Gaza
Past, Present or Future?
When it comes to tenses, I prefer the present. Could’ve been, would’ve had… is irritable to think about. Why cry over the past, I say to myself? If I was meant to have this or that,
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On Writing
Go back in time
When the frenzied fast-paced life overwhelms me, and I want things to slow down, what do I do? I think of a book that can transfer me back in time. A book where the characters
Gaza
In Gaza, writing Heals
I’m a survivor. Not only of recurring Israeli military attacks, but a survivor of being a resident of Gaza. But what does it mean to be from Gaza? To live there. To be besieged (under
On Writing
Clarity in Writing
Being a clean freak has a way of permeating into all aspects of my life, including my writing. In simple terms, I endeavor to make my writing cleaner by making it clearer. Clarity in writing
On Writing
Why Do We Write?
When I was in middle school, I used to babysit our next door neighbor’s kid, Daniel. He was a seven or eight-year-old boy. It wasn’t a hard task for a fourteen-year-old. All I had to