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Deena ElGenaidi

Deena ElGenaidi

Deena ElGenaidi is a writer covering arts & culture. Her debut novel, Dust Settles North, is forthcoming with Bindery Books in summer 2025. Her work has been featured in Vulture, Nylon, Salon, and more.

 

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A Diary Detailing 45 Days Living Through Genocide in Palestine

Oct 1 - Deena ElGenaidi

Hala Alyan on Calling Our Exiled Selves into the Room

Jun 9 - Deena ElGenaidi

Helen Phillips on the Effects of Technology and AI on Our Most Intimate Bonds

Aug 7 - Deena ElGenaidi

In “Love is a Burning Thing,” Spirituality and Mental Health Set Fire to Reality

Jun 21 - Deena ElGenaidi

Growing Up in Between White and Black America

Feb 9 - Deena ElGenaidi

“Homeland Elegies” Examines What It Means to Be Muslim American Post-9/11

Sep 17 - Deena ElGenaidi

“Ramy” Reflects Muslim Millennial Anxiety Like Nothing Else on TV

May 30 - Deena ElGenaidi

How Applying to Grad School Becomes a Display of Trauma for People of Color

Apr 17 - Deena ElGenaidi

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