Beyond the ordinary

I was born Palestinian, raised in the diaspora, and shaped by a life lived between displacement and defiance. I grew up in Lebanon under shelling, battles, and the kind of instability that forces a child to grow up fast. Those years — bombs, curfews, survival — built the clarity and sharpness in my voice.

My family carried the weight of massacres, displacement, and the violence of the Lebanese Civil War. Two of my aunties survived attempted rape and slaughter. I grew up in a world where danger wasn’t theoretical; it was daily life. That history is the backbone of my writing, my politics, and my refusal to soften the truth.

I’ve led youth groups, community programmes, and cultural initiatives. I’ve worked in journalism and photography. I’ve built platforms for voices pushed to the margins. My tone is direct because our stories have been diluted for too long.

I stepped into the election because I wanted real change. Not titles — change. I know what it feels like to be without support, to navigate systems that fail people who need them most. When I spoke to voters, I spoke from lived experience. Protecting services like the NHS isn’t a slogan to me; it’s survival. I ran to stand for people who are always told to cope alone.

I document, analyse, and speak plainly — about Palestine, Lebanon, and the region. My goal is simple: preserve memory, challenge erasure, and tell the truth as it is.

This website gathers my writing, my history, and the threads of a life lived across borders — a place where identity, activism, and storytelling meet.