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Books I’m Reading
I recently finished In My Past Life I Was Cleopatra by Amal Awad. I wish this book had existed years ago. I felt like it was written for me. It is the first thing I’ve read by Awad but it won’t be the last. I found a copy of Things You May Find Hidden in…
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The Rooster and the Watermelon
I have been thinking about process a lot and structure lately. In fragmented times, is it possible to write a cohesive, linear narrative? For months now, I write and write, and I try to find a thread. The thread largely eludes me but this is to be expected. When I write fiction, I often throw…
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Books of Note
I have been slowly reading the essays in Our Women on the Ground. It is an anthology of Arab women reporting from the Arab World. It is edited by Zahra Hankir. The essays are insightful and thoughtful. They do what I was trying to do with Politica which is to look at how events affect…
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Politica release
Politica was released on the 3rd of January, 2024. It is my fourth book. It is set in an unnamed region and examines the impact of politics on people’s lives. There are no dates and times, the typical details found in common presentation of politics. Instead, my attention is on individuals in a community and…
Yumna Kassab 