“Working in news must be exciting!”
Working in news:

For The New Yorker, I wrote about my attempt to understand dizziness: a sensation that is hard to medically pin down, and even harder to describe. This piece brought me to a German center for dizziness, a labyrinth in France, and ultimately, back to myself. newyorker.com/culture/annals…

'Malaka ملكة غريب Gharib 🇪🇬 🇵🇭 🇺🇸 is a dream speaker to work with... Her participation in the panel was vulnerable and joyful. Malaka provided wonderful insight to the audience about identity, belonging, and coming of age.' - Facing History

A sweeping saga of displacement and disruption — but never dissolution — for 4 generations of an Indo-Ugandan family that spans almost 100 years. It sounds like an unwieldy read; it’s not. The writing invites and envelops. A remarkable debut from
Janika Oza . ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

🚨Jobs! Jobs! Jobs! 🚨
Hi all. I am hiring for a couple of key roles – and I’d love it if you applied and/or shared with your networks.
(If you’re interested, you can DM me)
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#journalismjobs #jobs #associatedpress #nabj #nahj #nlgja #nahj #saja #aaja #ija #ona #ameja

this is a wonderful list of ideas for ways to honor your pet, compiled by Malaka ملكة غريب Gharib 🇪🇬 🇵🇭 🇺🇸 for NPR! check it out: npr.org/2023/09/27/119…

'…I knew that I never was going to return to the town until I had a lot of good news to share. So now I am going back to La Vega — as a MacArthur Genius.' Just a fabulous interview by ⁦Malaka ملكة غريب Gharib 🇪🇬 🇵🇭 🇺🇸⁩ npr.org/sections/goats…

A great still from Elia Suleiman’s film “The Time That Remains” — A semi-autobiographical film that spans 1948 to the present day inspired by Suleiman’s father’s diaries, his mother’s letters to family members who had already fled from Palestine, and Suleiman’s own memories. ⤵️

The 24th edition of my newsletter, 🌹A List of Beautiful Things, is out. It includes:
👯‍♀️ a gorgeous essay on friendship
🥩a short film about slaughterhouse workers
🌳a guide on how to 'forest bathe”
🎨A painting by🇮🇶Iraqi artist Mahood Ahmad.
malaka.substack.com/p/a-list-of-be…

I talk to the BIPOC mothers' magazine Raising Mothers: a living archive about my writing routine and getting it all done with a little bebe. The short answer? I do a lot of 'writing' in my head, while nursing and doing chores, then dump everything (badly) when I have a mo

raisingmothers.com/ten-questions-…

In my conversation with Maria Magdalena Campos-Pons, winner of a MacArthur Foundation Genius Grant, I learned that your parents can ignite a lifetime of inspiration, and that even in your 60s, you hope you can still make them proud.

npr.org/sections/goats…

RESCHEDULED: We had to change the date for this buddy read, and we’re so looking forward to it! Please register at the link in our bio (or click link in thread) to discuss “It Won’t Always Be Like This,” Malaka ملكة غريب Gharib 🇪🇬 🇵🇭 🇺🇸's latest graphic memoir.

Sept. issue of Immigrant Strong is out!

Featuring Malaka ملكة غريب Gharib 🇪🇬 🇵🇭 🇺🇸 Javier Zamora Chris Gonzalez Vauhini Vara Prachi Gupta Janika Oza Sarah Chavera Edwards Moeen Farrokhi + more

immigrantstrong.substack.com/p/immigrant-st…

October is Filipino American History Month. There's no better time to dive into work from some of our state’s talented pinoy artists at Fido, including Malaka ملكة غريب Gharib 🇪🇬 🇵🇭 🇺🇸, Heather Moulder, grandmafunforever, Giro Gabayoyo and Benedict Cabatingan Vitualla.
calendar.nashvillescene.com/lists/620/3249…

Beautiful! Hope you enjoy

Get ready for our next buddy read! Organizers Jacqueline and Vanessa will be talking about Malaka ملكة غريب Gharib 🇪🇬 🇵🇭 🇺🇸’s latest graphic memoir, “It Won’t Always Be Like This.” 😍

Mark your calendars for Wednesday, Sept. 27! We can’t wait 😊

CARTOON from ⁦Malaka ملكة غريب Gharib 🇪🇬 🇵🇭 🇺🇸⁩ : I survived summers in Egypt with no AC in the '90s. What's it like now? : Goats and Soda

npr.org/sections/goats… ⁦⁩