Nuriya Shoro
Bio
Just a 23 year old woman from London looking to learn about the world.
Stories (7/0)
Acceptance
Over the past few years, I have been attempting to change the negative relationship that I have with my own body. It all started as a young teenager, where I, along with many other teenagers across the UK, was influenced by the media and the environment around me to believe that being thin was the ideal. With the rise of social media perpetuating this belief further towards the end of my teenager years, I began my time at university at a mere 47 kilograms, which is underweight for someone of my age and size.
By Nuriya Shoro4 years ago in Longevity
"You're So OCD!"
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, otherwise known as OCD, is a mental health condition which affects 12 in every 1,000 people in the UK, yet is relatively misunderstood by the general population. Most people associate OCD with physical repetitive or obsessive behaviours, such as colour coordinating items in a particular order or locking a door numerous times. However, OCD manifests itself in a variety of ways, some of which are invisible to the average person.
By Nuriya Shoro4 years ago in Psyche
Self-Love
With more people discussing the importance of mental health and self-care, the concept of loving yourself has become a prominent topic of discussion. However, what most people fail to mention is the lengthy process involved with self-love and the continuous battle to stay on the right track towards acknowledging your own worth. In other words, self-love does not happen overnight – it takes time, effort and a lot of internal reflection.
By Nuriya Shoro4 years ago in Motivation
- Top Story - June 2020
British Black ArtistsTop Story - June 2020
If I were not in my twenties and attempting to budget like a proper adult, I would have spent the majority of my money on artwork by now. Instead I have developed a slight addiction to scrolling through Instagram for hours on end, flicking from artist to artist and admiring their work. Additionally, if I see a piece of artwork that I like in a gallery or museum, I’ll purchase it in the form of a postcard or print, as this is the most efficient way of cluttering my walls with artwork without spending lots of money. However, I have not taken much time to notice how whitewashed my Instagram art feed and my wall of postcards have both become. Without even noticing, I have severely disregarded the lack of diversity in the artists that I admire and purchase from.
By Nuriya Shoro4 years ago in Geeks
- Top Story - June 2020
Where's the Money? Top Story - June 2020
Back in October 2019, a video posted by an old school friend popped up on my Instagram feed. In this video, he was sat on the shoulders of another friend, leading chants in Lebanese asking, ‘Where’s the money?’, surrounded by a crowded street of protestors in London who were holding up Lebanese flags and banners. This school friend was Joseph El Kadi, a 23-year-old Lebanese student who is currently undertaking a PhD at the University of Cambridge. My interest peaked when I saw the video, but with the pressures of work taking a toll and the lack of media attention surrounding the issues in Lebanon, I liked the video, pushed my interest in the video to the back of my mind, and kept scrolling.
By Nuriya Shoro4 years ago in The Swamp
"You're Pretty For a Dark Skinned Girl"
I was going to start this blog post by defining the term ‘colourism’ from the dictionary, however I was quite surprised to find that this term does not exist in the English dictionary. Award-winning author Alice Walker is credited as one of the first people to use the term colourism, defining it in one of her essays in the 1983 book, In Search of our Mothers’ Garden, as “prejudicial or preferential treatment of same-race people based solely on their color.” Racism, in comparison, is discriminatory behaviour or actions towards someone of a different race. Ultimately, both colourism and racism boil down to superiority and feeling that person A is more superior than person B purely based on their skin colour.
By Nuriya Shoro4 years ago in Humans