New Releases: Soul Survivors
Questions on My Mind: A Sequel, Shards of the Soul, Between Illusion and Survival, Don't Leave Us Behind, and Fragments of the Soul
Between spring and summer, we launched a flotilla of zines whose writings reflect the survival and suffering of the soul beneath the relentless barbarism of industrial, colonial force. Congratulations Dima Maher, Noor El Halabi, Weam Qudaih, Ahmed Sarsour, and Malak Mamdouh on the release of your zines. These urgent, soul-shattering works are a balm to the oppressed and a testimony against the bystanders, whose souls fail to connect to the time at hand.
Questions on My Mind: A Sequel
The poet that once sought Gaza’s countenance through the eyes of the moon, now asks it to carry within its light her beloved homeland and deliver it upon her windowsill in Ireland, where questions arise differently and normality outpaces memory.
Shards of the Soul
With what paper remains unburned and the last drops of ink, Noor documents her survival. This zine is her way to unravel the impact of war on her mind and soul; a testament to what was endured and what still persists. From her belief that everyo…
Between Illusion and Survival
An account of how fear and hope are so intricately woven into reality and how, sometimes, one small step is all we can strive for.
Don't Leave Us Behind
A work of intensity, charm, and precision, this 26-page zine shatters apathy, humiliates w…
Fragments of a Soul
A work that laments and comforts the soul through song. Beautifully composed in flawless rhythmic, rhyming verse, these poems escape the bounds of burden and affliction and discover the mercy of higher judgement.
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