Brooklyn-based Meetra Javed discusses her plunge into the unknown, introducing us to excerpts from her upcoming poetry book ‘Standard Deviation’ .

“I am an artist. I am a woman. I am a refugee. I am a Leo. I am a crybaby. I am Arab. I am ‘Caucasian’. I am YASSA”

As a child of the Palestinian diaspora, Darah Ghanem discovers and dissects pieces of her parents’ past, in the hope of understanding her identity.

We spoke to the multi-talented visionary about her beautiful, powerful visuals and the work she is doing to educate and inspire others.