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Azad’s father was brutally executed by the Iraqi army. Since then, Azad has moved to the city of Duhok to pursue his education. In doing so, he hopes to provide a new life for his family and his fiancée, Juwan, who are back in their home village. But as the Iran-Iraq War comes to an end, the Iraqi government launches the genocidal Anfal campaign against the Kurds.

What does a mentally strong badass look like to you? To me, it’s a confident, courageous person who grabs life by the balls, they look fear in the eyes, and say come at me b----. They live life to the max and they don’t let anyone stand in their way. Unfortunately for many years, this wasn’t me. I was a worrier, an overthinker, and a people pleaser. As the years passed, my mental strength weakened until one day I’d had enough. It was my mind that was stopping me, I needed mental strength, and a lot of it.

Diets. Nearly everyone wants to lose weight. There is an entire industry that is focused on weight loss, and one can rarely go a day without seeing something related to diet culture either on television or via social media: A new dieting trend, diet aids, shapewear, or even surgery. The 21st century is obsessed with the loss of weight and with being thin. It is exhausting. Atkins, Keto, Weight Watcher, SlimFast, Jenny Craig...How many different diets have you tried? When was the first time you dieted or were told that you needed to diet? Well, it is time to put all of that behind you!