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To the Soldier Who Points a Gun at Me
You think I’m here to die. You think that’s all we know how to do, Bleed, bury, break. But listen – I grow things; Tomatoes…
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Troubled Night
What trouble does the moon bring me at ten? Life’s racing my heart again. The ticks are getting louder, With that anxious clowder Clouds growl…
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Six-Hour Guard Shift on the Northeastern Point of the Emile Helou Security Complex
There’s always something different at the start of a new day; the air shifts and time resets. The stubborn illusion of change replays the same…
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Avoid the imposter
I am a writer – a great great writer. Words bend to my will and I move them around like puppets. I am a great…
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Book Review: Orhan’s Inheritance
Originally published in 2015, Aline Ohanesian’s debut novel, ‘Orhan’s Inheritance,’ is a beautiful and emotional historical fiction about the Armenian Genocide. While not recognized by…
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عيد الميلاد
،قد أتى عيد الميلادِ يا حبيبتي…وأُضيئت الأشجارولكني لا أعلم أيَّ نجمةٍأضاءتهم ،قد أتى عيد الميلاد— وأتى الشتاء لكن في قلبيلم يرحل يومًا ،قد أتى عيد…
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Adnan, Unredacted: A year in Reviews, From the Basement Office
Today, dear reader, I think it’s time to lift the curtain a little and let you in on a part of my life I usually…
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Faces, 2025
Palestinian-Lebanese Multidisciplinary artist based in Beirut, Ibrahim is a Creative Lead by practice, and an art by nature. He has worked with multinational and regional…
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محاولات
أنا أحاول، أحاول، أحاول، أحاول، أحاول، كم مرة قلتها؟ ،أنا حقًا أحاول ألا ترى عَرَقَ جَبِيني وأنا أنظر للمدى منتظرًا النتيجة؟ ألا تسمع دقات قلبي؟…
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Detained
Damned dreams They hold me back, they scare me off, they pin me down, they lock me in… Those damned dreams – Unattainable dreams. Endless…