Folded Away
I was born in a country I do not name here, and raised in another. By the time I understood who I was, I already knew it was something I could not say out loud. Not at the dinner t…
· Janis Al-Himiyari
Voices from the community, shared anonymously and in their own words. Stories are kept in their original language , you'll find pieces in English, Arabic, and Central Kurdish below.
I was born in a country I do not name here, and raised in another. By the time I understood who I was, I already knew it was something I could not say out loud. Not at the dinner t…
· Janis Al-Himiyari
A 25-year-old queer Iraqi reflects on two long relationships that ended because of family pressure, and on choosing isolation as a survival strategy.
· Moon (A-A)