Mansura Ghaffar
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If Star Trek, Then Stargate SG-1
What do you love about your favorite series? I know. It’s an unfair question considering that different shows make us feel different ways—all of which are good! But whether you like to solve a complex mystery, enjoy a good cry, or crave a laugh-out-loud comedy, there’s got to be the one genre that you lean towards more than others. No? Well, I do. I lean in hard when it comes to science fiction.
By Mansura Ghaffar5 years ago in Futurism
The Fairy Tale That Never Was
It’s an enchanting photograph. The black and white image of “The Kissing Sailor” romanticizes Americans’ joy and relief at the announcement that World War II was coming to an end. When I first saw it, I was convinced that the sailor and the nurse were reunited lovers who were expressing their happiness over the long awaited news. Their poignant uniforms evoked images of two people committed to service in a time of national need. They, more than most, deserved a moment of bliss after sacrificing so much.
By Mansura Ghaffar5 years ago in Viva
Worthy
Slowly, as if his shaking, wrinkled hand would cause a clamor, my grandfather, Adil, pressed his index finger to his lips to indicate I stay quiet. I nodded just as carefully to show that I understood the seriousness of our situation. We were hiding in a narrow closet, the door masked by faded Syrian draperies hanging from the ceiling. I could hear the men, two of them, I think. They were looking for us. My grandfather’s shop was dark, except for the flashlights used to scour the store and our small upstairs apartment.
By Mansura Ghaffar5 years ago in Humans
