Desperate Diplo Wife

The sarcastic journey of a diplomat's wife, mom of 2, who used to be an economist

Superwoman Cloak in black please.

September 23, 2019.Reading time 14 minutes.

I’m not going to lie. I came here with some misconceptions of Islam. Like a lot of Europeans, I think, the face of Islam that I usually saw [and was presented with] in my country wasn’t always lovely. Walking to work I was sometimes confronted with Islamic men and women that made remarks for the […]

Baba Zayed

August 8, 2019.Reading time 7 minutes.

Why travelling is so virtuous for us? Because it puts us in front of our lack of knowledge. It reminds us how little and self-absorbed we are. And it feels good to be reminded from time to time. The latest example for me is named Sheikh Zayed. I studied for 22 years. I went to […]