Reflections on Feminism and Palestine
I have been wanting to write about feminism and Palestine since the beginning of the genocidal war in...
Read MoreFor the Syrian Perspective, Look No Farther than Syrians
In May 2025, two major global news outlets contacted me to see if I was available for a...
Read More“Crack Your Windows” and Other Drugs: How Lebanon Outsourced Survival to Its People
As Israeli warplanes once again blacken Beirut’s skies and southern villages empty on the eve of sacred holidays,...
Read MoreThe Dual Violence Against Lebanon: A Quiet Invasion and a Loud Aggression
The Ailanthus tree, an invasive species, spreads quietly and persistently—colonizing the land, choking out native ecosystems, and disrupting...
Read MoreThe Occupation of Feeling: Grief, Numbness, and the War That Lingers Within
The past year and a half has carved itself into an irreversible chapter of history. There is a...
Read MoreA Letter from a “Safe Place”
A hand reaches through the broken glass of a shattered window in Tyre, South Lebanon, 2024. Photo by...
Read MoreNavigating Netflix During Wartime
Amid the ongoing war in Lebanon, platforms like Netflix offer moments of escapism for those staying home, hoping...
Read MoreWhat Makes One a Human? Reflections on the Dehumanization of the People of Palestine and Lebanon
“What makes one a human?” is a question I have been asking myself since October 7, 2023. Biology...
Read MoreLove Till Death
Editor’s note: This piece is an excerpt from “Legacies in Blood,” a book by Omar and Hala Saleh,...
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