https://www.twitter.com/TaariqIsmail/status/1402681643714985984 Zameel - someone you have a nodding acquaintance withJalees - someone you’re comfortable sitting with for a period of time Sameer - you have good conversation with themNadeem - a drinking companion (just tea) that you might call when you’re freeSahib - someone who’s concerned for your wellbeingRafeeq - someone you can depend upon, … Continue reading Levels of Friendship in Arabic
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The Social Obscene
"In certain young people today...I notice what I find increasingly troubling: a cold-blooded grasping, a hunger to take and take and take, but never give; a massive sense of entitlement; an inability to show gratitude; an ease with dishonesty and pretension and selfishness that is couched in the language of self-care; an expectation always to … Continue reading The Social Obscene
