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Samantha Rahmani
@samantharahmani.bsky.social
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writer | MFA Fiction @antiochmfa |
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revising my novel SILVER-EYED & eating dumplings
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workshops4gaza.bsky.social
Please support Sameer Project, which supplied 149,000 liters of water on Aug 16 alone.

"Residents in the North depend almost entirely on truck distributions since wells, aquifers, desalinization plants, and ground pipes are completely destroyed...

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screenshot of @sameerproject on x: While famine has been “officially” declared in Gaza, another crisis gets far less attention, and that is the complete lack of fresh drinking water. https://chuffed.org/project/help-us-deliver-vital-aid-to-gaza-families-in-need. Residents in the North depend almost entirely on truck distributions since wells, aquifers, desalinization plants, and ground pipes are completely destroyed. But we see now that some people are becoming used to the taste of brackish water, which is saltier than fresh water but not as high in salinity as seawater. When residents receive water that is mixed, not fully purified, or from underground aquifers, even if they have gotten used to the taste, their kidneys will inevitably fail from consuming it. Translating Falasteen ( @translatingpal ) x The Sameer Project is committed to providing fresh clean drinking water daily. On August 16 we reached… Gaza City: • al-Jazeera camp in al-Daraj – 3,000 liters • al-Shaabiya area in al-Daraj – 3,000 liters • al-Yarmouk area in al-Daraj – 3,000 liters • al-Sahaba in al-Daraj – 3,000 liters • al-Falah Street in al-Zaytoun – 6,000 liters • al-Taawon Camp in al-Daraj – 6,000 liters • al-Dahshan area in al-Sabra – 6,000 liters • al-Maznaz area in al-Nasr – 6,000 liters • al-Barbari station in Tal Al Hawa – 8,000 liters • Haifa Street area in Tal Al Hawa – 8,000 liters • Dawwar Al Malia in Tal Al Hawa – 24,000 liters (Truck 1: 8,000, Truck 2: 8,000, Truck 3: 8,000) screenshot of @sameerproject on x, followed by screenshot of woman in video getting water. go to https://x.com/sameerproject/status/1960845036771533304 to see the video. • Al Azhar Camp in Tal Al Hawa – 6,000 liters • al-Rimal neighborhood – 6,000 liters • Sheikh Radwan – 12,000 liters (Truck 1: 6,000, Truck 2: 6,000) • al-Nasr neighborhood – 12,000 liters (Truck 1: 6,000, Truck 2: 6,000) • al-Karama area – 6,000 liters • Al-Shati’ Refugee Camp – 6,000 liters • Ministry of Detainees area – 5,000 liters • al-Emadi area – 5,000 liters • al-Fayrouz Towers area – 5,000 liters • Gaza Port – 5,000 liters • Universities Street – 5,000 liters We supplied 149,000 liters so that residents in the North have water to drink and cook with. Donate to the North Campaign. Other ways to donate include: http://paypal.me/mahertali (Paypal option, please make sure to add a message saying "North aid") https://account.venmo.com/u/Maher-Ali (Venmo option, please make sure to add a message saying "North aid")
August 28, 2025 at 5:52 PM
samantharahmani.bsky.social
when i say revision is self-reflective, i mean that yesterday i started a new revision of my centipede story (untouched in over a year) and this morning a centipede (big, hairy, ick) came crawling out of the shower drain at me
August 23, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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workshops4gaza.bsky.social
A THREAD ON THE HOLY LAND FIVE 🧵Almost 17 years ago, 5 Palestinian men were wrongfully convicted and imprisoned in the U.S. for the crime of raising money to provide food, medicine and education to orphans in Gaza

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Take Action: Free the Holy Land 5! #FreeTheHLF5 - Within Our Lifetime
Al Jazeera - The Holy Land Five Coalition for Civil Freedoms - Before the Palestinian 6, There Were the Holy Land 5 IADL Calls for Freedom for the Holy Land 5 Samidoun: Free the Holy Land 5! Join the ...
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July 2, 2025 at 10:51 PM
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thelincoln.bsky.social
Very cool sounding project. A @benjaminpercy.bsky.social horror novel (?) in the form of a newspaper that you can get a physical subscription to
May 24, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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megiddings.bsky.social
in a list where an actual, talented critic @ilanaslightly.bsky.social got to contribute, Meet me at the crossroads was included in NPR's summer reading list: www.npr.org/2025/05/21/n...
17 new books our critics can't wait to read this summer
We asked some of our trusted critics which upcoming books they are most looking forward to. Here are the fiction and nonfiction titles they picked.
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May 21, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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megiddings.bsky.social
this rules
Meet Me at the Crossroads was chosen as a Library Reads pick for June (the image has a small insert of the book's cover) it reads Meet Me at the Crossroads, Megan Giddings, Amistad. Seven mysterious doors suddenly appear in different places across the globe, and when they open, they appear to lead to new dimensions in the universe. Two Black twin sisters get caught in the mystery as one sees paradise while the other sees peril. A spellbinding story about the choices that can both bring us together and tear us apart. Blurb by Magen Szwarek, LibraryReads Ambassador, IL
May 15, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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“Are you going to be a coward?” Zül-Qarnain Nantambu asked himself. “Are you going to take a stand?” With the world watching, New Orleans-based artist Nantambu, 41, reached into his clothes and unfurled a joint Palestinian and Sudanese flag. 🇵🇸🇸🇩🇵🇸🇸🇩
The Inside Story of the Super Bowl Halftime Performer Who Raised a Palestine and Sudan Flag
“Are you going to be a coward?” Zül-Qarnain Nantambu asked himself before taking the field for Kendrick Lamar’s show. “Are you going to take a stand?”
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February 11, 2025 at 12:43 AM
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Snoop and Tom Brady: say no to hate

Kendrick: actually
February 10, 2025 at 1:51 AM
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arablit.bsky.social
Join Yahya Ashour, Olivia Elias, Ruba El Melik, Leila Mansouri, Nyla Matuk, Nadia Shammas on Jan 30:
January 27, 2025 at 8:11 AM
samantharahmani.bsky.social
Just signed up for this one 💛 There's so many amazing workshops in this thread, please donate/attend & share! In hopes of a free Palestine 🇵🇸
January 9, 2025 at 10:21 PM
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hello, today I have a little letter in my queen @jamiattenberg.bsky.social's #mini1000. Let's write, friends!
January 4, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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i wrote about Juli Min's SHANGHAILANDERS and Lai Wen's TIANANMEN SQUARE, two debut novels from this past year that i enjoyed greatly

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From the Pudong Airport to Tiananmen Square | Los Angeles Review of Books
Rebecca F. Kuang reviews Lai Wen’s “Tiananmen Square” and Juli Min’s “Shanghailanders.”
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December 8, 2024 at 3:14 PM
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thelincoln.bsky.social
I'm not sure the concept of "selling out" itself was that important, but I think we underestimate the damage tech companies have done to culture by successfully controlling all independent channels so that it is now not even possible to avoid selling out.
December 18, 2024 at 3:13 PM
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Don't know what to read for Read Palestine Week? Why not try some fantasy and science fiction? I curate a whole list of the Palestinian speculative right here: soniasulaiman.com/readpalestin...
#ReadPalestinianSpecFic Reading List
The following is a growing reading list for the #ReadPalestinianSpecFic challenge. This is a work in progress to create a list of all available Palestinian speculative fiction. Novels: Novels by Na…
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December 1, 2024 at 2:22 PM
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arablit.bsky.social
Through December 5 at publishersforpalestine.org
Select free ebooks, available at publishersforpalestine.org
November 30, 2024 at 10:39 AM
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sunnysbookshop.bsky.social
Hi everyone! We're an independent family-owned bookstore in Tarzana, CA founded by @sanaztamjidi.bsky.social where readers and writers can connect and celebrate storytelling with new and pre-loved books. Visit our website in the link in our bio. View our events! www.eventbrite.com/o/sunnys-boo...
Sunny's Bookshop
Sunny's Bookshop is an independent family-owned bookstore at 18604 Ventura Blvd, Tarzana, CA 91356. We created a space where readers and writers can connect and celebrate storytelling.We are located i...
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November 29, 2024 at 8:59 PM
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megiddings.bsky.social
Hello Friends, if you are partaking in the dark ritual that is Black Friday (after you've crushed some bird skulls and divined the future, of course), you could consider pre-ordering my next book Meet Me at the Crossroads, a novel about love, faith, sisters, and portals: bookshop.org/p/books/meet...
Meet Me at the Crossroads a book by Megan Giddings
From the award-winning, critically-acclaimed author of Lakewood and The Women Could Fly, a dazzling novel about two brilliant sisters and what happens to their undeniable bond when a mysterious and po...
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November 29, 2024 at 5:40 PM
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MIZNA 25.1: CATASTROPHE HAS ARRIVED! This issue is gorgeous and breathtaking beyond words. I hope you'll hold these words of our community, who have gathered here despite an impossible time for so many of us 🍉🇵🇸

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November 25, 2024 at 7:32 PM
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This is how you become a writer: just pick one of the things that is deeply wrong with you. Make it a character. Now send it on a self-help journey or try to kill it. Now call it a book.
November 18, 2024 at 2:40 PM
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antiochmfa.bsky.social
We know we're just barely scratching the surface with our Starter Pack of Antioch MFA Current Students & Alumni, because we have over 1200 alums! Please share and comment and we'll add you! Hoping to find our people & make this the first Student/Alum Starter Pack of many 🤗https://go.bsky.app/2urN99N
November 19, 2024 at 3:11 AM
samantharahmani.bsky.social
exploring novel #2 atm and i feel like there should be a "how to choose an idea" craft essay amidst all the "how to generate ideas" advice. I already have too many ideas!!! where's the love for the decision-paralyzed
November 18, 2024 at 9:13 AM
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arablit.bsky.social
This publication, for READ PALESTINE WEEK (Nov 29 - December 5) is now available in digital format, free, at our Gumroad storefront: arablit.gumroad.com
November 17, 2024 at 2:24 PM