Basant Said writes a hopeful lyric about a dim spring morning, and all the marvels it can hold.
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Nayirra ElGohary writes a poem that captures the complexity of all the identities that may intersect within us, especially the ones that do not feel entirely like our own.
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Lina Al Mashhoor’s poem captures the story of two lovers apart. They are separated by lightyears, each of them a different body in space that cannot meet.
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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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Ummkulthum changes her dreams into personal myths, sends letters to the moon, and writes odes to the fairies of her childhood. Delve into her beautiful words in her collection of poetry and prose.
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“Through our platform, we hope to combat any existing stereotypes of Arab women by showing what they’re capable of, not just as Arabs, but as women too.”
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"Buick windows & tops of glass Coca-Cola bottles,
he waited for animals to take the bait,
like a real American."
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In memory of the 2003 Boumerdès earthquake. This piece is inspired from real events. Some details were altered for personal reasons.
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I specifically chose this idea because a lot of times I feel the urge to cry but no tears end up coming out, so I turn to movies or music to help me with that.
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“Now, every film I make has bits and pieces from my life, personality, and mind. Without these personal elements that I sprinkle on my films, I wouldn’t know how to make one. Through storytelling and filmmaking, I wrote my own story, one that features a more confident version of myself.”
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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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“Got a beautiful house,
You paid for it all,
Even the neighbours wave when you pull up at the driveway.
But in spite of everything, something feels empty.”
“I feel like it’s important to know who you are and what you connect to. As a media source, it’s important not to censor BAME (Black, Asian, and Minority Ethnic) voices. You look at most media and they have an agenda, and it’s important for us to let people have their voice, not push an agenda and help create a place where they can feel Root-ed.”
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“Obviously, as soon as you decide to start something, you don’t know how to. I didn’t know how to go about it and I kept overthinking things like, ‘do I need actors?’ ‘Do I need people to help?’ So I decided to do something that was really simple, but something that still had influence or impact of some kind, and I really wanted to do it my way.”
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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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The following artworks relate to the importance of being connected, feeling safe, and discovering more about your soul (identity). Quarantine made me realize the importance of connecting with our environments, and how that can impact the way we connect with others.
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What is important to fully take into consideration right now is that racism is not a Western phenomena; it is a hateful, violent construct that transcends borders and languages. It is a tool for division and stratification that has no place in our communities, past, future or present.
In this time, and for as long as you live, we urge you to look, listen, observe, absorb, acknowledge, and act.
“I miss my life. my other life. my bigger life. my active, lively life. this one feels small and predictable. while my normal life was also quite predictable, at least it had some element of spontaneity, of seeing other people, of enjoying my solitude in the company of fellow solitary beings.”
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