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Defiance and stubbornness often find their roots in a childhood marked by oppression and hardship. When wielded by those in power, this defiance can morph into a destructive force, capable of harming ...
When I speak of certain beliefs or “visions,” I do not intend to convey my alignment with them, nor do I claim to firmly ...
My mother is the wellspring of our initial consciousness. She would weave captivating tales for my siblings and me, and we ...
It is said that our grandfather journeyed from Hadhramout to the area of “Al-Qabayta” more than three hundred years ago. He ...
If you dare to expose your face to the air, they attack from every direction. You must spend part of the night in struggle, ...
For wounds, we used the sap from the “Abki” tree to aid in healing. Other plants and trees were also relied upon for various ...
A grievous blow has struck us, yet a compounded tragedy has befallen my father. A family’s tragedy as the provider loses his ...
The experience of thwarting death’s grasp, of preventing it from snatching your child away, is a visceral sensation that ...
Our village, like many others, is nestled in a valley known as “Sharar,” situated within the district of Al-Qabeta, which ...
Sheikh Huyay, or Sheikh Yahya, is honored with a shrine situated on a small hill in Wadi Sabih. This shrine is enclosed by a ...
In my childhood, my cousin Salem Ahmed Mohammed Hashim, who is roughly ten months older than I am, shared with me the peculiar habit of eating dirt. Our craving for this earthy substance arose from ...
On the margins of death, loss, and profound sorrow, I find myself today reflecting with a curious intellect: Why, O God, must ...