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False Sun
He called himself Helios, but there was no dawn in him. Only light that burns without giving, a glare that exposes then abandons. He rose…
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Adnan Unredacted: What If I Don’t Want to Count My Macros?
Today, I am a new person. Meet the new Adnan. Adnan, who wakes up at 7:59 a.m.- one minute before the alarm. Not because he…
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لا تنساني
أتنساني وأنا قمرك؟ وأنا شمسك؟ أتنساني وأنا ليلك ونهارك؟ وأنا سهرك في ليلة ظلماء؟ أتنساني وأنا عيناك؟ وأنا شفتاك؟ أتنساني يا روحي؟ …فأنا لم ولن…
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Book Review: Tasting The Sky: A Palestinian Childhood
Imagine you are three and half years old, a war has just started, your family is about to flee and you are unable to tie…
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العفن الذهبي
إلى جدي بدري مكارم… حضورك هديّة آخر أيّام العصر الذهبي… ’٧٥ ،كانت بيروت بعدها عم تتلألأ ،غافلة عن روابط ما كانت شايفتها بعد .وعن سطور…
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The Hair Heartthrob
All the girls were obsessed with his perfect hair. It was his signature trait, yet, for some unknown reason, it was forbidden for anyone but…
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بقعة
.شردت في البقعة على حائط غرفة النوم وأنا أفرغ أغراضي من شنطة السفر. ها هو ذا، أخي كلما ذهبتُ خارج البلاد وعُدتُ، أجده في مكانه،…
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Two funerals and a love interest
“Love will find you when you least expect it.” That’s what her grandmother always told her. Today was her granny’s funeral. In her black dress,…
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Book Review: The Kite Runner
“The man who has a conscience suffers while acknowledging his sin. That is his punishment.” Published in 2003, The Kite Runner is Khaled Hosseini’s debut…
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Adnan, Unredacted: Just Wanted to Say Happy Birthday
I love birthdays. Every year around December, I buy one of those giant paper calendars they sell on the street, the ones that take up…