Letting go

I got unexpectedly pregnant during my PhD. Twice. And we did use contraception. We took precautions and after the first time we were positive that switching to the copper IUD would be a good option…

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Fear of consequences

“You look serious. Why don’t you smile more?” is what I hear my boss say before I have to make the split-second decision whether I want to swallow the champagne in my mouth or spit…

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Alma

I felt you one morningIn the rush of my bloodIn the heat of a Cyprus NovemberI swam with youFar out into seaMy little water-baby and me. You showed up in two pink linesIn a hotel…

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Un día normal para un científico inmigrante en Alemania

Son las 14:38 horas de este jueves. Mientras escribo este texto por ningún motivo en particular, estoy guiando a un estudiante de Magíster sobre cómo usar Matlab y cómo reconstruir imágenes de resonancia magnética (MRI…

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Muslimische Frauen sind erfolgreich im MINT Bereich

In meinem Umfeld und in meiner muslimischen Community habe ich viele Frauen kennengelernt, die MINT-Studiengaenge studieren oder MINT-Berufe ausueben. Während meines Studiums sah das leider anders und es ist auch oft bis heute so, dass…

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