Yahia Lababidi
@ysl.bsky.social
Author of On the Contrary (2025), 🇵🇸 Palestine Wail (2024) & 12 other books : aphorisms, poetry, essays, and conversations.
👉 https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0042SRQWG
Exploring art, spirit, and conscience.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
👉 https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B0042SRQWG
Exploring art, spirit, and conscience.
#WritingCommunity #BookSky
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Pitch us at Inkstick. We're a nonprofit newsroom focused on endless war and all that it entails: the military industrial complex, growing authoritarianism, militarization of policing, borders everywhere, and human rights crises in the US and beyond. (We pay -- rates depend on scope of pieces, etc.)
January 13, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Pitch us at Inkstick. We're a nonprofit newsroom focused on endless war and all that it entails: the military industrial complex, growing authoritarianism, militarization of policing, borders everywhere, and human rights crises in the US and beyond. (We pay -- rates depend on scope of pieces, etc.)
Beauty will save the world.
Dostoevsky
Dostoevsky
January 21, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Beauty will save the world.
Dostoevsky
Dostoevsky
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New anthology by students at #Gaza universities 🇵🇸
"Sumud, resilience, was never so powerful & clear, as it appears in this must read & urgent collection."
—Ilan Pappé
All royalties from sales of book go to student authors in Gaza
darajapress.com/publication/... #booksky
@darajapress.bsky.social
"Sumud, resilience, was never so powerful & clear, as it appears in this must read & urgent collection."
—Ilan Pappé
All royalties from sales of book go to student authors in Gaza
darajapress.com/publication/... #booksky
@darajapress.bsky.social
January 21, 2026 at 5:58 PM
New anthology by students at #Gaza universities 🇵🇸
"Sumud, resilience, was never so powerful & clear, as it appears in this must read & urgent collection."
—Ilan Pappé
All royalties from sales of book go to student authors in Gaza
darajapress.com/publication/... #booksky
@darajapress.bsky.social
"Sumud, resilience, was never so powerful & clear, as it appears in this must read & urgent collection."
—Ilan Pappé
All royalties from sales of book go to student authors in Gaza
darajapress.com/publication/... #booksky
@darajapress.bsky.social
New anthology by students at #Gaza universities 🇵🇸
"Sumud, resilience, was never so powerful & clear, as it appears in this must read & urgent collection."
—Ilan Pappé
All royalties from sales of book go to student authors in Gaza
darajapress.com/publication/... #booksky
@darajapress.bsky.social
"Sumud, resilience, was never so powerful & clear, as it appears in this must read & urgent collection."
—Ilan Pappé
All royalties from sales of book go to student authors in Gaza
darajapress.com/publication/... #booksky
@darajapress.bsky.social
January 21, 2026 at 5:58 PM
New anthology by students at #Gaza universities 🇵🇸
"Sumud, resilience, was never so powerful & clear, as it appears in this must read & urgent collection."
—Ilan Pappé
All royalties from sales of book go to student authors in Gaza
darajapress.com/publication/... #booksky
@darajapress.bsky.social
"Sumud, resilience, was never so powerful & clear, as it appears in this must read & urgent collection."
—Ilan Pappé
All royalties from sales of book go to student authors in Gaza
darajapress.com/publication/... #booksky
@darajapress.bsky.social
I just finished watching, in tears and full of admiration, these bright lights in the dark night sky of #Gaza...
Bless them all, for Inspiring us & reminding us of what is Indestructible in the human spirit:
www.youtube.com/live/76aQaFZ... #Palestine #video #poetry
@darajapress.bsky.social
Bless them all, for Inspiring us & reminding us of what is Indestructible in the human spirit:
www.youtube.com/live/76aQaFZ... #Palestine #video #poetry
@darajapress.bsky.social
Voices from Gaza: A Conversation on "We Are Still Here"
YouTube video by DARAJA PRESS
www.youtube.com
January 21, 2026 at 5:54 PM
I just finished watching, in tears and full of admiration, these bright lights in the dark night sky of #Gaza...
Bless them all, for Inspiring us & reminding us of what is Indestructible in the human spirit:
www.youtube.com/live/76aQaFZ... #Palestine #video #poetry
@darajapress.bsky.social
Bless them all, for Inspiring us & reminding us of what is Indestructible in the human spirit:
www.youtube.com/live/76aQaFZ... #Palestine #video #poetry
@darajapress.bsky.social
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In the mail, mentally-enriching new issue of @readliberties.bsky.social , featuring my meditation on The Poet as Seer: Miłosz and Merton 👁️
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#LibertiesJournal #Miłosz #Merton #PoetryAsWitness #LiteraryCulture #SpiritualWriting
libertiesjournal.com
#LibertiesJournal #Miłosz #Merton #PoetryAsWitness #LiteraryCulture #SpiritualWriting
January 19, 2026 at 1:56 AM
In the mail, mentally-enriching new issue of @readliberties.bsky.social , featuring my meditation on The Poet as Seer: Miłosz and Merton 👁️
libertiesjournal.com
#LibertiesJournal #Miłosz #Merton #PoetryAsWitness #LiteraryCulture #SpiritualWriting
libertiesjournal.com
#LibertiesJournal #Miłosz #Merton #PoetryAsWitness #LiteraryCulture #SpiritualWriting
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Reposted by Yahia Lababidi
“Pay attention.
Be astonished.
Tell about it.”
— Mary Oliver
Be astonished.
Tell about it.”
— Mary Oliver
January 17, 2026 at 5:28 PM
“Pay attention.
Be astonished.
Tell about it.”
— Mary Oliver
Be astonished.
Tell about it.”
— Mary Oliver
'Then blessed are those who never turned away
And blessed are those who stood quietly in the rain.
Theirs shall be the harvest; for them the fruits.
They will outlast the pomp and power
...
They will lift their hands,
that have survived.'
Rainer Maria Rilke
And blessed are those who stood quietly in the rain.
Theirs shall be the harvest; for them the fruits.
They will outlast the pomp and power
...
They will lift their hands,
that have survived.'
Rainer Maria Rilke
January 21, 2026 at 1:14 AM
'Then blessed are those who never turned away
And blessed are those who stood quietly in the rain.
Theirs shall be the harvest; for them the fruits.
They will outlast the pomp and power
...
They will lift their hands,
that have survived.'
Rainer Maria Rilke
And blessed are those who stood quietly in the rain.
Theirs shall be the harvest; for them the fruits.
They will outlast the pomp and power
...
They will lift their hands,
that have survived.'
Rainer Maria Rilke
"You have to believe you're paralyzed to play the part of a quadriplegic; I don't. In my mind and in my dreams every night I Chagall-man float over the city, twirl and swirl. With my toes kissing the floor ..."
#photography by Kitra Cahana of her father, Rabbi Ronnie Cahana
#photography by Kitra Cahana of her father, Rabbi Ronnie Cahana
January 21, 2026 at 1:00 AM
"You have to believe you're paralyzed to play the part of a quadriplegic; I don't. In my mind and in my dreams every night I Chagall-man float over the city, twirl and swirl. With my toes kissing the floor ..."
#photography by Kitra Cahana of her father, Rabbi Ronnie Cahana
#photography by Kitra Cahana of her father, Rabbi Ronnie Cahana
What do self-absorption, self-pity and self-righteousness have in common?
Self.
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The antidote to self-indulgence?
A sense of humor!
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The large spirit is slow to receive a compliment; the small spirit quick to misperceive an insult.
Self.
*
The antidote to self-indulgence?
A sense of humor!
*
The large spirit is slow to receive a compliment; the small spirit quick to misperceive an insult.
January 21, 2026 at 12:52 AM
What do self-absorption, self-pity and self-righteousness have in common?
Self.
*
The antidote to self-indulgence?
A sense of humor!
*
The large spirit is slow to receive a compliment; the small spirit quick to misperceive an insult.
Self.
*
The antidote to self-indulgence?
A sense of humor!
*
The large spirit is slow to receive a compliment; the small spirit quick to misperceive an insult.
how to heal our wounds and heed spiritual laws,
to stand a chance at rebirth, Evolution 🙇🏻
to stand a chance at rebirth, Evolution 🙇🏻
January 20, 2026 at 5:19 PM
how to heal our wounds and heed spiritual laws,
to stand a chance at rebirth, Evolution 🙇🏻
to stand a chance at rebirth, Evolution 🙇🏻
"Are we so made that we have to take death in small doses daily or we could not go on with the business of living?"
— Virginia Woolf
— Virginia Woolf
January 20, 2026 at 5:00 PM
"Are we so made that we have to take death in small doses daily or we could not go on with the business of living?"
— Virginia Woolf
— Virginia Woolf
"He who has no light in his heart, what will he gain from the festival of lamps.
In reality, every reality is a veil over reality.
Investigation after declaration of submission leads astray.”
― Wasif Ali Wasif, #Sufi poet and aphorist
youtube.com/shorts/-Z1dU...
In reality, every reality is a veil over reality.
Investigation after declaration of submission leads astray.”
― Wasif Ali Wasif, #Sufi poet and aphorist
youtube.com/shorts/-Z1dU...
January 20, 2026 at 4:53 PM
"He who has no light in his heart, what will he gain from the festival of lamps.
In reality, every reality is a veil over reality.
Investigation after declaration of submission leads astray.”
― Wasif Ali Wasif, #Sufi poet and aphorist
youtube.com/shorts/-Z1dU...
In reality, every reality is a veil over reality.
Investigation after declaration of submission leads astray.”
― Wasif Ali Wasif, #Sufi poet and aphorist
youtube.com/shorts/-Z1dU...
'There is one evil that concerns literature which should never be passed over in silence but be continually publicly attacked, and that is corruption of the language...
in the misuse of language by the man-in-the-street, journalists, politicians, etc...'
— W.H. AUDEN
in the misuse of language by the man-in-the-street, journalists, politicians, etc...'
— W.H. AUDEN
January 20, 2026 at 4:42 PM
'There is one evil that concerns literature which should never be passed over in silence but be continually publicly attacked, and that is corruption of the language...
in the misuse of language by the man-in-the-street, journalists, politicians, etc...'
— W.H. AUDEN
in the misuse of language by the man-in-the-street, journalists, politicians, etc...'
— W.H. AUDEN
"“Our Lord, do not cause our hearts to swerve after You have guided us, and bestow on us mercy from Your presence; You are the Giver.”" #Quran 3-8
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January 20, 2026 at 1:22 PM
"“Our Lord, do not cause our hearts to swerve after You have guided us, and bestow on us mercy from Your presence; You are the Giver.”" #Quran 3-8
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"All God's creatures are His family; and he or she is the most beloved of God who tries to do most good to God's creatures."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ
January 20, 2026 at 1:18 PM
"All God's creatures are His family; and he or she is the most beloved of God who tries to do most good to God's creatures."
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ
— Prophet Muhammad ﷺ
“All praise belongs to Allah The Lord of the worlds, Most Gracious, Most Merciful, Sovereign of the Day of Recompense! You alone we worship You alone we ask for help. Guide us to the right path, the path of those whom You have favoured, not of those who went astray."
#Quran 01:01-07
#Quran 01:01-07
January 20, 2026 at 1:16 PM
“All praise belongs to Allah The Lord of the worlds, Most Gracious, Most Merciful, Sovereign of the Day of Recompense! You alone we worship You alone we ask for help. Guide us to the right path, the path of those whom You have favoured, not of those who went astray."
#Quran 01:01-07
#Quran 01:01-07
January 19, 2026 at 8:05 PM
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What is to give light must endure burning.
— Viktor Frankl
— Viktor Frankl
January 18, 2026 at 4:56 PM
What is to give light must endure burning.
— Viktor Frankl
— Viktor Frankl
The guardian of the riddle must speak in riddles.
✨
Mystic: a shepherd of secrets.
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The mysticism of love unlocks secrets.
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Mystic: a shepherd of secrets.
✨
The mysticism of love unlocks secrets.
January 19, 2026 at 4:58 PM
The guardian of the riddle must speak in riddles.
✨
Mystic: a shepherd of secrets.
✨
The mysticism of love unlocks secrets.
✨
Mystic: a shepherd of secrets.
✨
The mysticism of love unlocks secrets.
Don't forget your wings...
January 19, 2026 at 4:54 PM
Don't forget your wings...
"Ah, to be one of them! One of the poets whose song helps close the wound rather than open it!"
— Juan Ramón Jiménez
— Juan Ramón Jiménez
January 19, 2026 at 4:45 PM
"Ah, to be one of them! One of the poets whose song helps close the wound rather than open it!"
— Juan Ramón Jiménez
— Juan Ramón Jiménez