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Why I Write
I’m not a poet – not Shakespeare, not Dickenson, not Plath. My words are quite simple; Far from a masterpiece, it’s clear. They may not…
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Ember Horse
About the ArtistSuccess had always been second nature to me. Discipline and determination carried me far, eventually landing me a high paying role in Abu…
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Belonging
What life shall I behold? What shall my world be? A long play where I wear a mask and hide my scars? A short tale…
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Book Review: Cockroach
When I first started reading Rawi Hage’s Cockroach, I was not immediately hooked. Unfamiliar with his writing style, I had picked up the book because…
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Ten Insights On Happiness
1. Live close to your truth, even when it’s inconvenient.Pretending will keep you accepted, but never happy. 2. Protect your peace like sacred fire.Not everyone…
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Life in Lebanon: An Account on What I’ve Endured During the Past Five Years
Lebanon, a beautiful Mediterranean country, is cursed by an untold legend, one that manifests in confessionalism and corruption, but has haunted the country for centuries.…
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The Nightmare I Won’t Forget
The masks were white—not clean, but dead,like wilted lilies left too long in water,faces frozen mid-lie,grinning with teeth that never knew warmth. They surrounded me—and…
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هذه هي الحياة
…هي الحياة ترهقني، تستنزفني، لكنها تثير جنوني ولا تنفك تدهشني بروعتها وترويعها، بعظمتها وتفاهتها عظيمة هي حين تميتك لتحييك حين تضحكك وهي تبكيك حين تنتشلك…
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I Am No More
I am stuck between four walls. A room with white walls and nothing else. It resembles what Susan Abul Hawa described in her book ‘A…
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سألبسك الورق
لا قصيدة تستطيع انتزاعي من بين أحضانك أن تبعد يدي عنك أن تنتزعني من عالمك لأجعلها لأكتبها …لألدها كيف تنافسك قصيدة؟ كيف تنتزع منك الدفء…