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A Visit To Bjerrin
Kamil had just arrived at Bjerrin, a 100-year-old abandoned village in the Jbeil district of Lebanon, nestled in a rugged valley surrounded by the majestic…
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أمانة الغياب
حتى مع النسيان لم أخونكِ وبالنسيان أرى عيونك كيف لي أن أنساكِ؟ وذكراك كروح تسكتني, فما عاد الشوق يداوي جروحي ولا النسيان …اختاري صحبتي
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I Am
Decision Egypt, January 27, 2022 | 11:02 I am only possible when I realize myself; I decide to be. Owing to nobody, to nothing, I…
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Peace and Tornadoes
The sky blooms with clouds – round, soft, and purple, Like cotton candy drifting in a dream. Green trees sway in the summer’s soft wind,…
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Book Review: Mornings in Jenin
There are no words that can do this book justice, especially not at a time when the people of Gaza are being brutally bombed, starved…
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Too Late, Too Shallow
I didn’t dip my toes— I dove… Headfirst,into blackwater cold. Where sound foldsand light forgets your name. I opened my chest like a wound,let salt…
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Adnan, Unredacted: The Idiot Behind This
I’ve been trying to write lists to control my thoughts: 1. Drink water. 2. Pay rent. 3. Make enough money to pay rent? 4. Do…
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Beeswax Wings
Maybe Icarus knew. Before his demise, his inevitable fall, maybe he knew that loving means sacrifice. Maybe he knew that if you wish to be…
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Baptism of the Soul
The smell of earth just after rain feels so new again and again; Each scent bestows fresh rebirth, Diffusing from raindrops tipping with mirth; I…
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Rice Wasn’t Like the Others
When the gunfire echoed through the valley that day, the dogs barked, the cats scattered, and the birds fled. Even the wind felt afraid. But…