The moment the term “Arab Community” is raised in a conversation or is uttered through someone’s lips, I shudder. To me it is both a blessing and a curse, but a toxic bubble I needed so badly to escape from
I worry for a country defined by its wars A country coated in fear And infiltrated with violence Enemies who abuse its vulnerabilities Tears of thick blood shed by bombs of silence My mother can still hear the sirens My
Dear Angry Arab, I think I understand now. You were never angry with me, I just received the short end of the stick. I’m not sure what has made you angry all these years and perhaps I will never know.
This post is written as a resource for LGBTQ+ Arabs in our community. YLT is a safe and inclusive space for all Arabs and Arab-identifying Millennials and Gen Z. We see you and support you through your journey whether you
My father often jokes about my ability to throw bombshells at him out of the blue. It started 3 years ago when I decided on coming out as a bisexual Arab woman. I remember his words very clearly: “that’s not
One of the most challenging things about being a Third Culture Kid (TCK), is the clash between our individualistic and collectivist selves. Individualistic cultures favor the goals and rights of individuals (most prevalent in Western culture), whereas collectivist cultures stress
Growing up as a Middle Eastern kid in London, I was always embarrassed to speak Arabic in front of my White friends. Now that I’m in my 20s, I understand how truly baller it is to be bilingual, and am
A ride in a taxi asfar (yellow cab) is always an experience in Jordan. Personally, I have gotten in two separate fights with yellow taxi drivers. But when my mind takes a trip down the yellow taxi memory lane, a
With the Black Lives Matter movement finally taking up more space in the media, a lot more awareness raising is happening around racism. But when the issue of anti-black racism is brought up in a non-black Arab setting, it is
Though still fresh as an artist, Ali TheSoulfulPoet has already managed to release 2 studio albums, 20 music/poetry videos on YouTube, and gain more than 10,000 monthly listeners on Spotify. With the support of his ever-growing fan base, the Arab
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