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September 2024

September 17, 2024
I've been very inactive, which is nothing new if you've been here before. However, I...

July 2024

July 22, 2024
I've been going deep into my head, to the point of being there more often...

March 2024

March 18, 2024
There's a book I've wanted to read for a while: Blood Orange, by Yaffa AS. Just...
March 11, 2024
I recently finished a book that I didn't expect to feel so emotional with. Even...

February 2024

February 24, 2024
It feels like forever since I wrote here. It's embarrassing, to say the least. However,...

November 2023

November 27, 2023
I read Shubeik Lubeik, by Deena Mohamed, a while ago for different reasons. However, one of...
November 13, 2023
I've been embarrassingly silent about something I care a lot about: Palestine. The other day,...

September 2023

September 21, 2023
I’ve been an avid reader for a long time, a lover of fantasy and folklore,...

July 2023

July 21, 2023
I've never cried with a book. Maybe movies, TV shows, definitely with music and music...
July 11, 2023
For a long time, my favorite myth was that of Medusa’s. The different version, interpretations,...

May 2023

May 11, 2023
Since I started writing poetry again, I've learned a lot of things about myself, both...

April 2023

April 05, 2023
It's time to make a confession. I was never a big fan of poetry. In...

February 2023

February 28, 2023
I've wanted to read a good book of poetry for a long while. I wanted...
February 22, 2023
I’ve wanted to stay away, but no decent human being can do it for long....

January 2023

January 26, 2023
Although I’ve written about it several times in the past, I haven’t actually dedicated a...
January 08, 2023
It's still surreal to be in 2023. 2022 wasn't what I expected it to be,...

December 2022

December 25, 2022
This has been a challenging year, filled with changes at every corner, and a world...

November 2022

November 19, 2022
I did this before, and I do it again. Arabian mythology is so full of...
November 07, 2022
Some time ago, when I was talking to someone, I mentioned that my dad and...

October 2022

October 27, 2022
As a queer, Arab man, I couldn't see myself in any of the Abrahamic faiths,...

September 2022

September 07, 2022
I've been reading about the jinn these days, and while it's true that I haven't...

July 2022

July 09, 2022
I woke up today with many of my relatives sharing messages and images about the...
July 05, 2022
I was speaking with a friend recently about our respective practices, what we do and...

June 2022

June 07, 2022
While it's true that I try to focus on my own culture, I can't help...

May 2022

May 30, 2022
While it's true I'm a fantasy lover, I've struggled these days finding something different. I've...
May 16, 2022
I've been wanting to share the news for a while. A few days ago I...
May 10, 2022
I've been thinking about this article for a while, not really sure about how to...

April 2022

April 11, 2022
I've been contemplating a few things since the last weeks, re examining what I expect...
April 03, 2022
It hasn't been so long since I experienced Al-‘Uzza healing love, something I keep thinking about...

March 2022

March 22, 2022
It's been a long time since I was here, and I've been missing writing in...
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