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Under the Haik

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Personal Essays

Dad, My Refuge

A birthday letter to my father, to the child he once was, and to the quiet love that shaped the woman I have become.

3 min read · English
Three animated scenes of a father in a white suit playing with his young daughter in a pink dress
Personal Essays

To You, My Father

A birthday poem for my father, my refuge and role model, whose love stays with me wherever I am.

1 min read · English
Painting of a father carrying his daughter on his shoulders as she reaches towards a yellow star