Haji mohamed dawjee
HAJI MOHAMED DAWJEE: Have a hobby: Even grownups have room to grow
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
