life
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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
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For most of my life, laughter has been my armour. Joking, smiling, finding something absurd in the middle of a crisis; it’s how I learned to survive. People often assume I’m always happy, and comment how beautiful my smile is, and how radiant my energy can be. Even the pharmacist looks surprised when I pick Read more
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This sentence by Brené Brown changed the way I relate to others and to myself. I’ve never liked mind games or vague communication. I’m someone who values directness. I don’t fear difficult conversations, I welcome them. I often tell people: Ask me the hardest question, and I’ll give you a real answer. Even if it’s Read more
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A friend asked me if receiving news from Gaza feels different here than in the West. I said yes. There, the grief sat heavy on my chest—constant, quiet.I’d cry on the way to work, then smile and do what I had to do.I lived with fatigue, brain fog, and silent breakdowns.I walked through streets where Read more
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Lately, people have been asking me how I keep going despite the adversities I have faced. I often hear words like strong and resilient, but for me, resilience was not something I simply had. It was a choice. At a certain point in my healing journey, when I began to understand how cycles of trauma Read more
Glittery Gaze 