Noha Beshir
@nohabeshir.bsky.social
Essayist and poet. Recovering People-pleaser. Second generation Muslim Canadian based in Ottawa, Canada.
https://nohabeshir.substack.com
https://nohabeshir.substack.com
I believed that America could maybe turn the corner on empire and embrace cooperation. That the long moral arc of the universe was finally bending toward justice.
By the time Mary Simon became the first Indigenous person to hold the office of Governor General in Canada in 2021, my cynicism hardened.
By the time Mary Simon became the first Indigenous person to hold the office of Governor General in Canada in 2021, my cynicism hardened.
May 14, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I believed that America could maybe turn the corner on empire and embrace cooperation. That the long moral arc of the universe was finally bending toward justice.
By the time Mary Simon became the first Indigenous person to hold the office of Governor General in Canada in 2021, my cynicism hardened.
By the time Mary Simon became the first Indigenous person to hold the office of Governor General in Canada in 2021, my cynicism hardened.
The truth is that I have long gotten excited about people who represent ‘the first’ or ‘the only’.
When Barack Obama became the first Black president in 2008, I believed in the whole change agenda, not only for America but for who would run the halls of power.
When Barack Obama became the first Black president in 2008, I believed in the whole change agenda, not only for America but for who would run the halls of power.
May 14, 2025 at 3:34 PM
The truth is that I have long gotten excited about people who represent ‘the first’ or ‘the only’.
When Barack Obama became the first Black president in 2008, I believed in the whole change agenda, not only for America but for who would run the halls of power.
When Barack Obama became the first Black president in 2008, I believed in the whole change agenda, not only for America but for who would run the halls of power.
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November 24, 2024 at 3:29 AM
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