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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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 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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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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In the Arab World, particularly in the Gulf, there is a culture of perfection, of being untouchable in the face of struggle. You will often hear the phrases, “What will people think?”, “What about your family’s reputation?” or even, “ People will think we didn’t raise you right.”
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