Abbir Dib
Abbir Dib is a journalist and opinion writer based in Melbourne.
Opinion
Middle East tensions
Every morning I check WhatsApp to make sure my Teta in Lebanon is still alive
Sitting in Melbourne, I hesitate to share my grief for fear of people saying I’m not close enough to the situation in Lebanon to feel this grief. But the uncertainty is paralysing.
- by Abbir Dib
Latest
Scammed, then last-minute tickets and a seat at the back: How a Melbourne girl scored Taylor Swift’s hat
It’s every Swiftie’s dream: to be the one chosen to come to the stage and receive Taylor Swift’s fedora hat. For nine-year-old Keilor Park girl Milana Bruno, it came true at the MCG.
- by Ashleigh McMillan and Abbir Dib
Opinion
Body image
Does the desire to be thinner ever really go away?
Like most women, I thought the constant battle between my body and my brain would grow quiet as I grew older. But it doesn’t seem to be going anywhere for any of us.
- by Abbir Dib
Opinion
Public transport
Tap off: Why Melbourne’s public transport system doesn’t need ticket cops
Authorised officers have a special way of making you feel like you’ve committed a crime worthy of jail time, even when you haven’t, or genuinely haven’t meant to.
- by Abbir Dib
‘I hid a message in plain sight’: The story behind the transport poster that went viral
A graphic design student made a fare evasion poster to look like a Public Transport Victoria sign. Then she got an email from the police.
- by Abbir Dib
Opinion
Marriage
Unhappy wife, unhappy life: Does anyone actually enjoy marriage any more?
In a culture that depicts a wedding as the pinnacle of happiness and divorce as a failure, sexist memes feel like a coping mechanism for a generation facing pressure to wed.
- by Abbir Dib
Opinion
Social media
TikTok isn’t the bogeyman of journalism, but it could help save it
Every decade or so we’re told journalism is facing a reckoning. While TikTok is the current bogeyman, a clip about the rise in Australia’s minimum wage reveals how different platforms can inspire conversations and showcase quality journalism.
- by Abbir Dib
I’m Gen Z. So what if I need three compliments a week?
Instead of dismissing younger workers as snowflakes, maybe you should be asking yourself whether you might be a more productive and happier employee if your workplace offered more validation.
- by Abbir Dib
Opinion
Hair
Not shaving isn’t a choice for everyone, especially women like me
The pro-body hair movement is gaining traction, but it’s not so easy for someone with darker hair who has spent their life being ashamed of it.
- by Abbir Dib
Opinion
Spending
Randoms and creeps: Is using UberPool worth the $3 saving?
Sharing a ride with a stranger is like rolling the dice on human behaviour. It can be awkward, aggressive, fun and mischievous; but rarely normal.
- by Abbir Dib
A rental application service is selling extra data protection for $20. Not everyone is sold
The company’s founder was dismayed by the criticism, saying he only wanted to protect tenants’ data more effectively.
- by Jim Malo and Abbir Dib
Original URL: https://www.watoday.com.au/by/abbir-dib-p4yw9m