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

Selected Writing

“Everyone Who Has Never Experienced Anything Like What They Went Through.” Fence (forthcoming)

“Fellowship in Exile.” Poetry Magazine

“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

“Detroit is a Safe Haven for Writers and Artists.” runner magazine

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

“Birthright Participant Turns Pro-Palestine Activist.” Haaretz

“Come, See Palestine!”Salon

“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)