What Does a Country Mean?: A Conversation with Zein Sa'dedin

Celebrating the release of her pamphlet, Zein talks to Summer about Amman, its countless staircases, and writing poetry that resists self-orientalism.

Conversations, BooksSummer FarahAugust 24, 2021editor's picksComment

martini bloodcloud

A poem on Palestine, uprooting, and colonization.

Poetry and ProseZeina JhaishJuly 30, 2021editor's picksComment

Out of Breath

Two poems on what it’s like to be a Palestinian from Gaza.

Poetry and ProseHanaa IbrahimJune 19, 2021 Comment

Ajanib

A poem about sunflower seeds, language, and existing under colonial influences.

Poetry and ProseRasha AlkhateebJune 9, 2021editor's picksComment

Papier ou plastique

A poem on reclaiming language post-colonialism.

Poetry and ProseHouda KerkadiMay 5, 2021Comment

It’s Okay Not To Be Okay: YA books about mental health

YA book recommendations on mental health.

BooksEve VolungeviciuteApril 30, 2021Comment

Owning Your Creativity

On imposter syndrome, experimenting, and owning one’s creativity.

OpinionDana Al RashidApril 25, 2021Comment

A poem ending with an important reminder that paradise lies at your mother's feet

A poem about motherhood, its weight in Islam, and cooking during Ramadan.

Poetry and ProseN.K. SaidApril 15, 2021Comment

On Womanhood and Loss

Poems about womanhood, loss, and the dynamics of an an Arab woman.

Poetry and ProseAmira AyedApril 10, 2021Comment

On Facing the World

Reina writes three beautiful poems that illustrate the conflict an innocent child could face when being exposed to the outside world.

Poetry and ProseReina JamalApril 5, 2021Comment

Hazy Sentimentalism

A poem about mother-daughter relationships.

Poetry and ProseNorah AlhusayniMarch 31, 2021 Comment

The Speed Limit Is Enforced by Witchcraft

A fiction piece on fairies and the supernatural.

FictionNorah AlhusayniMarch 20, 2021Comment

body

A poem on recovering from an eating disorder and rediscovering one’s body.

Poetry and ProseAthba AlBehzadMarch 15, 2021Comment

The Cycle of Running Age

A poem about time, containing multitudes, and growing up.

Poetry and ProseLina Al MashhoorMarch 7, 2021Comment

all girls are not princesses

A poem on womanhood, gender norms, and the multi-facets of being a girl.

Poetry and ProseSophia Al-BanaaFebruary 27, 2021Comment

3 Poems

Read Grammar Games, Sepulchre, and Existence, Mapped.

Poetry and ProseSarah YanniFebruary 16, 2021editor's picks Comment

Do They Really Have More Fun?: A Look into Various Blonde Tropes in the Media

A breakdown of all the blonde tropes on screen.

Film and TVEve VolungeviciuteFebruary 15, 2021 Comment

Issue 004: Editor's Letter

issue 004Jood AlThukairJanuary 6, 2021 Comments

Writing poetry is just an extreme act of paying attention: A Conversation with Safia Elhillo

The poet on her creative process, trials and errors, and much, much more.

Conversations, issue 004Tasneem MaherJanuary 6, 2021safia elhillo, the january children, home is not a countryComment

I'm making stuff that I really enjoy: A Conversation with Abby Waisler

The editor-in-chief on her creative process over at All My Friends, existing as an online space, and more.

Conversations, issue 004Jood AlThukairJanuary 6, 2021abby waisler, all my friends zineComment