Come walk with me through the history of Iraqi Jews, from the River of Babylon to the streets of Baghdad. Together, we will discover the rich culture, Judeo-Arabic language, traditional... read more →
Ayouni is a poem in the latest issue of Yad Mizrah Magazine RESIST - reflecting on my Iraqi Jewish two grandmothers - the tension and conflict of light and darkness,... read more →
This article Of Prayers and Grape Leaves appeared as a guest post with the Sephardic Spice Girls in the Jewish Journal - about what it is to live in war.... read more →
Recently I taught a Food & Memory Writing Workshop. I based it on my grandmother's cheese sambusek. The memories it evoked are of an Iraqi Jewish world that once existed;... read more →
It’s been a year since the publication of Shoham’s Bangle. It was published on the 1st of November, 2022. A fortuitous month because November is Mizrahi Heritage month, a month... read more →
I remember when I got married and moved to South Africa I felt very lost. I missed my family. I missed my grandmother. I missed the traditional Iraqi Jewish food... read more →
I thought I'd share some thoughts for World Refugee Day which is this month on the 20th of June. Perhaps I'll start by confessing that the word refugee was not... read more →
We like journey stories. The exodus from Egypt is a story that is told to every Jewish child every Passover. It is our blueprint for journeying across foreign lands, and... read more →
The first Wednesday of February is known as World Read Aloud Day. I learned of this day at one of the SCBWI Israel events and signed Shoham’s Bangle up. (This... read more →
Mizrahi Heritage Month is over, and it feels a bit sad. A month long party of celebrating (and the solemn part) commemorating my Iraqi Jewish roots with the rest of... read more →