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Glittery Gaze

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Human Rights

  • A War on Perception

    Every time someone asks me how I feel about the ceasefire, all I can think of is: collective gaslighting.Gaslighting about the meaning of peace, about ethnic cleansing, about a slow, well-engineered genocide, and about colonization itself. One of the defining features of modern oppression is the battle over perception; the violence on the ground matched… Read more

  • Salam Anas. You’ve been on my mind since yesterday. Like others, I was waiting for you to be alive, waiting for your voice to announce the ceasefire. I am sorry you are not. Anas, your friend Saleh woke up the rest just to tell them the ceasefire agreement was signed. He was near Al-Shifa’a hospital… Read more

  • A few years ago, I worked in a humanitarian organization where it was painfully clear we had a senior leadership problem. Eventually, the organization hired a well-known consultancy firm to come in, assess the situation, and propose solutions. After three months of interviews, surveys, and analysis, they convened a meeting to present the findings to… Read more

  • For as long as I can remember, I’ve held a belief that guides how I see the world: I stand for humanity, I stand for justice, for the oppressed, and for the voiceless. I don’t believe anyone’s worth should be defined by their religion, skin color, culture, or nationality. As children, we instinctively reject injustice.… Read more