freshly washed dishes A full stomach, warm tea in hand, Beautiful music — a remix of Rihanna’s umbrella It was the same song, though the original one that was playing 15 years ago almost, as I changed into my…

Gratefulness

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Gratefulness

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Aug 2, 2021

Living Life In Reverse Order

A timeline running backwards — I was engaged when I was 19. From my cultural context that was a pretty normal age in which to be engaged. When the time came to marry at 23, a few people asked me why I was getting married at such a young age. At that time I guess…

Divorce

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Living Life In Reverse Order
Living Life In Reverse Order
Divorce

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Feb 20, 2020

Guide to sending cold emails

From someone who has been doing it successfully since childhood Cold calling. The words are enough to send chills down some people’s spines. The thought of doing it is abominable. …

Productivity

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Guide to sending cold emails
Guide to sending cold emails
Productivity

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Feb 13, 2020

From Marriage To Online Dating

How things have drastically changed while I’ve been away A lot has changed since I was last single, which was back in 2006. That’s 14 years ago, because if you’re anything like me, its hard to comprehend how far into the century we have come. After a decade in a…

Love

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From marriage to online dating
From marriage to online dating
Love

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Feb 6, 2020

Nuggets of wisdom

Knowing the chess board fully An entrepreneur once said in a class he was teaching, “It’s hard to have a solid game plan when you do not know the whole chess board. Get to know all the squares of the chess board fully.” This resonated with me a lot. At…

Decision Making

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Nuggets of wisdom
Nuggets of wisdom
Decision Making

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Published in The Bigger Picture

·Jan 31, 2020

How China Is Silencing the World

And why we must respond — Versace, Mercedes Benz, Marriott, GAP, Delta Airlines, McDonalds, and more… These are a few names of the many mammoth international brands that have offered their deepest, almost subservient apologies to China lately. The reasons? Ranging from on their marketing material to T-shirts, they listed Taiwan (or Hong Kong) as separate…

Politics

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How China Is Silencing the World
How China Is Silencing the World
Politics

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Jan 27, 2020

Lessons Learnt From Living A Year Of Extremes

Some things you can only learn the hard way — 2019 was a monumental year for me. It was a year of extremes. Gut-wrenching hurt and elating joy. The feeling of my heart sinking so deep that it would make me nauseous. To my inner self being so full of warmth and fulfilment that in those moments life was absolutely…

Self Help

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Lessons From Living A Year Of Extremes
Lessons From Living A Year Of Extremes
Self Help

6 min read


Aug 27, 2019

How To Be A Male Ally For Women’s Empowerment

In simplified, no BS, clear terms. I’m attending a seminar on discrimination women face in the workforce. The group consists of about 10 women, and 2 men. The facilitator opens up the floor for participants to share their experiences. All the women narrate stories that make me cringe. When my turn comes to speak, I really…

Feminism

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Guide For Dummies: How To Be A Male Ally For Women’s Empowerment
Guide For Dummies: How To Be A Male Ally For Women’s Empowerment
Feminism

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Published in The Bigger Picture

·Aug 20, 2019

Stop Using Religion as a Cover for Irresponsibility

The Muslim world needs to hear this — In August 2015, a helicopter carrying twelve soldiers — three of them medical doctors — was sent on a rescue mission to one of Pakistan’s mountainous regions to evacuate a sick soldier. En route, the helicopter crashed, with all three doctors (among other staff) embracing martyrdom on the spot. As…

Islam

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Stop Using Religion as a Cover for Irresponsibility
Stop Using Religion as a Cover for Irresponsibility
Islam

7 min read


Published in P.S. I Love You

·Aug 16, 2019

Navigating Through Uncertainty

How to make some of life’s toughest decisions — Iam sitting in a session called “Navigating through Uncertainty.” It’s led by the CEO of a global investment firm, who is sharing her thoughts on how to make decisions in high-stake situations involving multiple moving parts and variables. I’m glad she’s not talking about business decisions but personal ones. Because…

Relationships

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Navigating Through Uncertainty
Navigating Through Uncertainty
Relationships

7 min read

Aymen Emaad

Aymen Emaad

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Third culture kid. Parent. Using writing as therapy to heal. Reach me on aymenwrites@gmail.com

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