Author Archives: Hello FNA

My mom’s easy recipe using basic ingredients that you can always find. Ruz hashweh (meaning stuffing rice) is traditionally used as a stuffing for either meat or chicken dishes or as a side, but it can be its own meal! It doesn’t take long to make and can last days in the fridge- making itContinue reading “Recipe: Mama’s Ruz Hashweh”

I don’t think anyone would’ve predicted this. Well except maybe the Simpsons, Bill Gate’s in his TED talk, and that one psychic. The coronavirus aka COVID-19 has wrecked havoc across the world, affecting everything from the stock market, to grocery stores, universities, and beloved sports (I miss you Premier League and Champions League). But weContinue reading “Let’s All Calm Down”

(and some of my book recommendations!) Growing up, I remember mama constantly begging me to pick up a book and read. I constantly refused and always hated when we were assigned books to read in English class for our exams or assignments. I hated reading, partly because we were forced to read, but also becauseContinue reading “How I Rediscovered Reading at 20”

A question so seemingly simple, yet is one of the most complicated questions anyone has ever asked me. “Where is home?” Straightforwards, yeah? Not really. I’ve struggled to answer this question throughout my life because of all the cultures in me and all the countries my family lives/has lived in. Because of this, I don’tContinue reading “Where is Home?”

Hello Neighbors! I’ve been wanting to start this blog/page for so long and it feel so good to finally start it. Moving to the UK from the Middle East has to having all these conversations about me and my Arab culture that I never thought I’d have and made me seriously think about all theseContinue reading “Welcome to the Neighborhood”