Parenting

Body shaming is degrading, and it often leaves negative consequences on a child’s physical, mental, and spiritual health. Although it can be a tool or fuel for bullying behavior, body shaming is also executed across culture and the media, both online and print.

Bullying - the intentional act of harming another person or what may be attributed in the Arabic language as Zulm - is becoming a growing concern for children as well as adults, in different segments of the society, the world over.

There was no one more surprised by Baba Ali’s ascension to fame than the man himself. In 2006 when he produced a vlog called “Funny Things You See during Jummah” on YouTube that went viral, he was never intending to be a comedian. He didn’t even think of himself as being funny!

Being adults, we often partake in discussions or conversations which involve and concern others. These may arise in formal settings such as at work or in informal spaces with friends or with family members on a day-to-day basis in a typical household.