“Elegant and wrenching snapshots of a community under siege.”
—Melissa Febos

Selected Writing

“Abu Jamil’s House: Portraits of Gaza.” The Kenyon Review

“Progressive Except for Palestine: On Growing Up in Bari Weiss’s ‘Urban Shtetl’.” Lit Hub

“Rachel of Olympia, Rachel of Rafah.” Protean

“Learning Arabic.” Evergreen Review

“This is Escape.” Hayden’s Ferry Review

“Stranded in Gaza City.” Catamaran

“Today.” Cordite

Selected Press

“Meet the Jewish Americans taking a stand against Israel’s actions in Gaza.” The National

“Come, See Palestine!” Salon

“Birthright Participant Turns Pro-Palestine Activist.” Haaretz

“Detroit Jews pressure officials to stop starving Gaza.” Detroit Free Press

Interview, KPFK’s Middle East In Focus

Selected Recognition

The Kresge Foundation’s Gilda Award (winner)

CultureSource Creators of Culture (winner)

Jesmyn Ward Prize (finalist)

Witness Magazine Literary Award (finalist)

Narrative Magazine Story Contest (runner-up)

The Adroit Journal’s Gregory Djanikian Scholars Program in Poetry (finalist)