Recommended by Eman Mohammed
If you’re into writing that doesn’t flinch, The Khatoun is for you. It’s sharp, grounded, and refuses to play nice for the white gaze. No academic performance. No watered-down takes. Just honest, layered storytelling from someone who knows the weight of what she’s saying. You’ll come out of it sharper too.
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If you’ve been moving through the world with too much on your chest and nowhere to put it, this Substack is a lifeline, written by Rand, a Palestinian freedom fighter and liberation activist. This Substack doesn’t just name the grief, the exhaustion, the righteous rage, it holds it in a way that feels deeply human and deeply revolutionary. This is the kind of space that reminds you you're not broken for feeling overwhelmed. You're just alive, in a world trying to numb us.
