Safia Elhillo shot by Dana.
Safia Elhillo shot by Dana.
The poet on her creative process, trials and errors, and much, much more.
The editor-in-chief on her creative process over at All My Friends, existing as an online space, and more.
A photo essay on loss, the intangibility of grief, and unanswered questions.
A poem about Mountain Dew and hoping to learn how to love.
A poem about Fairuz, living in diaspora, and glitter.
“Speaking of lives, I’m giving you the rest of mine”.
Thoughts on infiniteness, talks with friends, and summer camps.
“i dive deeper and my lungs protest / but i go because i want to escape / you more than i want to think”.
A poem on the loss of one’s grandmother, and the thoughts that come after.
A collection of poems written and illustrated by Mawadah.
“Thunder is roaring now and I remember where I am when the clouds in the sky start to scream.”
“Butterflies dancing around my head / Memories, that’s all they are”.
A personal essay on names, paternal lineages, and shifting to maternal ones.
On sadness, its multi-facets, and tying it with oneself.
“Stay, for all that is inside you.”
“but I’m touch / starved, like / stray cats / street dogs / ramadan sundowns”.
A piece on time in all its complexities.
“But only temperance and fortitude / Now exist to hold desires accountable / To a world wrapped in primrose lenses / So vastly removed from the dying-”.
Shooting Safia from different parts of the globe.
Capturing moments of leaving things behind for new adventures.
Capturing people and environments in the most creative, surreal way possible.
Exploring the mysteries of possibilities.
Exploring separation through dream-like visions.
Magic spells and ethereal collages.
Juxtaposing neon colors with the new world.
Reference photos and Palestinian freedom fighters.
