Sumou Turns 2!

Thank you for sticking by.

NewsJood AlThukairAugust 16, 2020Comment

Issue 003: Editor's Letter

Issue 003Jood AlThukairMarch 8, 2020 Comment

I realized that there was something really special about something so personal: A Conversation with Sayna Fardaraghi

The filmmaker on her process, people-watching, and themes surrounding nostalgia.

Conversations, Issue 003Jood AlThukairMarch 8, 2020Comment

I want to create art that lifts people: A Conversation with Clementine Narcisse

Emerging filmmaker Clementine Narcisse talks about her obsession with Frances Ha and more.

Conversations, Issue 003Jood AlThukairMarch 8, 2020Comment

Father's Rainbows

“‘I know the creator of rainbows,’ he whispered.”

Issue 003, Poetry and ProseGhadeer AlbannaiMarch 8, 2020Comment

What Does It Mean to Dream?

“daydreaming is fuel/ unity is nothing”.

Issue 003, Poetry and ProseBalilahMarch 8, 2020Comment

I am deeply curious about it all: A Conversation with Fatima Al Jarman

An interview with the founding editor-in-chief of Unootha Magazine.

Conversations, Issue 003Jood AlThukairMarch 8, 2020Comment

Through Rose-Colored Glasses

A poem about life and dreams.

Issue 003, Poetry and ProseNjoud E.S.March 8, 2020Comment

When we’re talking about bodies, we’re rarely ever just talking about bodies. We’re talking about power: A Conversation with Yasmeen Mjalli

An interview with the founder of the Palestinian collective Baby Fist.

Conversations, Issue 003Jood AlThukairMarch 8, 2020Comment

You don’t have to be sad to write a sad song and you don’t have to be in love to write a love song: A Conversation with Emilee Flood

Emerging singer and songwriter Emilee Flood talks about Tik Tok, her hit song, and more.

Conversations, Issue 003Jood AlThukairMarch 8, 2020Comment

This Is for That Dreamer, in That Class That Is Underachieving

On growth, pain, and survival lists.

Issue 003, Personal EssaysSumouMarch 8, 2020Comment

Nobody Else

“if I stood before myself,/ if there was someone just like me./ I wonder what I’d say,/ and I wonder where I’d be.”

Issue 003, Poetry and ProseRebecca McLarenMarch 8, 2020Comment

Only You Will Understand My Sorrows, My Dear

“For you are part of my soul,/ my one and only eternal company./ Yet, you and me/ not only,/ but many before us/ the same hope,/ the same fear.”

Issue 003, Poetry and ProseMartina PorruMarch 8, 2020Comment

500 Days of Summer

Reflections on 500 Days of Summer and love.

Issue 003, Film and TVNjoud E.S.March 8, 2020Comment

A Dream

“But in my dreams/ I see the fight for acceptance/ Grow to encompass my entirety/ Instead of marginalization making me.”

Issue 003, Poetry and ProseAnthony SalandyMarch 8, 2020Comment

I Would Like to Remind My Mother

On having big dreams and dealing with our mothers’ advice to settle.

Issue 003, Personal EssaysDana AlhashimMarch 7, 2020Comment

I aim to show tenderness where our societies learned to see the absence of: A Conversation with Moshtari Hilal

An interview with artist Moshtari Hilal and her focus on decolonizing beauty standards.

ConversationsJood AlThukairAugust 17, 2019Comment

Sumou Turns 1!

Here’s to a new year of growth and self-discovery.

NewsJood AlThukairAugust 16, 2019Comment

Climate Change Is Killing Us: Here's How to Take Action

A comprehensive guide for individuals to help slow down climate change.

OpinionLara AlThukairJuly 30, 2019Comment

For When My Best Friend Doesn't Think She's Beautiful

A love letter to my best friend.

Poetry and ProseMadelyne Rose Sosa-JaramilloJuly 5, 2019 Comment