Loyal readers of mandalawi.blogspot.com Just a quick note to say the blog has now moved to www.mandalawi.me in terms of design and loo...

I am sitting in the comfort of my home writing this blog post in shame; for one day my child will ask me about this tragedy and I will ha...

Loyal reader, no matter where you are in the world, Hello! I was humbled by the number of inboxes and emails from the last post ...

Today I met a woman who is in pain, she is in pain physically, mentally and her heart is broken into a million pieces, yet she smiles a...

Helllooo Loyal Readers, I often complain that when in Erbil I miss the sound of ocean waves and the oh-so-great feeling of sinking my f...

Hellooo Loyal Readers, I’m back with another inspiring young Kurdistani woman. I have been lucky enough to briefly meet Beri once or tw...

Helllooo Loyal Readers! Once upon a time even on the World Wide Web there was rarely anything about places and out & about around K...

Hellooo Loyal Blog Readers, Yes, I promised to introduce you to eight Kurdish girls who in their own ways are creating great change in ...

Hello my dearest loyal blog reader, Thursday Thoughts once again! Last week I met my friend Zhala, head of the girls section in the Erb...

Hellooo Loyal Reader (yes, from a very unloyal blogger, please do forgive me, soon you will know why, and I promise this time I have a go...

Dear reader, Hello there! This week I have a handful of ramblings but will keep it at one issue in particular. In the office we ha...

  April 27, 2015 by mandalawi My dearest loyal blog reader, Take me to my grandmother’s kitchen, take me to her cozy home filled wit...