When the birds joined in
Honored to have been published in the New Orleans Review: https://www.neworleansreview.org/when-the-birds-joined-in/ Continue reading When the birds joined in
Oh, how I wish these were better circumstances…
I am honored to be amongst talented voices in the Palestine issue for Adi Magazine. Check out my piece and the rest of the issue here: https://adimagazine.com/articles/gaza-i-wish-wed-meet-under-better-circumstances/ Continue reading Oh, how I wish these were better circumstances…
On Compassionate Conversations in Barbie
I watched the Barbie movie with zero expectations, and I have thoughts: https://medium.com/@hafaneh15/on-the-compassionate-conversations-in-barbie-619e9f806efa Continue reading On Compassionate Conversations in Barbie
Discovering the Magic of TWiP
April 2023 marks the release of This Week in Palestine’s 300th issue, and I am honored to share my reflections on the role TWiP has played in my life thus far. Check out my reflection and many more here: https://thisweekinpalestine.com/discovering-the-magic-of-twip/ Continue reading Discovering the Magic of TWiP
New Poetry in Mondoweiss’s Beit
I came across “How to be Perfect” by Ron Padgett, and one of the lines was a command to “make eye contact with a tree.” And so, because I was outside, I looked up at the rustling tree branches and made eye contact, and thought, what on earth does that mean? Then, I remembered that I have experienced this eye contact on a deeper level … Continue reading New Poetry in Mondoweiss’s Beit
Who Will Be Left to Warn?
“In the photograph, the woman’s back is to the house, maybe her house. I wonder how many generations walked in and out of that house. I wonder what her morning routine around the house was. It reminds me of my maternal grandparents’ home, inviting with the openness around it. The road she stands in front of leading up to the house looks familiar, even though … Continue reading Who Will Be Left to Warn?
Household Names
Something that’s on my mind more often than not are names – the names we hold, the names we give ourselves, but also, the names we come to familiarity with because of…circumstance, history, media, and they become a part of our conversations. Check out my latest piece published in The Heritage Journal titled Household Names here: https://digitalcommons.providence.edu/heritage/vol4/iss1/8/ If you aren’t familiar with the journal, do … Continue reading Household Names
Una Llamada A Palestina
Chantal Flores, a Mexican journalist, interviewed me for her newsletter about what’s happening in Palestine. Link below for full interview in Spanish: https://chantalflores.substack.com/p/una-llamada-a-palestina Continue reading Una Llamada A Palestina
What To Do in Freedom
In the past couple of weeks I’ve been in Palestine after three years of being away, I’ve been taking mental notes about the changes brought about by time. Whatever quiet moment I have, I have been in reflection. I’ve written phrases down – to meditate on later – and realize that it all feels urgent to write at this moment, but this moment feels to … Continue reading What To Do in Freedom
CPS x LIFTA: Love & Intimacy Video Series
As part of ‘Palestine, IN-BETWEEN’, CPS x LIFTA presents a LOVE & INTIMACY video series, my friend Lina Abdul-Samad and I had a conversation about love, intimacy, and Palestine. “In this episode, we meet Lina, 25, and Hasheemah, 27. Lina is based in Surda, Palestine and Hasheemah is living in New Orleans, Louisiana. They met in a calculus class more than ten years ago and … Continue reading CPS x LIFTA: Love & Intimacy Video Series
Pens and Lens: Commentary by Hasheemah 