Dana Al Rashid unpacks the emotion of jealousy in her article, urging readers to let go of the shame often surrounding it, and to instead listen to what these feelings are trying to tell us.
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“لطالما ظننت أن كل نجاحاتي هي جزء من كذبة عملاقة تلاحقني باستمرار، وحتما سيعرف الجميع يوما ما أنني قد احتلت عليهم. نَسبْتُ نجاحاتي مثل القبول إلى الجامعة ودرجاتي الأكاديمية المرتفعة إلى الحظ أو الصدفة، حتى و إن كنت أعلم يقيناً أنني قمت فعليا بالعمل الشاق.”
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We need to reclaim the term “minority” and restructure our personal narrative to one of defiance, strength, and resilience rather than the conventional meaning of being tossed to the side, of knowingly living in the outskirts of society.
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“My parents were both born in the Arabian Gulf to Palestinian parents. I was born in Amman and my brother was born in Edmonton. We were so scattered right from the start. I am a Palestinian Jordanian-Canadian who grew up (mostly) in Doha, Qatar. I’ve cycled between four countries growing up, and will probably cycle through more going forward.”
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I am a British-Kuwaiti-Palestinian woman; I spent my childhood in a suburban area of North London and my teenage years in the conservative city of Jeddah. I am fortunate enough to have a few places to call home, although being part of the Palestinian diaspora, it has always been an abstract concept.
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