Dear Reader, “Freedom begins with the mind!” I write in the first of a three-part essay on mental colonization, or how culture leaves enduring traces of unhealthy attitudes that limit us and sabotage our quest for freedom. Practically overnight after posting it on my Substack, the number of subscribers surged by 30%. I am grateful for all those who took the chance, and hope you will find the subscription worth your time. Meet me at the Baltimore Book Festival Sunday, where I’ll have the honor...

Dear Reader, How can we heal? I ask amid the madness enveloping the world. “No part of the world has been free from trauma. If we cross-reference our histories, we will find that our traumas are all interconnected. Perhaps what is required is a global collective healing.” Healing begins with recognition of the extent of the trauma we have experienced, or inherited. The quote above is from a recent essay that has received wide acclaim, in which I delve into the inter-generational trauma in my...

Dear Reader, I hope you’re coping well with the intense heat! Palestine has become a life-changing catalyst for many of us. “Many people are learning about Palestine for the first time. Even those of us who thought they knew all about it, are discovering so much to unlearn and relearn. Gaza changed everything as the masks of the “rules-based world order” crumbled. … We cannot go back to the same blinded worldview.” So I write in the introduction to my latest book, Palestine Bleeds For You...