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HAJI MOHAMED DAWJEE: Have a hobby: Even grownups have room to grow

By Haji Mohamed Dawjee

Hobbies have the power to bring us joy and bring a new perspective on our lives, opines columnist Haji Mohamed Dawjee.

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    HAJI MOHAMED DAWJEE: We’re miserable but let’s moderate it and make time for joy

    Not all things that eventually manifest in joy are pleasurable in the moment. For example, going to the gym or going to a hard therapy session doesn’t fill many people with pleasant emotions. But making a voluntary effort to do these things regardless of how painful, time-consuming and unlikable they are, is all part of seeking enjoyment.

    28 days ago
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    HAJI MOHAMED DAWJEE: ‘Tis the season for Swedish death cleaning

    It is about thinking about the post mortem of your things and the people who have to sort through the clutter of your messy life after you have gone.

    133 days ago
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    HAJI MOHAMED DAWJEE: The shrinkflation phenomenon

    Shrinkflation is the phenomenon of reducing the size or quantity of a product instead of increasing the price and the trend continues to grow while the quantity of what you purchase vs. what you pay for it does not.

    139 days ago
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    HAJI MOHAMED DAWJEE: Adele's '30': No feeling is final, a 'post-partum' review

    The album '30' is like nothing you have ever heard before, not from Adele or any other artist in recent times, while still managing to be something you have yearned to hear again.

    168 days ago
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    HAJI MOHAMED DAWJEE: When I could wake up without worrying about aches & pains

    Haji Mohamed Dawjee looks back on her younger days and wonders how age has crept up on her and brought with it the aches and pains she associates with people far older and less active than she is.

    189 days ago
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    Dept of Social Development responds to Haji Mohamed Dawjee on removal of child

    Haji Mohamed Dawjee has criticised the Department of Social Development in the Western Cape for the removal of a three-year-old child from his mother and what she describes as its lack of care in the matter. This is their response.

    402 days ago
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    Bo-Kaap's complicated history and its many myths

    Has the Bo-Kaap always been a mostly-Muslim area? What is the reason behind the brightly painted houses? These are some of the myths Rebecca Davis tries to unpack.

    1056 days ago
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    The business of the Bo-Kaap: What gentrification does to family businesses

    In our three-part podcast, Haji Mohamed Dawjee and Rebecca Davis explore the history of the Bo-Kaap, and the effects of forced removals and gentrification on the history-rich area.

    1057 days ago
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    [BOOK EXTRACT] Sorry, Not Sorry by Haji Mohamed Dawjee

    In 'Sorry, Not Sorry', Haji Mohamed Dawjee explores the often maddening experience of moving through post-apartheid South Africa as a woman of colour.

    1564 days ago
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    [OPINION] We are women of colour. Let’s crown each other

    Haji Mohamed Dawjee says that women of colour have a deep-rooted resentment for one another and calls on them to celebrate the roles they play in each other’s lives.

    1576 days ago
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    [OPINION] Ayanda Mabulu, the sensation generation & irrelevance of shock art

    Mabulu’s recent work has been described as both disrespectful and an embodiment of freedom of speech. But we need to consider the relevance of shock art when it has become so predictable, writes Haji Mohamed Dawjee.

    1936 days ago
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    [OPINION] The story with stories

    There is no shortage of interesting narratives in South Africa, but we still hear the same voices. I wish we could listen to something new.

    2073 days ago
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