Tala

i like to grab a cup of coffee and deconstruct systems of oppression 🫡

[Jamil Mouawad @JamilMouawad]

بيروت

Credits: IG dima_wehbe

[Tala @Talamjb]

So when are we getting new music by Halal Brothers?? @ramy

[Tala @Talamjb]

@AboudiInAHoodie I guess I’m sad lonely people looking for other sad lonely people

[Tala @Talamjb]

My 17 y/o brother just said that discord is “for sad lonely people looking for other sad lonely people”

[Maya Mikdashi @mayamikdashi]

Regulating sex & gender is central to state power/its performance. That's why sex/gender politics are central to resistance, revolution & the practice of freedom anywhere, regardless of regime type (secular/religious, democratic/authoritarian). Solidarity with protestors in #Iran

[Tala @Talamjb]

consistency will beat motivation every single time

[Hebh Jamal @hebh_jamal]

My solidarity is with Iranian women who understand this isn't about dressing modestly, but about state sanctioned femicide. About a state who uses one of the most beautiful parts of our religion as an excuse for the violent and cruel application of law.

[Tala @Talamjb]

@NadimElkak headline says it all

[Tala @Talamjb]

American Ethnic & Race Identification boil my blood. U.S. census labels Middle Eastern & North African as “White” when the majority of people in said regions do not perceive themselves/ are not perceived as white. When will we add a separate label for MENA?

[Tala @Talamjb]

@a_nadimcfc Have you read up on George Dow’s case, from 1914? 💀

[Tala @Talamjb]

I’m actively applying for jobs and the identification section always irks me. Thing is, not only do I not identify as/ look white— I was never perceived or treated as white in America.

[Tala @Talamjb]

I used to always prefer upbeat hype music, but I’m slowly leaning towards slower tempo to better feel my psychology and physiology peak at once

[Tala @Talamjb]

There’s something oddly therapeutic about listening to slow, calming music at the gym

[Zamahlubi🤍 @sifanelepotwana]

not yall rebranding colonialism as long-standing relationship

[Tala @Talamjb]

I am diaspora poetry

[turkmenzadeh @turkmenzadeh]

Diaspora poetry be like:
Not from here,
not from there,
but rather
a secret third thing.

[Tala @Talamjb]

Feeling an instant connection to Arabs that say “Amrikka”

[Tala @Talamjb]

Or نعيمًا when someone showers or gets a haircut…

[Tala @Talamjb]

What I enjoy more than watching movies is reading their analysis on Reddit