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'You know what Aisha, I think you are so full of crap, you are such a pretender and I will ensure that I deal with you in every way I can. I will summon Halima and Amina and the three of us will treat your mess-up... mmssshew.' Maryam screamed at Aisha and pointed her index fingers menancingly at her.
Aisha was with her cousin Zainab when she was accosted by Maryam the bully and her cohorts, Halima and Amina.
Zainab said 'I think we have had enough of your ish, Maryam, we will settle this like the girls we are, fingernails and teeth, you take advantage of Aisha too much 'cos you know she is meek, that's oppression, you bully! you should be ashamed of your self!'
Aisha held tight to her books, her recommended eye glasses sliding a few notches down her nose. she wished this wasn't happening, how she detests confrontations!. she knew even if she explained the true situation to Maryam, she would be rebuffed. This is not the first time she has fallen prey to Maryam"s antics, nor will it be the last. Maryam and her cohorts have somehow found some sort of ego boost in tormenting her.
Rewind three hours prior, Beebah met with Aisha, all teary eyed and afraid, she told Aisha how much Halima insulted her just because she was the most brilliant in their class. Aisha had told her to ignore Halima, Amina and Maryam. somehow, Maryam got to hear and this is the result.
Bullying has become a recurring decimal in hindering healthy social interactions among people. I deliberately didn't mention a specific age grade because I can tell categorically that bullying operates in every strata of our lives. We have all been victims and perpetrators, even without knowing it. At one point or the other, we have picked on someone we feel weaker than we are. This has a ripple effect. A stronger persons bullies us, we bully the one below us, the one below us bullies the one below them and on and on it goes, creating a vicious circle of emotionally drained individuals.
If Aisha decides to keep calm in the face of it all because she is a good Muslim and believes she will be rewarded if she is patient, the bullying wont stop, if she chooses to fight back, it may have grave repercussions, both physically and spiritually. What should she now do in the face of this oppression?
Dear reader, have you ever been in Aisha's shoes? how did you react in the face of oppression?
Tell your story. You have no idea what good it will do.
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Zainab said 'I think we have had enough of your ish, Maryam, we will settle this like the girls we are, fingernails and teeth, you take advantage of Aisha too much 'cos you know she is meek, that's oppression, you bully! you should be ashamed of your self!'
Aisha held tight to her books, her recommended eye glasses sliding a few notches down her nose. she wished this wasn't happening, how she detests confrontations!. she knew even if she explained the true situation to Maryam, she would be rebuffed. This is not the first time she has fallen prey to Maryam"s antics, nor will it be the last. Maryam and her cohorts have somehow found some sort of ego boost in tormenting her.
Rewind three hours prior, Beebah met with Aisha, all teary eyed and afraid, she told Aisha how much Halima insulted her just because she was the most brilliant in their class. Aisha had told her to ignore Halima, Amina and Maryam. somehow, Maryam got to hear and this is the result.
Bullying has become a recurring decimal in hindering healthy social interactions among people. I deliberately didn't mention a specific age grade because I can tell categorically that bullying operates in every strata of our lives. We have all been victims and perpetrators, even without knowing it. At one point or the other, we have picked on someone we feel weaker than we are. This has a ripple effect. A stronger persons bullies us, we bully the one below us, the one below us bullies the one below them and on and on it goes, creating a vicious circle of emotionally drained individuals.
If Aisha decides to keep calm in the face of it all because she is a good Muslim and believes she will be rewarded if she is patient, the bullying wont stop, if she chooses to fight back, it may have grave repercussions, both physically and spiritually. What should she now do in the face of this oppression?
Dear reader, have you ever been in Aisha's shoes? how did you react in the face of oppression?
Tell your story. You have no idea what good it will do.
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