The unfiltered diary of a Palestinian journalist navigating her twenties while trying to make sense of everything that's happened along the way. Think of it as a long FaceTime call, where I share my thoughts and invite you to be part of the conversation
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 13 | Founded | a year ago | Last Issue | 3 days ago |
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I’d Rather Give It My All, or Nothing at All
A video call from my friend, or I’m not sure what to call her anymore, popped up on my screen at 9:30AM.
I stared at the screen for a while, unsure if I wanted to pick up or not. If you know me, only a month ago I would have jumped out of...
Letter to My First Friend
On friendship, girlhood, and Gaza.
“Sometimes, you remember me better than I remember myself. I think that’s important in a friendship—to hold reflections of people for them, be a mirror when they start fading in their own eyes. I hope I d...
List of Fun Questions to Ask Your Friends
One of my favorite things ever is asking my friends questions, and I’ve been doing it for as long as I can remember. On my 15th or 16th birthday I had everyone gather around the table, I printed a list of questions on an A4 paper and starte...
My Life Depends on Me Now
Somewhere between covering Gaza and navigating my twenties, I realized no one was coming to save me from either.
I’m sitting on the couch in a small apartment in Beirut at 1 a.m., staring at the ceiling, the TV on as background noise like...
So, You Are Palestinian Now?
I wanted the world to know Gaza. I just never wanted Gaza to have to die over and over again for the world to learn its name.
It took Israel killing tens of thousands of Palestinians for it to somehow become “cool” to be Palestinian.
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Writing about home, friendship, coming of age, and everything I'm still trying to figure out
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