Today is my 12th birthday. I feel so much older now! Ummah* even bought a fancy notebook for me (this one!!) to write in this year, so this must be a very special birthday. She usually never buys me gifts, Babah always did that. Ummah doesn't like talking about Babah*. Speaking of Babah, my birthday fell on Ramadan* this year! If Babah were here, he'd say that this is Allah's* way of blessing me. Because of this, I've made sure to follow the rules of Ramadan very closely. I haven't eaten since Suhoor*, so I can already feel my stomach rumbling. While I miss my favorite birthday foods, this year I'm sure I can settle for this journal instead.
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//all art is done by me lmao isn't it cute ahh!
*Allah: God
*Babah: Father
*Suhoor: Meal consumed before dawn
*Ummah: Mother
*Ramadan: Holy month of strict fasting and praying for Muslims
~Christy
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𝐃𝐢𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐆𝐚𝐲 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐭
Romance❝ When I walk into a room full of people, I always look for you first ❞ ஐ In which Zaki Hadad, a gay Saudi Arabian teen, struggles to accept himself in an oppressive society and outlets his feelings into his journal.
