Tag: middle east
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Where’s Home To You?
Mine’s very specific. BOOSTED. Fun fact! This story got boosted over on Medium as part of Medium’s Boost Program, which as far as I can tell is when a human Booster reviews a story, likes it, and sends it rocketing up into space via the algorithm. Check it out here. The table is still going…
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The Façade Comes Crashing Down
1. The news is so awful. 10,328 Palestinians killed since the beginning of the Israel-Hamas war a month ago.1 And 1,400 Israelis.2 I remember in the 2-3 days after the Hamas attack on October 7, when we all were starting to digest the shock of that attack and realize what was about to happen in…
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Wars Always Become Forgotten Wars
Reflections on the first week of the Israel-Hamas war after watching another war be forgotten. Content warning: I’m writing about war and conflict, though it probably won’t be any more gruesome than just reading the daily news.
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The Blinding Gift of Freedom
A spring morning in 2018 I woke up sleepy and thought I would ask my friend John if we could just do half of our usual morning running loop. (I always think, when I wake up for a run and am still 75% asleep, that I could never make it for the full run I’d…
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Just Kidding About Quitting Syria
Yesterday I posted that after seven years, my job was no longer Syria conflict-related. I talked about the relief and guilt I felt upon unsubscribing from all my usual Syria updates over email and WhatsApp, which I’ve been part of for years for various jobs. And how, after joining a new project at work last…
Curious Georgie 
–مرحبا سلام Thank you so much, what a lovely comment to receive! I think you’re right; we can’t always be…