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Activist, writer, researcher, addicted to sharing information and facts.

I’m tired of hijab. — Firsthand Stories — Medium

Being a hijabi is tough. It really is. There are days I wish for nothing more than to take it off. Days when I just want to be like everyone else. I don’t want to stick out like a sore thumb. I don’t want to be different.

It’s just covered hair to you. That is all. No more, no less.

The fascination with it is crazy.

Behind the veil.

Beneath the veil.

Unveiling the Muslim woman.

*ooooooooh insert Aladdin music here.*

Let it be. You don’t have to understand why I wear it.

via I’m tired of hijab. — Firsthand Stories — Medium.

Three-quarters of supermarket chickens contaminated with campylobacter

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Tests show Asda worst for potentially lethal bug, but FSA reports signs of progress after naming and shaming retailers

Nearly three-quarters of fresh chickens in supermarkets and butchers are contaminated with the potentially lethal food-poisoning bug campylobacter, according to the final results of a year-long testing programme published by the Food Standards Agency.

The cumulative results for samples taken between February 2014 and February 2015 show that 73% of poultry is contaminated with the bacteria, and 19% of chickens are heavily contaminated.

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Data thieves gain access to 100,000 U.S. taxpayers’ information: IRS

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