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September 2026

September 09, 2026

My Blogging Style

While there are many people who share their results, the end of the road, and...

March 2026

March 07, 2026

Book review: Syrian Folktales

I firmly believe in the power of folklore, in the spiritual teachings found within these...

December 2025

December 27, 2025

Book review: Water, by Rumi

I recently finished another beautiful book that I can't recommend enough. It served as a...

July 2025

July 14, 2025

Book review: Gaza in My Phone

There are books that are not meant for the faint of heart. Some readings are...

September 2024

September 17, 2024

Book Review: Forest of Noise

I've been very inactive, which is nothing new if you've been here before. However, I...

July 2024

July 22, 2024

Writing as a Healing and Devotional Practice

I've been going deep into my head, to the point of being there more often...

March 2024

March 18, 2024

Book Review: Blood Orange

There's a book I've wanted to read for a while: Blood Orange, by Yaffa AS. Just...

February 2024

February 24, 2024

New Year… Plans?

It feels like forever since I wrote here. It's embarrassing, to say the least. However,...

November 2023

November 27, 2023

Book Review: Shubeik Lubeik

I read Shubeik Lubeik, by Deena Mohamed, a while ago for different reasons. However, one of...

September 2023

September 21, 2023

An Arab-Inspired Fantasy Reading List

I’ve been an avid reader for a long time, a lover of fantasy and folklore,...

July 2023

July 21, 2023

Book review: Witnesses to War – The Children of Syria

I've never cried with a book. Maybe movies, TV shows, definitely with music and music...

May 2023

May 11, 2023

What I’ve Learned with Poetry

Since I started writing poetry again, I've learned a lot of things about myself, both...

April 2023

April 05, 2023

Back to Poetry

It's time to make a confession. I was never a big fan of poetry. In...

February 2023

February 28, 2023

Book review: The Nectar of Pain

I've wanted to read a good book of poetry for a long while. I wanted...

September 2022

September 07, 2022

Short Notes on the Jinn, Demons, and the Mu’allaqat

I've been reading about the jinn these days, and while it's true that I haven't...

June 2022

June 07, 2022

Book review: Queer Qabala

While it's true that I try to focus on my own culture, I can't help...

May 2022

May 30, 2022

Review: The Shrines of Araartu

While it's true I'm a fantasy lover, I've struggled these days finding something different. I've...

May 10, 2022

DSD – Shahrzad: Patron Saint of Cleverness, Wisdom, and Creativity + Prayer

I've been thinking about this article for a while, not really sure about how to...

January 2022

January 28, 2022

Book Review: The Arabian Nights (Mahdi and Haddawy edition)

It's been a long time since I wrote about this book for the first time,...

January 10, 2022

Plans, 2022, and More Music

2021 Was definitely a weird year, to say it in a soft way. With so...

August 2021

August 10, 2021

Upcoming Annotated Arabian Nights

I've been writing a lot about the Arabian Nights, and some may find it rather...

August 02, 2021

On Current Readings

This year has been full of surprises, but it has also given me a few...

July 2021

July 22, 2021

On Jinn and Devils: Are They Always Evil?

I've been reading The Arabian Nights, one of my pre-Islamic readings for this year, since...

July 04, 2021

Tarot Deck Review: Tarot of the Thousand and One Nights

I've been using a certain deck for a while now, and I've fallen in love...

May 2021

May 03, 2021

Does Reading Count as Ancestral Veneration?

If you've paid attention to my most recent entries, you noticed for sure that there's...

March 2021

March 21, 2021

February 2021

February 28, 2021

Witchcraft Books for Newcomers

If you want to know more about Witchcraft and Paganism, I’m sure the following books...

February 09, 2021

Aladdin, Ali Baba and Simbad. The Orphan Tales.

After I got a copy of The 1001 Nights, one of my 7 pre Islamic...

January 2021

January 03, 2021

7 pre-Islamic Readings for this 2021

First of all, happy new year to everyone! 2020 was an insane year to all...