PinnedدThe Silence of LiberationBack in my Homeland, on cloudless mornings, the wind winds, the bright sun shimmers, my hands pierce the soil & I give a new home to baba’s…7 min read·May 25, 2023----
PinnedدThe beginning of the worldI can trace back my first understanding of freedom to the moments I spent running in my South as a child. In those moments, the wind would…5 min read·May 25, 2022----
PinnedدThe lullaby of ‘AmelWhere there is honest, passionate & unconditional love, all else becomes nude. Perceptions fall, stripping reality off & leaving us with it…4 min read·Mar 13, 2022----
دAimer autruiGrowing up, my sister & I loved folding money bills into squares & putting them in these big blue boxes. We didn’t know much about them, we…2 min read·Apr 30, 2023----
دHaniyéThese are the branches of the only olive tree in baba’s field that has a name. We never name our trees. Baba calls this tree ‘Haniyé’ —…2 min read·Apr 30, 2023----
دDahye, as the refuge of the SouthDahye means ‘suburb’. In Lebanon, it refers to the Southern Suburb of Beirut. Historically, the villages of Bourj Brajneh, Mrayjeh…2 min read·Apr 30, 2023----
دZaatarZaatar is thyme in Arabic, a wild plant native to our Land in the Levant. The mix of spices that we prepare out of dried thyme is also…2 min read·Apr 30, 2023----
دVillage life againAfter a road trip from Beirut & a nap on my swing, I walk towards Naamat’s house who was coming to invite me for coffee anyway. “Your life…2 min read·Apr 30, 2023----
دA new fruit in the villageI’ve written about Nahmat’s comfortable stairs & her amazing coffee, our discussions & recipes, before. Here her brother, Issam, another…2 min read·Apr 30, 2023----