Nick Baitoo

Our Stories: “Sharing My Reflections”

By: Anonymous

The following is a contribution by one of our Community Members to the Our Stories project.

Journeys.

I believe storytelling is powerful and important. I believe we are all on journeys, and sharing stories about our journeys is important. Here are some quick takes on who I am and what my journey has looked like coming into myself as a queer arab latina.

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Our Stories: “3 Poems”

By Nick Baitoo

By: Dana Mohammed

The following is a contribution by one of our Community Members to the Our Stories project.

(We Fled) هربنا

Harrubna min el 7arb
Ba3na el beit
Day3ana edday3a
Kharabna el kharayeb
Ghayyerna bel ghorbe
Wa albe ma2loub

We fled the war
Sold the house
Lost the village
Ruined the kharayeb
Changed in the West
And my heart has turned over

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Our Stories: “I Wrote About Us”

By Nick Baitoo

The following is a contribution by one of our Community Members to the Our Stories project.

I Wrote About Us

By: Anonymous

Airbnb

While Kingdom Hearts loomed over us
We tried to seek that innocence.
“Fight or flight, right?”
“Never flight,” he said.
And I asked him to take the guilt away
He said, “just be kind and appreciate.”
And I told him sometimes I wished I …

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