Anemoia
I wonderedhow a heart could flood,carrying a longingI cannot name—a nostalgia for a soulI wish I could hold.I miss that soul:careless,intent on living,not counting,bearing no life upon her back—a soul …
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Miss Levantine — المرأة الشامية
She is beauty and grace,She is feminine rage,She is an actor and a singer,She is a sister and a mother,She is the eldest daughter. حِجابُها حارسُها،وأظافرُها سلاحُها،فهيا وجه فلسطين على …
Halfawya’s Earrings: A Sudanese Novel Published Under Exceptional Circumstances
Halfawya’s Earrings is the first novel written by acclaimed short story writer, journalist, and documentary film maker Abdelhafeez Maryoud, published by Sudanese publishing house Dar Al-Muswarat in Sudan. Novelist’s Achievements …
For the Yemeniyat: Who Are We Before We Are Defined?
Note: This essay emerges from my lived experience and the witnessing of parallel lives within the Yemeni community. It is not an attempt to define a singular reality, but to …
Dr. Refaat Alareer: Lessons Beyond the Classroom
Epigraph: Dr. Refaat Alareer may no longer be with us, but his words continue to live through his students. And through them, his voice is still heard. Dr. Refaat Alareer, …
Passing Tawjihi: Under the Weight of Continuous Genocide
Tawjihi in Gaza requires two years of steady foundation and preparation: the 10th and 11th grade years that are supposed to lay the groundwork for the exams that determine whether …
My Invisible Words
In the heart of a darkened cityI sit beside my torn papers,A pen swinging between my fingers,My mindA Halloween night—All dressed in black,Masks on yellow faces,Eyes burning like quiet fires,Yet …
Two years, Two worlds
A child of two fears the shadow under his bed,He cries for a broken toy, or a story to be read. A shadow circles over Karim’s sky,A bird watches while …
