03/28/2025
I can’t even begin to put into words the emotions I felt reading every single word of this post. There isn’t a single sentence that I don’t feel in my soul. Seeing my entire identity written down is both powerful and deeply emotional.
2024/25 has been one of the hardest years of my adult life—the other being the year my dad passed, a loss that felt like a deep rupture in both my Palestinian identity and my heart. Yet, through the pain, this year has also revealed a strength and bravery in me that I never knew existed.
I’ve met people who truly see me, who have helped me uncover the best parts of myself. I’ve fought for humanity in ways that I know make a difference. The parts of me that have been judged, discriminated against, misunderstood, and disregarded have finally been embraced.
I am a third-culture Palestinian. And if there’s one thing that remains constant through it all, it’s resilience—the unshakable determination to fight for our freedom.
